Zenon Caravella
Caravella playing for Gold Coast United in 2010
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Zenon Mauro Caravella | ||
| Date of birth | 17 May 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Cairns, Australia | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Playing position | Central Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001 | St. George | ||
| 2001–2005 | Sydney Olympic | 50 | (7) |
| 2005–2006 | New Zealand Knights | 21 | (0) |
| 2006–2008 | FC Omniworld | 52 | (6) |
| 2009–2011 | Gold Coast United | 52 | (1) |
| 2011–2013 | Adelaide United | 29 | (1) |
| 2013–2014 | Newcastle Jets | 25 | (0) |
| 2014 | FNQ FC Heat | 6 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Newcastle Jets | 20 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 May 2015. |
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Zenon Caravella (born 17 March 1983 in Cairns, Australia) is an Australian football (soccer) player who last played for Newcastle Jets in the A-League.
After the demise of the NSL in Caravella played for Sydney Olympic in the NSW Premier League becoming one of their best players. He was scouted by other clubs during the 2004-2005 season including Malaysian club, Johor FC, before eventually being signed by John Adshead, the head coach of New Zealand Knights inaugural Hyundai A League campaign.
He was scouted by a Dutch agent and on 1 January 2006 moved to the Netherlands to play for Eerste Divisie team FC Omniworld. After a year at FC Omniworld his contract was extended for another year. He was purportedly chased by top Eerste Divisie club, FC Den Bosch, but he ultimately ended up re-signing with FC Omniworld. His contract ultimately ran its course with both parties parting mutually.
Following Caravella's stint at Omniworld, various media outlets reported him to being chased by various Serie B clubs in Italy, namely Bari and Piacenza.
On 3 December 2008 he was signed by Gold Coast United after knocking back offers from Serie B clubs. He scored his first goal for the club on 29 January in a 1-0 win against Melbourne Victory. After his debut season at Gold Coast United, he won then Coach Miron Bleiberg's Player of the Year, and Goal of the Year.
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