Eugene Galekovic
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Eugen-Josip "Eugene" Galeković (born 12 June 1981) is an Australian football (soccer)
player who currently plays as a goalkeeper for Adelaide United in the A-League
and internationally for Australia.
in Melbourne's South-Eastern suburbs.
Galekovic played school football for St Bede's College
.
Galekovic started his career with Morwell based National Soccer League
(NSL) side Gippsland Falcons
as a 19-year-old in December 2000 before signing with South Melbourne
the following season. He stayed with South Melbourne until the NSL's closure in 2003–04 where at season's end he secured a place on the list of Beira Mar in Portugal on the back of holding the number one spot for Australia's Olympic football campaign in Athens in 2004.
The period at Beira Mar was generally unsuccessful for Galekovic, with him seeing little first team action and thus, he returned to Melbourne to sign for the city's inaugural A-League side Melbourne Victory for season 2005–06, debuting in the opening match against Sydney
.
Galeković played 11 matches for the season in an unusual goalkeeper rotation policy employed by Melbourne manager Ernie Merrick
in which the other 10 matches saw teammate Michael Theoklitos
in goal. Galeković has been second choice keeper for the Victory in the 2006–07 season but an injury to Theoklitos gave Galeković his first start of the season in the round 13 clash against Queensland Roar at Suncorp Stadium
.
and made his debut against Queensland Roar at Hindmarsh Stadium
. On 20 January 2008, Galeković kept his first clean sheet for Adelaide in a 2–0 win over Queensland at Hindmarsh Stadium. On 27 December 2008 Galeković made a string of impressive saves to ensure Adelaide kept its 1–0 advantage over Perth Glory and in the process giving him his fifth clean sheet of the league season.
In February 2010, Galekovic capped off another brilliant year by winning the Adelaide United Life FM
Player of the Year Award sponsored by Payneham Road Chemplus Compounding Pharmacy.
and Paul Reid
after impressive performances in the A-League
and the Asian Champions League. He made his first senior international debut for the Socceroos on 28 January 2009 in an AFC Asian Cup qualifying match versus Indonesia
. He was disappointing in his last outing against Kuwait
, by letting in two poor goals after Australia conceded a 2-0 advantage. After Brad Jones
left the 2010 World Cup 23 man squad to help his son battle leukemia, he was called in as a replacement, after failing to be selected for the 23 man squad first time around.
1 - includes A-League
final series statistics
2 - includes FIFA Club World Cup
statistics; AFC Champions League
statistics are included in season commencing after group stages (i.e. 2008 ACL in 2008-09 A-League season etc.)
: A-League Championship: 2006-2007
A-League Premiership: 2006-2007
Personal Honours:
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 who currently plays as a goalkeeper for Adelaide United in the 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...
and internationally for Australia.
Club career
Galeković's junior football was mostly played at Chelsea HajdukChelsea Hajduk
Dandenong City Soccer Club, formerly known as Chelsea Hajduk, is an Australian association football club from Melbourne, Victoria. The clubs home is at Frank Holohan Soccer Complex in the suburb of Endeavor Hills...
in Melbourne's South-Eastern suburbs.
Galekovic played school football for St Bede's College
St Bede's College (Mentone)
St Bede's College is a Roman Catholic, secondary school for boys, located in Mentone, Victoria, Australia.Founded in 1938, it is administered by the De La Salle Brothers and named after St. Bede the Venerable, a Benedictine monk and priest who spent his life teaching and writing in the...
.
Galekovic started his career with Morwell based National Soccer League
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...
(NSL) side Gippsland Falcons
Gippsland Falcons
Gippsland Falcons SC were an Australian association football team based in Morwell, Australia. It was the sole rural Victorian entrant in the forerunner to the A-League, the National Soccer League...
as a 19-year-old in December 2000 before signing with South Melbourne
South Melbourne FC
South Melbourne FC is a football club based in South Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.Considered the most successful association football club in Australia, they have won four national championships, a string of Victorian State League titles, and represented Oceania in the 2000 FIFA Club World...
the following season. He stayed with South Melbourne until the NSL's closure in 2003–04 where at season's end he secured a place on the list of Beira Mar in Portugal on the back of holding the number one spot for Australia's Olympic football campaign in Athens in 2004.
The period at Beira Mar was generally unsuccessful for Galekovic, with him seeing little first team action and thus, he returned to Melbourne to sign for the city's inaugural A-League side Melbourne Victory for season 2005–06, debuting in the opening match against Sydney
Sydney FC
Sydney FC is a professional football club based in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia and competes in the country's premier football competition, the A-League...
.
Galeković played 11 matches for the season in an unusual goalkeeper rotation policy employed by Melbourne manager Ernie Merrick
Ernie Merrick
Ernest 'Ernie' Merrick is the Scottish former head coach for the Australian A-League football team, Melbourne Victory.-Melbourne Victory:...
in which the other 10 matches saw teammate Michael Theoklitos
Michael Theoklitos
Michael Theoklitos is an Australian football player for the Brisbane Roar.-Early career:Theoklitos made several appearances in the Australian National Soccer League before moving away to Blackpool in England as a youngster, where he only played three games due to an injury sustained shortly after...
in goal. Galeković has been second choice keeper for the Victory in the 2006–07 season but an injury to Theoklitos gave Galeković his first start of the season in the round 13 clash against Queensland Roar at Suncorp Stadium
Suncorp Stadium
Lang Park is the original name of the site located in the Brisbane suburb of Milton, Queensland, Australia, now occupied by the major sports facility known by its sponsorship name, Suncorp Stadium...
.
Adelaide United
On 30 October, Eugene signed for Melbourne Victory arch-rivals Adelaide United as a replacement for injured keeper Daniel BeltrameDaniel Beltrame
Daniel Beltrame is a former Australian football goalkeeper who last played for Adelaide United in the A-League.-Club career:...
and made his debut against Queensland Roar at Hindmarsh Stadium
Hindmarsh Stadium
Hindmarsh Stadium is a rectangular stadium located in Adelaide, South Australia. It is the home of the Australian A-League team, Adelaide United....
. On 20 January 2008, Galeković kept his first clean sheet for Adelaide in a 2–0 win over Queensland at Hindmarsh Stadium. On 27 December 2008 Galeković made a string of impressive saves to ensure Adelaide kept its 1–0 advantage over Perth Glory and in the process giving him his fifth clean sheet of the league season.
In February 2010, Galekovic capped off another brilliant year by winning the Adelaide United Life FM
Life FM
Life FM is a New Zealand Christian RBG-owned radio network broadcasting popular contemporary Christian music across New Zealand and online with MMS. It was launched as a secular alternative rock station in 1994, as an alternative Christian rock network in 1997 and as a Christian top 40 station in...
Player of the Year Award sponsored by Payneham Road Chemplus Compounding Pharmacy.
International
Galeković has been called up for Australia in a preliminary squad with teammates Scott JamiesonScott Jamieson
Scott Jamieson is an Australian football player who plays for Sydney FC in the Hyundai A-League.-Club career:...
and Paul Reid
Paul Reid
Paul Reid may refer to:* Paul Reid , Australian football player* Paul Reid , English football player* Paul Reid , English football player...
after impressive performances in the 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...
and the Asian Champions League. He made his first senior international debut for the Socceroos on 28 January 2009 in an AFC Asian Cup qualifying match versus Indonesia
Indonesia national football team
The Indonesia national football team represents Indonesia in international football. It is controlled by the Football Association of Indonesia . Prior to independence in 1945, the team competed as the Dutch East Indies national football team. Under this name, Indonesia was the first Asian team to...
. He was disappointing in his last outing against Kuwait
Kuwait national football team
The Kuwait National Football Team is the national team of Kuwait and is controlled by the Kuwait Football Association. They made one World Cup Finals appearance, in 1982, managing a draw with Czechoslovakia but losing to England and France. During the match against France, France scored a goal...
, by letting in two poor goals after Australia conceded a 2-0 advantage. After Brad Jones
Brad Jones
Bradley Jones also known as Brad is a retired Australian racing driver. Jones now acts as team co-principal with his brother Kim in the V8 Supercar racing team, Brad Jones Racing.-Motorsport career:...
left the 2010 World Cup 23 man squad to help his son battle leukemia, he was called in as a replacement, after failing to be selected for the 23 man squad first time around.
Career statistics
(Correct as of 22 March 2010)| Club | Season | League1 | Cup | International2 | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Eastern Pride Gippsland Falcons Gippsland Falcons SC were an Australian association football team based in Morwell, Australia. It was the sole rural Victorian entrant in the forerunner to the A-League, the National Soccer League... |
2000–01 National Soccer League 2000-01 -Overview:It was performed in 15 teams, and Wollongong Wolves won the championship.-Regular season:-Elimination finals:*Melbourne Knights 0-0 : 2-2 Perth Glory*Sydney Olympic 3-1 : 2-0 Marconi Fairfield-Major semifinal:... |
11 | - | - | - | - | - | 11 | - |
| South Melbourne South Melbourne FC South Melbourne FC is a football club based in South Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.Considered the most successful association football club in Australia, they have won four national championships, a string of Victorian State League titles, and represented Oceania in the 2000 FIFA Club World... |
2001–02 National Soccer League 2001-02 The National Soccer League 2001–02 season was the 26th season of the National Soccer League in Australia. Prior to the start of the season, Canberra Cosmos and Eastern Pride were removed from the competition, reducing the league to 13 teams... |
0 | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2002–03 National Soccer League 2002-03 The National Soccer League 2002-03 season was the 27th season of the National Soccer League in Australia. The finals format was revised for this season, with the top six teams at the end of the regular season qualifying for a home-and-away championship series. The top two teams from the... |
15 | - | - | - | - | - | 15 | - | |
| 2003–04 National Soccer League 2003-04 The 2003–04 National Soccer League season was the 28th and final season of the National Soccer League in Australia. Perth Glory were crowned both premiers and champions after winning both the league and grand final.-Overview:... |
19 | - | - | - | - | - | 19 | - | |
| Beira-Mar | 2004–05 Portuguese Liga 2004-05 The Portuguese Liga 2004–05 was one of the most competitive seasons in recent years. Sport Lisboa e Benfica were the new champions with a three-point difference from the defending champions Futebol Clube do Porto, winning their 31st championship... |
2 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - |
| Melbourne Victory Melbourne Victory Melbourne Victory Football Club is an Australian professional football club based in Melbourne, Victoria, that plays in the A-League.... |
2005–06 A-League 2005-06 The 2005-06 season was the first season of the A-League, a domestic club competition for football in Australia. After over 12 months without a national professional club competition, the first match in the A-League was played on 26 August 2005... |
11 | - | 2 | - | - | - | 13 | - |
| 2006–07 A-League 2006-07 The 2006–07 A-League season was the second season of the Australian football competition, the A-League. Football Federation Australia hoped to build on the success of the first season and on the interest generated by the Socceroos competing in the 2006 FIFA World Cup... |
4 | - | 4 | - | - | - | 8 | - | |
| Adelaide United | 2007–08 A-League 2007-08 The A-League 2007-08 season was the third season of the Australian A-League football competition, won by the Newcastle Jets. Football Federation Australia hoped to build on the success of the previous two seasons and on the interest generated by and playing in the 2007 AFC Champions League, and... |
11 | - | - | - | - | - | 11 | - |
| 2008–09 A-League 2008-09 The 2008–09 A-League season was the fourth season of the Australasian A-League association football competition. Two new clubs, North Queensland Thunder and Gold Coast Galaxy had received tentative licences from the FFA but these were revoked for the 2008–09 season on 12 March 2008. Expansion... |
22 | - | 3 | - | 14 | - | 39 | - | |
| 2009–10 | 27 | - | - | - | 7 | - | 34 | - | |
| 2010–11 2010–11 A-League The 2010–11 A-League season is the sixth season of the Australian football championship since its establishment in 2004. The home and away season began on 5 August 2010 and concluded on 13 February 2011. The addition of brought the total number of teams to 11... |
29 | - | - | - | - | - | 29 | - | |
| 2011-12 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | - | |
| Total | 189 | - | |||||||
1 - includes 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...
final series statistics
2 - includes FIFA Club World Cup
FIFA Club World Cup
The FIFA Club World Cup is a football competition between the champion clubs from all six continental confederations.The first FIFA Club World Championship took place in Brazil in January 2000...
statistics; AFC Champions League
AFC Champions League
The AFC Champions League is the premier Asian club football competition hosted annually by Asian Football Confederation . The tournament is contested among the top thirty-two clubs from the top 10 Asian leagues, two of which must qualify through the playoffs...
statistics are included in season commencing after group stages (i.e. 2008 ACL in 2008-09 A-League season etc.)
Honours
With Melbourne VictoryMelbourne Victory
Melbourne Victory Football Club is an Australian professional football club based in Melbourne, Victoria, that plays in the A-League....
: A-League Championship: 2006-2007
A-League 2006-07
The 2006–07 A-League season was the second season of the Australian football competition, the A-League. Football Federation Australia hoped to build on the success of the first season and on the interest generated by the Socceroos competing in the 2006 FIFA World Cup...
A-League Premiership: 2006-2007
A-League 2006-07
The 2006–07 A-League season was the second season of the Australian football competition, the A-League. Football Federation Australia hoped to build on the success of the first season and on the interest generated by the Socceroos competing in the 2006 FIFA World Cup...
Personal Honours:
- A-LeagueA-LeagueThe 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...
Goalkeeper of the Year: 2008-2009A-League 2008-09The 2008–09 A-League season was the fourth season of the Australasian A-League association football competition. Two new clubs, North Queensland Thunder and Gold Coast Galaxy had received tentative licences from the FFA but these were revoked for the 2008–09 season on 12 March 2008. Expansion...
, 2009-2010 - Adelaide United Club Champion: 2008-2009Adelaide United season 2008-09The Adelaide United 2008-09 season was 's A-League 2008-09, AFC Champions League 2008 and 2008 FIFA Club World Cup season. It was the Reds' fourth A-League season since the inception in the Australian football league since it first started in 2005....
, 2009-2010Adelaide United season 2009-10The Adelaide United 2009-10 season is 's fifth A-League season. It includes the A-League 2009-10 season as well as any other competitions of the 2009-10 football season.... - Adelaide United Player's Player of the Year: 2008-2009Adelaide United season 2008-09The Adelaide United 2008-09 season was 's A-League 2008-09, AFC Champions League 2008 and 2008 FIFA Club World Cup season. It was the Reds' fourth A-League season since the inception in the Australian football league since it first started in 2005....
, 2009-2010Adelaide United season 2009-10The Adelaide United 2009-10 season is 's fifth A-League season. It includes the A-League 2009-10 season as well as any other competitions of the 2009-10 football season....