George Lambadaridis
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George Lambadaridis is an Australian football (soccer) player currently playing at Brisbane Roar in the Hyundai A-League.
side Club Brugge, where he would turn out regularly for the side's Under 19 team.
Throughout August 2011, he trialed with A-League
side Brisbane Roar, to which he managed to convince Ange Postecoglou
to hand him a contract. On 23 September 2011, he signed a 2 year deal with the club as a player on a full time Youth Contract, which allows him to be on the first team roster but be paid outside of the salary cap. Whilst he was at Oakleigh Cannons, he trialed with River Plate
's Australian base. They were interested, but due to FIFA laws, they were not able to sign him until he was 18.
Club career
George Lambadaridis started his career at local side Altona Magic SC, where at points he would captain the side against oppositional teams from the surrounding areas of Victoria. With the Magic, he would win his first team championship as the club won the 08/09 season. The following year, he would play for fellow Victorian club Oakleigh Cannons FC, in which he would face his old side a few times during the season. In continuing with the trend, he would again move at seasons end, this time abroad to BelgianBelgium
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side Club Brugge, where he would turn out regularly for the side's Under 19 team.
Throughout August 2011, he trialed with 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...
side Brisbane Roar, to which he managed to convince Ange Postecoglou
Ange Postecoglou
Angelos "Ange" Postecoglou is a former Australian football player and manager of Brisbane Roar.-Club career:Postecoglou played 193 games from 1984 to 1993 for South Melbourne in the National Soccer League, where he was involved in their 1984 and 1990–91 titles, the latter as captain, before moving...
to hand him a contract. On 23 September 2011, he signed a 2 year deal with the club as a player on a full time Youth Contract, which allows him to be on the first team roster but be paid outside of the salary cap. Whilst he was at Oakleigh Cannons, he trialed with River Plate
Club Atlético River Plate
Club Atlético River Plate is an Argentine sports club based in the Nuñez neighborhood of Buenos Aires. It is best known for its professional football team, which currently competes in Nacional B, the second tier of Argentine football....
's Australian base. They were interested, but due to FIFA laws, they were not able to sign him until he was 18.