Steven Iosifidis
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Steve Iosifidis is a Greek-Australian Football (soccer) player.

Steve began his career at local club Altona East Phoenix
Altona East Phoenix
Altona East Phoenix Soccer Club is an Australian association football club based in the western suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, currently in the Victorian State League Division 2 N/W...

. He made his way to Heidelberg United
Heidelberg United
Heidelberg United Football Club is a football club based in the northern Melbourne suburb of Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia...

 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...

 in 1994-95 season. Heidelberg
Heidelberg
-Early history:Between 600,000 and 200,000 years ago, "Heidelberg Man" died at nearby Mauer. His jaw bone was discovered in 1907; with scientific dating, his remains were determined to be the earliest evidence of human life in Europe. In the 5th century BC, a Celtic fortress of refuge and place of...

 were relegated to the Victorian Premier League
Victorian Premier League
The Victorian Premier League is the highest State level association football competition in Victoria, Australia, and second highest nationally after the A-League...

 that year where they finished 2nd to Altona Magic. They made it to the grand final that year but lost to the Magic on penalties.

Steve transferred to South Melbourne FC
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 next year where he stayed for most of his career. He was a part of South Melbourne's 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...

 squad in Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...

 in 2000. In 2004 he moved back to local club Altona East Phoenix
Altona East Phoenix
Altona East Phoenix Soccer Club is an Australian association football club based in the western suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, currently in the Victorian State League Division 2 N/W...

, to help them gain promotion back into Victorian Premier League. Coached by former South Melbourne FC
South
South is a noun, adjective, or adverb indicating direction or geography.South is one of the four cardinal directions or compass points. It is the opposite of north and is perpendicular to east and west.By convention, the bottom side of a map is south....

 player, Charlie Egan
Charlie Egan
Charles Egan is a former Australian international football player of Scottish heritage.He played in Scotland early in his career but moved to Australia to play for Frankston Pines in the Victorian State League. He transferred to South Melbourne Hellas three years later where he made a household...

, they finished mid table that year but "Yossa" helped the Phoenix
Altona East Phoenix
Altona East Phoenix Soccer Club is an Australian association football club based in the western suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, currently in the Victorian State League Division 2 N/W...

 win the Hellenic Cup
Hellenic Cup
The Hellenic Cup is an Australian football tournament contested by Greek Australian clubs, mostly from Melbourne, Victoria . Starting in 1983, it was an attempt to formalise the previously scattered approach to holding such tournaments in the 1960s and 1970s.The Hellenic Cup Tournament trophy is...

 that was hosted by Altona East
Altona East Phoenix
Altona East Phoenix Soccer Club is an Australian association football club based in the western suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, currently in the Victorian State League Division 2 N/W...

that year.
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