South Melbourne FC is proud to be part of the development of Australian football over the last 50 years. South is blessed with the fact that so many talented and entertaining players have represented the Club and provided many moments of joy for supporters.
Fifty-two South Melbourne FC players have represented the Socceroos in ‘A’ international fixtures.
South Melbourne FC continues to play its part in helping the national team by regularly hosting training sessions at Lakeside Stadium when the squad is in Melbourne to prepare for an Asian Cup or World Cup qualifier.
The 52 players who have represented both South Melbourne FC and the Socceroos at senior level are:
No | Player | First Appearance | Score |
1 |
Ted Smith | 27 Nov 1956 v Japan (Melbourne) |
2-0 |
2 |
John Anderson | 21 Nov 1965 v N. Korea (Phnom Penh) | 1-6 |
3 |
Frank Micic | 05 Nov 1967 v New Zealand (Saigon) |
5-3 |
4 |
Jim Mackay | 04 Nov 1970 v Iran (Tehran) |
2-1 |
5 |
Jack Reilly | 04 Nov 1970 v Iran (Tehran) |
2-1 |
6 |
Branko Buljevic | 07 Oct 1972 v Indonesia (Jakarta) |
4-1 |
7 |
Jim Armstrong | 09 Oct 1972 v New Zealand (Jakarta) |
3-1 |
8 |
Peter Ollerton | 25 Apr 1974 v Uruguay (Melbourne) |
0-0 |
9 |
Duncan Cummings | 06 Aug 1975 v China (Melbourne) |
1-0 |
10 |
Mendo Ristovski | 11 Aug 1976 v Hong Kong (Canberra) |
0-1 |
11 |
Kris Kalifatidis | 11 Jun 1978 v Greece (Melbourne) |
1-2 |
12 |
Peter Laumets | 11 Jun 1978 v Greece (Melbourne) |
1-2 |
13 |
John Stevenson | 11 Jun 1978 v Greece (Melbourne) |
1-2 |
14 |
George Christopoulos | 11 Jun 1978 v Greece (Melbourne) |
1-2 |
15 |
John Yzendoorn | 09 Feb 1980 v Czechoslovakia (Melbourne) |
2-2 |
16 |
Alan Davidson | 09 Feb 1980 v Czechoslovakia (Melbourne) |
2-2 |
17 |
Steve Blair | 25 Apr 1981 v New Zealand (Auckland) |
3-3 |
18 |
Bill Rogers | 25 Apr 1981 v New Zealand (Auckland) |
3-3 |
19 |
Oscar Crino | 30 Aug 1981 v Indonesia (Jakarta) |
0-1 |
20 |
Charlie Egan | 06 Oct 1982 v Thailand (Singapore) |
4-0 |
21 |
Ken Murphy | 15 Jun 1983 v England (Brisbane) |
0-1 |
22 |
Ange Postecoglou | 03 Aug 1986 v Czechoslovakia (Melbourne) |
1-1 |
23 |
Paul Wade | 03 Aug 1986 v Czechoslovakia (Melbourne) |
1-1 |
24 |
Garry McDowall | 06 Aug 1986 v Czechoslovakia (Adelaide) |
0-1 |
25 |
Mike Petersen | 26 Feb 1988 v Taiwan (Canberra) |
3-0 |
26 |
Vlado Bozinovski | 07 Jul 1988 v Brazil (Melbourne) |
0-1 |
27 |
Warren Spink | 12 Oct 1988 v New Zealand (Dunedin) |
2-1 |
28 |
Joe Palatsides | 26 Nov 1988 v Fiji (Nadi) |
0-1 |
29 |
Jason Polak | 03 Dec 1988 v Fiji (Newcastle) |
5-1 |
30 |
Paul Trimboli | 03 Dec 1988 v Fiji (Newcastle) |
5-1 |
31 |
Mehmet Durakovic | 25 Aug 1990 v Indonesia (Jakarta) |
3-0 |
32 |
Kimon Taliadoros | 25 Aug 1990 v Indonesia (Jakarta) |
3-0 |
33 |
Damian Mori | 04 Sep 1992 v Sol.Islands (Honiara) |
2-1 |
34 |
Gary Hasler | 11 Sep 1992 v Tahiti (Papeete) |
3-0 |
35 |
Francis Awaritefe | 24 Sep 1993 v South Korea (Seoul) |
1-1 |
36 |
Kevin Muscat | 24 Sep 1994 v Kuwait (Kuala Lumpur) |
0-0 |
37 |
Goran Lozanovski | 10 Feb 1996 v Japan (Wollongong) |
1-4 |
38 |
Fausto De Amicis | 07 Feb 1998 v Chile (Melbourne) |
0-1 |
39 |
Simon Colosimo | 25 Sep 1998 v Fiji (Brisbane) |
3-1 |
40 |
Michael Curcija | 04 Oct 2000 v Kuwait (Dubai) |
1-0 |
41 |
Con Blatsis | 07 Oct 2000 v South Korea (Dubai) |
2-4 |
42 |
Michael Petkovic | 28 Feb 2001 v Colombia (Bogota) |
2-3 |
43 |
Con Boutsianis | 09 Apr 2001 v Tonga (Coffs Harbour) |
22-0 |
44 |
Patrick Kisnorbo | 06 Jul 2002 v Vanuatu (Auckland) |
2-0 |
45 |
Dean Anastasiadis | 08 Jul 2002 v New Caledonia (Auckland) |
11-0 |
46 |
Ljubo Milicevic | 29 Mar 2005 v Indonesia (Perth) |
3-0 |
47 |
Kristian Sarkies | 07 Jun 2006 v Liechtenstein (Ulm) |
3-1 |
48 |
Michael Valkanis | 16 Aug 2006 v Kuwait (Sydney) |
2-0 |
49 |
Daniel Allsopp | 02 Jun 2007 v Uruguay (Sydney) |
1-2 |
50 |
Eugene Galekovic | 28 Jan 2009 v Indonesia (Jakarta) |
0-0 |
51 |
Dino Djulbic | 07 Dec 2012 v Guam (Hong Kong) |
9-0 |
52 |
Mitch Langerak | 11 Oct 2013 v France (Paris) | 0-6 |