Mike Petersen

Mike Petersen

Personal information
Full name	Michael Petersen
Date of birth	6 May 1965
Place of birth	Melbourne, Australia
Playing position	Midfielder
Youth career
	Port Melbourne
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1983–1984	Heidelberg United	39	(3)
1984–1985	Roda JC	1	(0)
1984–1986	Brunswick Juventus	34	(5)
1987	Ajax	1	(0)
1988	Brunswick Juventus	17	(0)
1989–1997	South Melbourne	171	(8)
National team^‡
1985–1992	Australia	32	(1)
Teams managed
1999–2000	St. Albans
2000–2001	South Melbourne
2001	Auckland Football Kingz
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 September 2008. † Appearances (goals) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 5 September 2008

Michael Petersen (born 6 May 1965) is an Australian former soccer player. He is an inductee of the Football Federation Australia - Football Hall of Fame.^[1]

Playing career

Club career

Petersen played for Heidelberg United, Brunswick and South Melbourne in Australia, as well as in the Netherlands with Roda JC and Ajax.^[1][2]

He played nine seasons with South Melbourne between 1989 and 1997, winning the NSL Championship in 1991.^[3]

International career

In all Petersen represented Australia 50 times including 32 A International matches.^[2][4]

References

1. "Slater & Johnston Head Hall Of Fame Inductees". Football Federation Australia. 21 September 2005. Retrieved 1 January 2011.
2. "Peterson, Mike". Australian Player Database. OzFootball. Retrieved 1 January 2011.
3. "Team of the Century Midfielder Nominees". South Melbourne Official Website. South Melbourne FC. Retrieved 1 January 2011.
4. The Australian National Men’s Football Team: Caps And Captains. Football Federation Australia.