Steve Horvat
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| Full name | Steven Horvat | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 14 March 1971 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Geelong, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Geelong Warriors | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1987–1988 | AIS | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1988–1989 | Melbourne Croatia | 26 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1989–1991 | Sunshine George Cross | 22 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1991–1994 | North Geelong Warriors | 47 | (4) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1994–1995 | Melbourne Knights | 24 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1995–1996 | Hajduk Split | 15 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1996–1998 | Carlton | 17 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1998–1999 | Crystal Palace | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1999–2000 | Carlton | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2000–2003 | Melbourne Knights | 47 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1996 | Australia Olympic | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1994–2002 | Australia | 32 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Steven Horvat (born 14 March 1971) is an Australian former professional soccer player.
Club career
[edit]A graduate of the Australian Institute of Sport, Horvat began his career with Melbourne Croatia. He later played with Sunshine George Cross, North Geelong Warriors, the Melbourne Knights (for whom he won the Joe Marston Medal), Hajduk Split, Crystal Palace (although he didn't make a league appearance[1]) and Carlton. He retired in March 2003 at the age of 32.[2] Horvat made a total of 96 appearances in the National Soccer League.[3]
International career
[edit]Horvat was a regular member of the Australian national side, making 32 appearances between 1994 and 2002, and participated in a number of international competitions, including the 1987 FIFA U-16 World Championship, 1996 Summer Olympics, 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup, 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup and 2002 OFC Nations Cup. Horvat also played in the game with highest scoreline in an international football match, when Australia beat American Samoa 31–0.
Personal life
[edit]Horvat has a daughter, Chantel, who plays basketball at the University of California, Los Angeles.[4]
Honours
[edit]Australia
- FIFA Confederations Cup: runner-up, 1997;[5] 3rd place, 2001[6]
- OFC Nations Cup: 2000;[7] runner-up, 2002 OFC Nations Cup[8]
- AFC–OFC Challenge Cup: runner-up 2001[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "CRYSTAL PALACE : 1946/47 - 2007/08". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 20 March 2009.
- ^ Michael Lynch (3 March 2003). "Final whistle blows for a Socceroo stalwart". The Age. Retrieved 30 March 2009.
- ^ "Australian Players Database". Oz Football. Retrieved 30 March 2009.
- ^ Ward, Roy (4 June 2016). "Australian basketball star Chantel Horvat looks to US college career". The Sydney Morning Herald.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 18 June 2019. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 22 January 2016. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Oceania Nations Cup 2000". Retrieved 14 October 2024.
- ^ "Oceania Nations Cup 2002". Retrieved 14 October 2024.
- ^ "AFC–OFC Challenge". Retrieved 14 October 2024.
External links
[edit]- Steve Horvat at National-Football-Teams.com
- Steve Horvat – FIFA competition record (archived)
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- 1971 births
- Living people
- Men's association football defenders
- Australian men's soccer players
- Australian expatriate men's soccer players
- Australia men's international soccer players
- Australian expatriate sportspeople in England
- Australian Institute of Sport soccer players
- Australian people of Croatian descent
- Croatian Football League players
- Carlton SC players
- Crystal Palace F.C. players
- HNK Hajduk Split players
- Melbourne Knights FC players
- National Soccer League (Australia) players
- North Geelong Warriors FC players
- Olympic soccer players for Australia
- People educated at Geelong College
- Caroline Springs George Cross FC players
- Footballers at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup players
- 2000 OFC Nations Cup players
- OFC Nations Cup–winning players
- 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup players
- 2002 OFC Nations Cup players
- Sportspeople from Geelong
- Soccer players from Victoria (state)
- Australian expatriate sportspeople in Croatia
- Expatriate men's footballers in Croatia
- Expatriate men's footballers in England
- Sportsmen from Victoria (state)