Sasho Petrovski

Sasho Petrovski

Petrovski playing for the Central Coast Mariners in 2008
Personal information
Full name	Sašo Petrovski
Date of birth	5 March 1975
Place of birth	Bankstown, Australia
Height	1.82 m (5 ft 11 ^1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Striker
Youth career
	Sydney Macedonia
	Vardar Skopje
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1993–1996	Bankstown City	25	(5)
1996–1997	Parramatta Eagles	41	(30)
1997–2001	Wollongong Wolves	69	(40)
1999	→ Pelister (loan)	2	(0)
2001–2003	Viborg FF	53	(16)
2003–2004	Kiama Quarriers FC	10	(1)
2003–2004	Parramatta Power	15	(7)
2005–2007	Sydney FC	50	(20)
2007–2009	Central Coast Mariners	39	(13)
2009–2011	Newcastle Jets	45	(8)
2011–2013	South Coast Wolves	42	(14)
2013	Dapto Dandaloo Fury
National team^‡
2001–2006	Australia	2	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:00, 13 February 2011 (UTC). † Appearances (goals) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17:30, 13 November 2010 (UTC)

Sasho Petrovski (Macedonian: Сашо Петровски, Sašo Petrovski) (born 5 March 1975) is an Australian football (soccer) player who plays for South Coast Wolves. Petrovski has two caps for the Australian national team. Petrovski was known in the A-League as one of the most prolific strikers, scoring 41 goals between the 3 clubs.

Club career

In the old National Soccer League, Petrovski played 94 games and scored 47 goals. Petrovski scored the second hat trick in A-League history. He played for Viborg FF in the Danish Superliga. He also played in Macedonia, first with Vardar in the early 1990s and then with Pelister in 1999.^[1]

Sydney FC

In 2005 he returned home to play in the newly formed A-League with Sydney FC, where he scored 20 goals in 50 appearances, becoming a fan favorite.^[2] On 5 January 2007, it was announced that Petrovski would be reunited with former Sydney FC manager Pierre Littbarski at Japanese second division club Avispa Fukuoka when the current A-League finishes.

Central Coast Mariners

However, this deal fell through, due to a limit of foreign players in the squad. He then signed with the Central Coast Mariners on 12 February 2007.^[3] Petrovski achieved his first milestone for the Gosford club, when he scored his 10th goal in the 3–2 loss to his former club Sydney FC in round 2 of the 2008–09 A-League season.^[4]

Newcastle Jets

On 3 February 2009 he signed a 2-year deal with rivals Newcastle Jets after he could not agree on terms for a new deal with the Mariners.^[5] Petrovski has enjoyed a successful start to his time at the Jets, scoring three goals in Newcastle's ACL campaign, topping their goal scorers list. He become a fan favorite with the Newcastle faithful, with whom he had been disliked, due to his time with Sydney FC and the Central Coast Mariners.

Since joining Newcastle, Petrovski has become just the 6th player to reach 100 A-League games. He marked his milestone with a late winner over a Robbie Fowler led North Queensland Fury, Petrovski muscled his way through the Fury defence to put his side up 3–2, with 7 minutes remaining in the match.^[6] In the 2010/11 season, Petrovski was the club's top scorer despite not starting a game all season. Petrovski left Newcastle after 2 seasons, after being unable to negotiate a new contract.^[7]

South Coast Wolves

It was reported that Petrovski would go on to sign with his former NSL club Wollongong Wolves, now known as South Coast Wolves in the NSW Premier League.^[8]

International career

He made his international debut against Japan in 2001 and scored his first international goal in the Asian Cup qualifier between Australia and Kuwait at Aussie Stadium on 16 August 2006.^[9]

International goals

Goal	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	16 August 2006	Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney, Australia	Kuwait	2–0	2–0	2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification

Honours

With Central Coast Mariners:

• A-League Premiership: 2007–2008

With Sydney FC:

• A-League Championship: 2005–2006
• Oceania Club Championship: 2004–2005

With Wollongong Wolves:

• NSL Championship: 1999–2000, 2000–2001
• Oceania Club Championship: 2000–2001

Personal Honours:

• NSL Top Scorer: 2000–2001 with Wollongong Wolves – 20 goals

References

1. Sasho Petrovski at playerhistory.com
2. "Pressure on Sydney to steer the ship". Sydney Morning Herald. 26 August 2005. Retrieved 3 March 2011.
3. "Petrovski signs with Mariners". News.com.au. 12 February 2007. Retrieved 3 March 2011.
4. "Ten-man Sydney FC sinks Mariners in thrilling Coast clash". A-League. 23 August 2008. Retrieved 3 March 2011.
5. Sasho signs up to the Jets
6. "Jets sneak home". A-League. 20 December 2009. Retrieved 3 March 2011.
7. "Evergreen Petrovski going but not gone". Newcastle Herald. 16 February 2011. Retrieved 3 March 2011.
8. "Nash in frame for full-time contract". Newcastle Herald. 1 March 2010. Retrieved 3 March 2011.
9. "Australia Defeats Kuwait 2–0 to Advance to Asian Cup". Bloomberg. 16 August 2006. Retrieved 3 March 2011.

External links

• Central Coast Mariners profile
• OzFootball profile