Tony Popović
Tony Popovic is an Australian soccer manager and former player who serves as head coach of the Australia national team. Popovic played as a centre-back. Starting his career for Sydney United 58, he moved to Sanfrecce Hiroshima of Japan and then flourished at Premier League side Crystal Palace. Wikipedia
| Complete name | Tony Popovic |
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| Birth date | 04.07.1973 (age 52) |
| Country of birth |  Australia |
| City of birth | Liverpool, NSW |
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FIFA Confederations Cup 15.06.2005 |
3:4 | 1'-57' | |||||||
Premier League 15.05.2005 |
2:2 | 1'-90' | |||||||
Premier League 07.05.2005 |
2:2 | 1'-64' | |||||||
Premier League 30.04.2005 |
0:0 | + | 1'-90' | ||||||
Premier League 23.04.2005 |
1:0 | 1'-90' | |||||||
Premier League 20.04.2005 |
0:1 | 76'-90' |
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 FIFA Confederations Cup 2005 |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
 Premier League 2004/2005 |
23 | 0 | 0 | 1841 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
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FIFA Confederations Cup 2001 |
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 360 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
 Olympics 1992 |
1 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
 FIFA U-20 World Cup 1991 |
5 | 0 | 0 | 271 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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