Mark Rudan
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Mark Rudan is a former Australian football (soccer)
player who last played for Adelaide United in the A-League
.
club Sydney United
in 1993 at completion of the AIS program. He spent much of his five seasons at United totalling 73 NSL appearances by the end of the 1997-98 season. He was signed to new club Northern Spirit FC
for the 1998-99 NSL season. In the first match of the season he was sent off. After serving a one-match suspension, he made amends in Round 3 scoring twice in a 2-1 win. He went on to start almost all matches that year, although saw red again in Round 16 (also against Olympic). Spirit finished fifth, but were eliminated in the first semi-final stage. Rudan was again a key figure in the 1999-00 season, playing 22 games, a less successful year for the club, slumping to the bottom half of the table.
club Alemannia Aachen
on a free transfer. Eligibility for a Croatia
n passport ensured he could play in Europe. The move started well on the pitch, working his way into the first team, but he would later become embroiled in a corruption scandal known as the 'suitcase affair'. In 2001, allegations of financial irregularity arose over the transfers of Rudan and fellow Australian Goran Lozanovski
. Rudan was arrested by German authorities and later released. Charges were eventually laid on Aachen's treasurer Bernd Krings, who was convicted of financial fraud. It was revealed that persons claiming to represent Rudan and Northern Spirit collected DM
290,000 in a suitcase from Aachen as a transfer fee. Documents outlining the transfer fee were shown to be falsified as Spirit neither requested or received any fee for the player. Similar circumstances were revealed surrounding Lozanovski's transfer from South Melbourne
, but both players were cleared of any wrong-doing.
Rudan returned to on-field matters but unable to settle in the team, he and the club sought to part ways. After rumoured transfers to other German clubs, he was released by Aachen in January 2002. He continued on to a spell at Nanjing Yoyo
in the Chinese first-division
, before returning to Australia to link up again with Sydney United. Now a seasoned player with international experience, Rudan appeared regularly for the NSL club throughout the 2002-03 calendar but could not help them reach the finals round. He cemented his place in the team for the next (and ultimately last) NSL season. After missing the first match through injury, Rudan played every remaining game for United that year. With the Australian league collapsing he again sought a move overseas, joining Public Bank FC
(Selangor
) in the new Malaysian Super League
,where he won the defender of the year award helping his team achieve its best ever finish to a season in 2nd place.
included enticing Australians playing abroad to return home. Mark was signed into the inaugural squad and honoured as club captain. It was not until late in the season he found better form, playing solidly in the last regular season matches and scoring the winner against in the semi-final second-leg, and Sydney went on to win the final and became the inaugural A-League Champions.
Yorke's departure as the 06/07 season
started saw Rudan reinstated as captain but the year started on a low as Mark was sent off after just 14 minutes against in the second match of the new season.
He returned from suspension and became a regular selection for new coach Terry Butcher
. After Sydney were knocked out during the domestic finals competition, the club continued on to the AFC Champions League 2007
. Rudan captained the side through the group matches, playing all six games, and drawing upon his previous experiences in Asian football. With the arrival of Socceroo hero Tony Popovic
at the start of the 2007/08 season, Mark handed him the captaincy.
On 15 December 2007, Rudan farewelled a home crowd of 12,530 following their 4-2 defeat to Perth Glory. Popovic handed his captaincy back to Mark for this final game. His time at Sydney FC was extremely successful. He is remembered as the clubs first Footballing Legend as more than 4000 fans waited outside the stadium singing his name after the game in acknowledgement of his achievements for the club.
. Edward replaced former teammate Alvin Ceccoli
.
, based in Liechtenstein
. He signed a contract until 30 June 2010, he moved for free from Japan club. He again linked up with his former manager at Avispa Fukuoka
On 3 August 2009 Rudan arrived in Adelaide with the prospect of joining successful Australian club Adelaide United for the 2009/10 A-League season and Asian Champions League campaigns.
squad for a South American tour in 1993, including a youth tournament mostly including club sides. Rudan was made vice captain to Mark Viduka in Australia's undefeated Youth World Cup qualifying campaign and scored the only goal of the Oceania final against New Zealand
. As part of the squad for the 1995 Youth World Cup
, Rudan played three of Australia's four matches including their second round exit in extra time at the hands of Portugal
.He progressed his way into the national under-23 team and played most matches qualifying for the Olympics in Atlanta.
n version of The Biggest Loser TV show, airing on 28 February 2006. Mark was manager of the "Blue team" of contestants. Then Sydney FC teammate Dwight Yorke
was manager of the red team. He is of Croat origin.
Mark's elder sister Mariana is a presenter on Australian football program The World Game
.
: A-League Championship
: 2005-2006
Personal Honours:
'International Cup' matches refer to UEFA
, AFC
and Club World Cup
competitions.
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 last played 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...
.
Club career
Rudan joined NSLNational 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...
club Sydney United
Sydney United
Sydney United Football Club are an Australian football club from Sydney, Australia, established in 1957 by Croatian Australians in the area...
in 1993 at completion of the AIS program. He spent much of his five seasons at United totalling 73 NSL appearances by the end of the 1997-98 season. He was signed to new club Northern Spirit FC
Northern Spirit FC
Northern Spirit Football Club was a football club based in North Sydney, Australia. Northern Spirit entered the National Soccer League in the 1998-99 season...
for the 1998-99 NSL season. In the first match of the season he was sent off. After serving a one-match suspension, he made amends in Round 3 scoring twice in a 2-1 win. He went on to start almost all matches that year, although saw red again in Round 16 (also against Olympic). Spirit finished fifth, but were eliminated in the first semi-final stage. Rudan was again a key figure in the 1999-00 season, playing 22 games, a less successful year for the club, slumping to the bottom half of the table.
Overseas
In mid-2000, unhappy with his situation at Spirit, Mark bought out the remainder of his contract and moved to German second division2. Fußball-Bundesliga
- Changes in division set-up :* Number of clubs: currently 18. From 1974 to 1981 there were two conferences, each of 20 teams. In 1981–91 it had 20...
club Alemannia Aachen
Alemannia Aachen
Alemannia Aachen is a German football club from the western city of Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia. A long term fixture of the country's second division, Alemannia enjoyed a three-year turn in the top flight in the late 1960s and, after a successful 2005–06 campaign, returned to first division play...
on a free transfer. Eligibility for a Croatia
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
n passport ensured he could play in Europe. The move started well on the pitch, working his way into the first team, but he would later become embroiled in a corruption scandal known as the 'suitcase affair'. In 2001, allegations of financial irregularity arose over the transfers of Rudan and fellow Australian Goran Lozanovski
Goran Lozanovski
Goran Lozanovski is a former Australian football player of Macedonian descent. He won two National Soccer League titles with South Melbourne, taking out the Joe Marston Medal for best on ground in the 1999 Grand Final against Sydney United. He was also particularly noted for his ability at...
. Rudan was arrested by German authorities and later released. Charges were eventually laid on Aachen's treasurer Bernd Krings, who was convicted of financial fraud. It was revealed that persons claiming to represent Rudan and Northern Spirit collected DM
German mark
The Deutsche Mark |mark]], abbreviated "DM") was the official currency of West Germany and Germany until the adoption of the euro in 2002. It is commonly called the "Deutschmark" in English but not in German. Germans often say "Mark" or "D-Mark"...
290,000 in a suitcase from Aachen as a transfer fee. Documents outlining the transfer fee were shown to be falsified as Spirit neither requested or received any fee for the player. Similar circumstances were revealed surrounding Lozanovski's transfer from 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...
, but both players were cleared of any wrong-doing.
Rudan returned to on-field matters but unable to settle in the team, he and the club sought to part ways. After rumoured transfers to other German clubs, he was released by Aachen in January 2002. He continued on to a spell at Nanjing Yoyo
Nanjing Yoyo
Nanjing Yoyo is a Chinese football club currently playing in the China Jia League. Founded in 2002 as the Liaoning Star FC, it was based on the youth team of Liaoning FC...
in the Chinese first-division
Chinese Football Association Jia League
The China League One is the second tier professional league for Chinese football clubs. The league is under the auspices of the Chinese Football Association. Above the League One is Chinese Super League....
, before returning to Australia to link up again with Sydney United. Now a seasoned player with international experience, Rudan appeared regularly for the NSL club throughout the 2002-03 calendar but could not help them reach the finals round. He cemented his place in the team for the next (and ultimately last) NSL season. After missing the first match through injury, Rudan played every remaining game for United that year. With the Australian league collapsing he again sought a move overseas, joining Public Bank FC
Public Bank FC
Public Bank Football Club is a defunct football club from Malaysia, based in Selayang, Selangor. The club won the Malaysian Premier II League title in 2003, and played in the Malaysian Super League in 2004 and 2005. In their first season in the Super League, they finished runners-up to Pahang...
(Selangor
Selangor
Selangor also known by its Arabic honorific, Darul Ehsan, or "Abode of Sincerity") is one of the 13 states of Malaysia. It is on the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia and is bordered by Perak to the north, Pahang to the east, Negeri Sembilan to the south and the Strait of Malacca to the west...
) in the new Malaysian Super League
Malaysian Super League
The Malaysia Super League is a Malaysian professional league for association football. At the top flight of the Malaysian football league system and it is managed by the Malaysia Super League Sdn Bhd, under supervision of the Football Association of Malaysia...
,where he won the defender of the year award helping his team achieve its best ever finish to a season in 2nd place.
Sydney FC
Sydney FC's formation as a new club in 2005 for the new A-LeagueA-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...
included enticing Australians playing abroad to return home. Mark was signed into the inaugural squad and honoured as club captain. It was not until late in the season he found better form, playing solidly in the last regular season matches and scoring the winner against in the semi-final second-leg, and Sydney went on to win the final and became the inaugural A-League Champions.
Yorke's departure as the 06/07 season
Sydney FC Season 2006-07
The 2006–07 season is Sydney FCs second season of football in Australia. Sydney FC contested in the 2006–07 A-League, and after winning the inaugural A-League Championship in 2005–06, competed in the 2007 AFC Champions League as one of Australia's two representatives.-Pre-Season:After winning the...
started saw Rudan reinstated as captain but the year started on a low as Mark was sent off after just 14 minutes against in the second match of the new season.
He returned from suspension and became a regular selection for new coach Terry Butcher
Terry Butcher
Terence Ian "Terry" Butcher is an English football manager and former player. He was a highly successful football player and made his name as an uncompromising defender with Ipswich Town and Rangers in the 1980s. He was also a captain of England and won 77 caps in a ten-year international career...
. After Sydney were knocked out during the domestic finals competition, the club continued on to the AFC Champions League 2007
AFC Champions League 2007
The 2007 AFC Champions League was the 26th edition of the top-level Asian club football tournament and the 5th edition under the current AFC Champions League title....
. Rudan captained the side through the group matches, playing all six games, and drawing upon his previous experiences in Asian football. With the arrival of Socceroo hero Tony Popovic
Tony Popovic
Anthony Popovic is a Croatian Australian former football player. He last played for Sydney FC. He is currently the First Team Coach of Crystal Palace. Popovic grew up in Fairfield, New South Wales.-Early career:...
at the start of the 2007/08 season, Mark handed him the captaincy.
On 15 December 2007, Rudan farewelled a home crowd of 12,530 following their 4-2 defeat to Perth Glory. Popovic handed his captaincy back to Mark for this final game. His time at Sydney FC was extremely successful. He is remembered as the clubs first Footballing Legend as more than 4000 fans waited outside the stadium singing his name after the game in acknowledgement of his achievements for the club.
Avispa Fukuoka
Rudan has signed a deal with Edward Cullen and Edward has agreed to spare Rudan's life and in return Rudan links Edward up with his former coach of Sydney FC Pierre LittbarskiPierre Littbarski
Pierre Michael Littbarski is a German football manager and former player. He was mainly a winger or attacking midfielder and is best known for his brilliant dribbling abilities. He was a FIFA World Cup winner with West Germany in 1990. He was also runner–up twice in 1982 and 1986 with West Germany...
. Edward replaced former teammate Alvin Ceccoli
Alvin Ceccoli
Alvin Warren Ceccoli is an Australian football player of Sammarinese heritage who played for three A-League clubs and was capped internationally for Australia.-Club career:Alvin started his National Soccer League career at Wollongong Wolves in 1995 as a 21 year old...
.
FC Vaduz
On 6 January 2009 signed a contract to play for Axpo Super League (Switzerland 1st division) team FC VaduzFC Vaduz
FC Vaduz is a Liechtenstein football club from Vaduz, that play in the Swiss Football League. The club plays at the national Rheinpark Stadion, which has a capacity of 6,127 when all seated but has additional standing places in the North and South ends of the ground, giving a total stadium capacity...
, based in Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein
The Principality of Liechtenstein is a doubly landlocked alpine country in Central Europe, bordered by Switzerland to the west and south and by Austria to the east. Its area is just over , and it has an estimated population of 35,000. Its capital is Vaduz. The biggest town is Schaan...
. He signed a contract until 30 June 2010, he moved for free from Japan club. He again linked up with his former manager at Avispa Fukuoka
Avispa Fukuoka
For the record label, see Avispa. is a Japanese professional football club, currently playing in the J. League Division 1 having been promoted from J. League Division 2 in the 2010 season. The team is located in Hakata, Fukuoka. "Avispa" means "wasp" in Spanish.-In Fujieda:The club was founded as...
On 3 August 2009 Rudan arrived in Adelaide with the prospect of joining successful Australian club Adelaide United for the 2009/10 A-League season and Asian Champions League campaigns.
Adelaide United
On 6 August 2009, before the start of the A-League 2009-10 season, Rudan joined Adelaide United on a one-year contract. Despite this, United announced he would not play against Perth Glory on Friday the 7th in the Reds' first game of the new season. He left Adelaide after their final group game in the Asian Champions League as he announced his retirement as a player, and intends to move into coaching.International career
Rudan's footballing talent was first recognised in 1992 as he was granted a place in the AIS program, aimed at developing players for national youth teams. He joined the Young SocceroosAustralia national under-20 football team
The Australia national under-20 association football team, more commonly known as the Young Socceroos, is controlled by Football Federation Australia and represents Australia in international Under 20 or youth football competitions....
squad for a South American tour in 1993, including a youth tournament mostly including club sides. Rudan was made vice captain to Mark Viduka in Australia's undefeated Youth World Cup qualifying campaign and scored the only goal of the Oceania final against New Zealand
New Zealand national soccer team
The New Zealand national football team, nicknamed the All Whites, is the national association football team of New Zealand and is governed by New Zealand Football . The team plays in an all-white strip rather than the traditional New Zealand sporting black due to a former FIFA regulation that...
. As part of the squad for the 1995 Youth World Cup
1995 FIFA World Youth Championship
The 10th FIFA World Youth Championship was held in Qatar from April 13 to April 28, 1995. The tournament took place in three venues in one city: Doha.-Qualification:-Group A:-------------------------Group B:--------------------...
, Rudan played three of Australia's four matches including their second round exit in extra time at the hands of Portugal
Portugal national football team
The Portugal national football team represents Portugal in association football and is controlled by the Portuguese Football Federation, the governing body for football in Portugal. Portugal's home ground is Estádio Nacional in Oeiras, and their head coach is Paulo Bento...
.He progressed his way into the national under-23 team and played most matches qualifying for the Olympics in Atlanta.
Personal life
Mark Rudan once featured in an episode of an AustraliaAustralia
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 version of The Biggest Loser TV show, airing on 28 February 2006. Mark was manager of the "Blue team" of contestants. Then Sydney FC teammate Dwight Yorke
Dwight Yorke
Dwight Eversley Yorke is a Trinidad and Tobago former football player. He played for Aston Villa for most of his career, followed by stints with Manchester United, Blackburn Rovers, Birmingham City, Sydney FC and Sunderland...
was manager of the red team. He is of Croat origin.
Mark's elder sister Mariana is a presenter on Australian football program The World Game
The World Game
The World Game is a Monday night television show on SBS in Australia dedicated to association football. It is currently hosted by David Basheer, former Socceroo Craig Foster, and Les Murray, the show analytically reviews and previews soccer and soccer issues from around the globe, albeit with an...
.
Honours
With Sydney FCSydney 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...
: A-League Championship
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...
: 2005-2006
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...
- Oceania Club Championship: 2004-2005Oceania Club Championship 2004-05The 2004–05 Oceania Club Championship was held in from April to June, 2005. The tournament was designed to decide the Oceania Football Confederation's entrant into the 2005 FIFA Club World Championship.-Participants:-Preliminary round:...
Personal Honours:
- Sydney FCSydney FCSydney 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...
Chairman's Award: 2005-06Sydney FC Season 2005-06The 2005-06 season was Sydney FC's first season, formed to compete in the new Australian A-League competition. The club finished second on the table in the regular season, and won the first A-League Grand Final, defeating 1-0...
Career statistics
(correct as of 17 January 2009)| Club | League | Season | League | Playoffs | Cup | Int'l Cup | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Gls | Apps | Gls | Apps | Gls | Apps | Gls | Apps | Gls | |||
| Sydney United Sydney United Sydney United Football Club are an Australian football club from Sydney, Australia, established in 1957 by Croatian Australians in the area... |
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... |
1993-94 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| 1 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1994-95 | 7 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 0 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 1995-96 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 21 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 1996-97 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| 17 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 1997-98 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| 17 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Northern Spirit FC Northern Spirit FC Northern Spirit Football Club was a football club based in North Sydney, Australia. Northern Spirit entered the National Soccer League in the 1998-99 season... |
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... |
1998-99 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| 24 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 1999-00 | 22 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 22 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Alemannia Aachen Alemannia Aachen Alemannia Aachen is a German football club from the western city of Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia. A long term fixture of the country's second division, Alemannia enjoyed a three-year turn in the top flight in the late 1960s and, after a successful 2005–06 campaign, returned to first division play... |
2.Bundesliga 2. Fußball-Bundesliga - Changes in division set-up :* Number of clubs: currently 18. From 1974 to 1981 there were two conferences, each of 20 teams. In 1981–91 it had 20... |
2000-01 | 11 | 1 | ||||||||
| 11 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 2001-02 | 4 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 4 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Nanjing Yoyo Nanjing Yoyo Nanjing Yoyo is a Chinese football club currently playing in the China Jia League. Founded in 2002 as the Liaoning Star FC, it was based on the youth team of Liaoning FC... |
Jia A Chinese Football Association Jia League The China League One is the second tier professional league for Chinese football clubs. The league is under the auspices of the Chinese Football Association. Above the League One is Chinese Super League.... |
2002 | 24 | 3 | ||||||||
| 24 | 3 | |||||||||||
| Sydney United Sydney United Sydney United Football Club are an Australian football club from Sydney, Australia, established in 1957 by Croatian Australians in the area... |
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... |
2002-03 | 14 | 0 | ||||||||
| 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 2003-04 | 23 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Public Bank FC Public Bank FC Public Bank Football Club is a defunct football club from Malaysia, based in Selayang, Selangor. The club won the Malaysian Premier II League title in 2003, and played in the Malaysian Super League in 2004 and 2005. In their first season in the Super League, they finished runners-up to Pahang... (Selangor Selangor Selangor also known by its Arabic honorific, Darul Ehsan, or "Abode of Sincerity") is one of the 13 states of Malaysia. It is on the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia and is bordered by Perak to the north, Pahang to the east, Negeri Sembilan to the south and the Strait of Malacca to the west... ) |
MSL Malaysian Super League The Malaysia Super League is a Malaysian professional league for association football. At the top flight of the Malaysian football league system and it is managed by the Malaysia Super League Sdn Bhd, under supervision of the Football Association of Malaysia... |
2004 | 21 | 4 | ||||||||
| 21 | 4 | |||||||||||
| Sydney FC 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... |
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... |
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... |
18 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 3 |
| 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... |
17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 30 | 3 | ||
| 2007 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... |
15 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 5 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 20 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Avispa Fukuoka Avispa Fukuoka For the record label, see Avispa. is a Japanese professional football club, currently playing in the J. League Division 1 having been promoted from J. League Division 2 in the 2010 season. The team is located in Hakata, Fukuoka. "Avispa" means "wasp" in Spanish.-In Fujieda:The club was founded as... |
J.League 2 J. League The or is the top division of and is the top professional association football league in Japan. It is one of the most successful leagues in Asian club football and the only league given top class 'A' ranking by the AFC. Currently, J. League Division 1 is the first level of the Japanese... |
2008 | 6 | 0 | ||||||||
| 6 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Career totals | - | - | ||||||||||
'International Cup' matches refer to UEFA
UEFA
The Union of European Football Associations , almost always referred to by its acronym UEFA is the administrative and controlling body for European association football, futsal and beach soccer....
, AFC
Asian Football Confederation
The Asian Football Confederation is the governing body of association football in Asia. It has 46 member countries, mostly located on the Asian continent. However, due to the disputed boundary of Europe and Asia, nations such as Russia and Turkey which are located mostly in geographic Asia are...
and 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...
competitions.