Glen Trifiro
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Glen Joseph Trifiro | ||
| Date of birth | 10 July 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Sydney, Australia | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Central midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2007 | Marconi Stallions | ||
| 2008–2009 | Central Coast Mariners Youth | ||
| 2009–2010 | Perth Glory Youth | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2007–2008 | Marconi Stallions | ||
| 2008 | Macarthur Rams | ||
| 2009 | Sydney United | ||
| 2010 | West Sydney Berries | ||
| 2011 | Northcote City | 19 | (5) |
| 2012 | South Melbourne | 21 | (1) |
| 2013–2014 | Sydney United 58 | 24 | (6) |
| 2014 | → Central Coast Mariners (loan) | 4 | (1) |
| 2014–2016 | Central Coast Mariners | 27 | (2) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2007 | Australia U-20 | 1 | (2) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 April 2016. | |||
Glen Trifiro is an Australian professional footballer who last played as a central midfielder for Central Coast Mariners in the A-League.
Career
After playing for several years with various state league clubs in NSW and Victoria, Trifiro signed on loan from Sydney United with the Central Coast Mariners in the Hyundai A-League during the January Transfer Window.[1] Following impressive performances, he was handed a one-year contract to play on with the club into the next season.[2] Trifiro became the first ever FFA Cup goalscorer for the Mariners in August 2014, scoring the only goal of the round of 32 game against South Coast Wolves.[3]
Trifiro was released by the Mariners on 1 March 2016.[4]
Personal life
Glen is the brother of Melbourne City midfielder Jason.[5]
Both Glen and his brother Jason run a football clinic called Futboltec. It's aims are to improve the technical aspects of young players game, including passing, finishing, and overall awareness.[6]
References
- ↑ Thompson, Lachlan (9 February 2014). "Premier League star Glen Trifiro is on loan to the Central Coast Mariners until May". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 11 April 2014.
- ↑ "‘Tricky’ Trifiro extends Mariners deal". FourFourTwo Australia. 11 April 2014. Retrieved 11 April 2014.
- ↑ "Mariners, Victory advance to FFA Cup last 16". Stuff.co.nz. 21 August 2014.
- ↑ "Trifiro and Mariners part ways". Central Coast Mariners. 1 March 2016.
- ↑ "Brothers Jason and Glen Trifiro excited to face-off when Central Coast hosts Western Sydney". The Daily Telegraph (Australia). 28 March 2014.
- ↑ "Futboltec". Retrieved 4 June 2015.