Brian Vogler
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Brian "Chookie" Vogler was an Australia
n international footballer and coal miner.
He spent his childhood in North Ipswich
attending local Catholic schools before becoming a coal miner, a profession he followed for 43 years.
Vogler began his sporting career as a rugby league player before switching to football. He played senior football in Queensland for Blackstone and Hellenic during the 1950s and 1960s. Later he would be a competitive cricketer and lawn bowler.
Although selected in the Australian squad that competed at the 1956 Melbourne Olympic Games
, Brian didn't make his international debut until after the Games in a friendly match against India
at the Sydney Sports Ground
in December of the same year.
Vogler, Socceroo number 158, scored on debut in a 1–7 loss to the Indians. He played two more matches for Australia against New Zealand in 1958 scoring his second A-international goal at Carlaw Park in a 2-all draw.
In 1959 he scored again for Australia in a B-International against a touring Heart of Midlothian
team.
In later life he was a competitive lawn bowler.
(an Australian representative in baseball at two Olympics), Matthew and Anne.
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 international footballer and coal miner.
He spent his childhood in North Ipswich
North Ipswich, Queensland
North Ipswich is a suburb of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia. This is the birthplace of Queensland Rail. The original site is now the site of Riverlink shopping centre on The Terrace and the current site is used as a joint facility containing the very popular multi award winning Rail Workshop...
attending local Catholic schools before becoming a coal miner, a profession he followed for 43 years.
Vogler began his sporting career as a rugby league player before switching to football. He played senior football in Queensland for Blackstone and Hellenic during the 1950s and 1960s. Later he would be a competitive cricketer and lawn bowler.
Although selected in the Australian squad that competed at the 1956 Melbourne Olympic Games
Football at the 1956 Summer Olympics
The 1956 Olympic Games football tournament with just 11 competing nations suffered from cancellations. It was an undistinguished tournament that featured mis-matches and walkovers.-Background:...
, Brian didn't make his international debut until after the Games in a friendly match against India
India national football team
The Indian national football team is the national football team of India and is governed by the All India Football Federation. It is a member of the Asian Football Confederation. Since 1948, the AIFF has been affiliated with FIFA, the international governing body for football. In 1954, AIFF became...
at the Sydney Sports Ground
Sydney Sports Ground
The Sydney Sports Ground was a Stadium and Dirt track racing venue in Sydney, New South Wales. The ground was located where the car park of the Sydney Football Stadium currently sits. The ground had two main grandstands and was surrounded by a grass covered hill, giving it a capacity of more than...
in December of the same year.
Vogler, Socceroo number 158, scored on debut in a 1–7 loss to the Indians. He played two more matches for Australia against New Zealand in 1958 scoring his second A-international goal at Carlaw Park in a 2-all draw.
In 1959 he scored again for Australia in a B-International against a touring Heart of Midlothian
Heart of Midlothian F.C.
Heart of Midlothian Football Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Gorgie, in the west of Edinburgh. They currently play in the Scottish Premier League and are one of the two principal clubs in the city, the other being Hibernian...
team.
In later life he was a competitive lawn bowler.
Personal life
Married to Margaret. They had six children: Mark, Gary, Christine, PeterPeter Vogler
Peter Arnold Vogler is an Australian baseball coach and former player.Vogler represented Australia in the 1988 and 1996 Olympic Games....
(an Australian representative in baseball at two Olympics), Matthew and Anne.