Anthony Danze
Encyclopedia
Anthony Danze is an Australia
n football (soccer)
player of Sicilian descent
who plays for Balcatta as a midfielder in the Football West Premier League
.
when talent scouts from Southampton
signed him up to play in their youth academy in England
. Danze turned down a contract offered by the Southampton determined to prove himself in Australia
before leaving to play football overseas. Instead he signed for Perth Glory
in Australia for the 2000/2001 NSL
season from Western Australia State League
side ECU Joondalup. In 2001 he joined the AIS in Canberra
before returning to play for Perth Glory
in 2002. During this time Danze played for the under 17 Australian national football team and the under 20 Australian national football team. A highlight in his international career is scoring two goals in a famous victory against football giants Brazil at the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship
. Following this success Danze signed for English Premier League club Crystal Palace
in September 2004 on a two year deal. During this time he played for the Australian Olympic Football Team at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, were Australia were eliminated at the quarter final stage.
Danze left Crystal Palace during the 2005–06 season on a free transfer due to injury and work permit issues, after spending part the 2004–05 season on loan at Milton Keynes Dons
. He returned to Australia
where he worked for his family's tiling
company and was playing for Inglewood United
in the Western Australia State League. He was signed by Perth Glory on 2 March 2007 before the start of the 2007–08 A-League
season along with three other players. Due again to injury issues he left Perth Glory by mutual consent on 13 December 2007.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n football (soccer)
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
player of Sicilian descent
Cultural heritage
Cultural heritage is the legacy of physical artifacts and intangible attributes of a group or society that are inherited from past generations, maintained in the present and bestowed for the benefit of future generations...
who plays for Balcatta as a midfielder in the Football West Premier League
Football West Premier League
The Football West Premier Division is the highest league in the Football West State League, the top tier of football competition in Western Australia....
.
Club career
Danze was playing for his local side ECU JoondalupECU Joondalup
The ECU Joondalup Soccer Club is an Australian football club from Joondalup, Western Australia currently playing in the Premier Division in the Football West State League which is one grade lower than the Australian A-League.-History:The ECU Joondalup Soccer Club was formed in 1992 and they were...
when talent scouts from Southampton
Southampton F.C.
Southampton Football Club is an English football team, nicknamed The Saints, based in the city of Southampton, Hampshire. The club gained promotion to the Championship from League One in the 2010–2011 season after being relegated in 2009. Their home ground is the St Mary's Stadium, where the club...
signed him up to play in their youth academy in England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. Danze turned down a contract offered by the Southampton determined to prove himself in Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
before leaving to play football overseas. Instead he signed for Perth Glory
Perth Glory FC
Perth Glory Football Club is a professional football club in Perth, Western Australia, Australia, competing in Australia's top football competition the A-League. Perth Glory is one of only three clubs to survive from the now defunct National Soccer League...
in Australia for the 2000/2001 NSL
National Soccer League
The National Soccer League is the former national association football competition in Australasia, overseen by Soccer Australia and later the Australian Soccer Association. The NSL spanned 28 seasons from its inception in 1977, until its demise in 2004...
season from Western Australia State League
Western Australia State League
The Football West State League is the highest state level football competition in Western Australia. Nationally, it is one grade lower than the A-League and Perth Glory is the team that represents the state in the league...
side ECU Joondalup. In 2001 he joined the AIS in Canberra
Canberra
Canberra is the capital city of Australia. With a population of over 345,000, it is Australia's largest inland city and the eighth-largest city overall. The city is located at the northern end of the Australian Capital Territory , south-west of Sydney, and north-east of Melbourne...
before returning to play for Perth Glory
Perth Glory FC
Perth Glory Football Club is a professional football club in Perth, Western Australia, Australia, competing in Australia's top football competition the A-League. Perth Glory is one of only three clubs to survive from the now defunct National Soccer League...
in 2002. During this time Danze played for the under 17 Australian national football team and the under 20 Australian national football team. A highlight in his international career is scoring two goals in a famous victory against football giants Brazil at the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship
2003 FIFA World Youth Championship
The 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship took place in United Arab Emirates between November 27 and December 19, 2003. The 2003 championship was the 14th contested...
. Following this success Danze signed for English Premier League club Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace F.C.
Crystal Palace Football Club are an English Football league club based in South Norwood, London. The team plays its home matches at Selhurst Park, where they have been based since 1924. The club currently competes in the second tier of English Football, The Championship.Crystal Palace was formed in...
in September 2004 on a two year deal. During this time he played for the Australian Olympic Football Team at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, were Australia were eliminated at the quarter final stage.
Danze left Crystal Palace during the 2005–06 season on a free transfer due to injury and work permit issues, after spending part the 2004–05 season on loan at Milton Keynes Dons
Milton Keynes Dons F.C.
.Milton Keynes Dons Football Club is an English professional football club founded in 2004 and based since 2007 at Stadium mk, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire...
. He returned to Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
where he worked for his family's tiling
Tiling
Tiling may refer to:* The physical act of laying tiles* The mathematics of tessellations* The compiler optimization of loop tiling* In computing, a tiling window manager, where windows do not overlap...
company and was playing for Inglewood United
Inglewood United
Inglewood United is a football team from Perth, Western Australia. They play in the Football West State League, the top league in Western Australia. Their home ground, Clipsal Stadium, is located in Inglewood....
in the Western Australia State League. He was signed by Perth Glory on 2 March 2007 before the start of the 2007–08 A-League
A-League
The A-League is the top Australasian professional football league. Run by Australian governing body Football Federation Australia , it was founded in 2004 following the folding of the National Soccer League and staged its inaugural season in 2005–06. It is sponsored by Hyundai Motor Company...
season along with three other players. Due again to injury issues he left Perth Glory by mutual consent on 13 December 2007.