Oscar Crino
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Oscar Crino is a former Australian international footballer who played as a central midfielder.
Crino played primarily in the National Soccer League
with South Melbourne
, Footscray JUST
and Preston. A regular player in the Australian national side through the 1980s Crino played 37 times for the national team scoring 6 goals, Crino is regarded as one of the most skilful Australian midfielders of his generation. He also played briefly in Cyprus
with Anorthosis Famagusta and in Hong Kong with Tung Sing. Crino is now coaching in Victorian State League 2NW with Carinlea FC (www.cairnleafc.com.au).
Oscar Crino is a former Australian international footballer who played as a central midfielder.
Crino played primarily in the 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...
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...
, Footscray JUST
Footscray JUST
Footscray JUST is a defunct association football club from Melbourne, Australia.Established in 1950 by migrants from Yugoslavia they played in the Victorian leagues with a fair amount of success, winning five Victorian State League titles, and three Dockerty Cup titles...
and Preston. A regular player in the Australian national side through the 1980s Crino played 37 times for the national team scoring 6 goals, Crino is regarded as one of the most skilful Australian midfielders of his generation. He also played briefly in Cyprus
Cyprus
Cyprus , officially the Republic of Cyprus , is a Eurasian island country, member of the European Union, in the Eastern Mediterranean, east of Greece, south of Turkey, west of Syria and north of Egypt. It is the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.The earliest known human activity on the...
with Anorthosis Famagusta and in Hong Kong with Tung Sing. Crino is now coaching in Victorian State League 2NW with Carinlea FC (www.cairnleafc.com.au).