Australia - National Team Player Data



Australia in World Cup Tournaments - Number of Players and Matches

Year   Players Used    Matches Played

2002    33                 8 
1998    26                 8 
1994    35                10
1990    24                 6 
1986    19                 6 
1982    34                 8
1978    21                12
1974    22                11 
1970    17                 9 
1966    16                 2 

World Cup Matches by Player (includes Qualifying)

Chronological List

Name                  Matches      Tournaments

John Roberts             1          1966
Nigel Shepherd           2          1966
Stan Ackerley            9          1966-70
Pat P.Hughes             2          1966
Bill Rice                2          1966
Les Scheinflug           2          1966
Geoff Sleight            1          1966
John Anderson            2          1966
Archie Blue              1          1966
John Watkiss            12          1966-70-74
Dave Todd                1          1966
Bill Rorke               1          1966
Steve Herczeg            1          1966
Roy Blitz                1          1966
Bill Cook                1          1966
Jim Pearson              1          1966
Ron Corry               13          1970-74
Manfred Schaefer        20          1970-74
George Keith             9          1970
Alan Marnoch             8          1970
Ray Baartz              20          1970-74
Willie Rutherford        6          1970
John Warren             13          1970-74
Atti Abonyi             30          1970-74-78
Tom McColl               5          1970
Bill Vojtek             10          1970-74
Adrian Alston           19          1970-74-78
Gary Manuel              1          1970
Alan Walsh               4          1970
David Zeman              3          1970
John Perin               3          1970
Branko Buljevic         11          1974
Peter Wilson            25          1974-78
Doug Utjesenovic        14          1974
Ray Richards            14          1974
Jim Rooney              22          1974-78
Col Curran              13          1974-78
Jim Mackay              13          1974
Harry Williams           8          1974-78
Jack Reilly              3          1974
Jim Fraser               7          1974
Ernie Campbell           5          1974
Adrian Tolson            5          1974
Bobby Hogg               6          1974
Peter Ollerton          14          1974-78
Col Bennett             12          1978
George Harris           10          1978
John Kosmina            21          1978-82-86
David Harding            6          1978
Alan Maher              12          1978-82
Todd Clarke              4          1978
Agenor Muniz             3          1978
Gary Byrne              12          1978-82
Murray Barnes           10          1978-82
John Nyskohus            7          1978
Gary Marocchi            3          1978
Peter Stone              6          1978
Peter Sharne             6          1978-82
David Jones              1          1978
Tony Henderson           6          1982
Steve Perry              2          1982
Gary Cole                4          1982
Alan Davidson           17          1982-86-90
David Mitchell          15          1982-86-90-94
Eddie Krncevic           5          1982-90
John Yzendoorn           3          1982
Martin Crook             1          1982
Greg Woodhouse           1          1982
Ken Boden                2          1982
Steve Blair              8          1982
Bill Rogers              2          1982
Sebastian Giampaolo      1          1982
Jim Tansey               2          1982
Mark Jankovic            1          1982
Peter Katholos           4          1982
Robert Wheatley          4          1982
Alan Niven               2          1982
Glenn Ahearn             2          1982
Paul Kay                 2          1982
Grant Lee                2          1982
John Little              1          1982
Oscar Crino             16          1982-86-90
Peter Raskopoulos        2          1982
Brett Woods              1          1982
Mark Kousas              2          1982
Jim Patikas              5          1982-86
Peter Tredinick          2          1982
D. Colusso               1          1982
David Ratcliffe          8          1986
Joe Watson               6          1986
Charlie Yankos          13          1986-90
Frank Farina             9          1986-90-94
Terry Greedy             7          1986
Jeff Olver               8          1986-90
Robbie Dunn              6          1986
Graham Jennings         11          1986-90
Ken Murphy               6          1986
Steve O'Connor           6          1986
Zarko Odzakov            6          1986
Graham Arnold           20          1986-90-94-98
Tommy McCulloch          2          1986-94
Ian Gray                 4          1986-94
Paul Trimboli            6          1990-94-98
Paul Wade               12          1990-94
Robbie Slater           14          1990-94-98
Gary Van Egmond          4          1990
Wally Savor              3          1990
Micky Petersen           8          1990-94
Garry McDowall           2          1990
Warren Spink             4          1990
Steve Calderon           3          1990
Scott Ollerenshaw        4          1990
George Haniotis          1          1990
Joe Palatsides           1          1990
Jason Polak              4          1990-94
Andy Koczka              1          1990
Steve Maxwell            1          1990
Alex Tobin              17          1994-98
Ned Zelic               12          1994-98
Aurelio Vidmar          15          1994-98-02
Tony Vidmar             16          1994-98-02
Mehmet Durakovic        10          1994
Milan Ivanovic          11          1994-98
Robert Zabica            5          1994
Mark Bosnich             9          1994-98
Carl Veart               7          1994
Damian Mori             11          1994-98-02
Jason van Blerk          6          1994
Mark Schwarzer           6          1994
Milan Blagojevic         1          1994
Paul Okon                5          1994
Alistair Edwards         3          1994
Ernie Tapai              7          1994-98
Dominic Longo            2          1994
Andrew Marth             3          1994
Tony Franken             1          1994
Aytek Genc               1          1994
Darren Stewart           1          1994
Branko Milosevic         1          1994
Greg Brown               3          1994
Gary Hasler              2          1994
Andrew Bernal            1          1994
Craig Foster             6          1998
Zeljko Kalac             1          1998
Steve Horvat             4          1998-02
Craig Moore             13          1998-02
Stan Lazaridis          11          1998-02
Robbie Hooker            3          1998
Jason Petkovic           1          1998
Robert Enes              2          1998
John Aloisi              9          1998-02
Kevin Muscat            10          1998-02
Mark Viduka              4          1998-02
Harry Kewell             4          1998-02
Kris Trajanovski         3          1998
Tony Popovi              7          1998-02
Matthew Bingley          2          1998
Clint Bolton             2          2002
Lindsay Wilson           2          2002
Hayden Foxe              3          2002
Steve Corica             3          2002
Con Boutsianis           3          2002
Scott Chipperfield       3          2002
Archie Thompson          4          2002
David Zdrilic            5          2002
Fausto de Amicis         2          2002
Scott Miller             1          2002
Simon Colosimo           3          2002
Josip Skoko              4          2002
Danny Tiatto             1          2002
Brett Emerton            4          2002
Clayton Zane             1          2002
Shaun Murphy             4          2002
Marco Bresciano          1          2002
Paul Agostino            2          2002
Michael Petkovic         2          2002

Players with Most Matches

Name                  Matches

Abonyi                  30
Wilson                  25
Rooney                  22
Kosmina                 21
Arnold                  20
Baartz                  20
Schaefer                20
Alston                  19
Davidson                17
Tobin                   17
Crino                   16

Player with Most Tournament Participations

Name               Matches  Tournaments

Graham Arnold           20  4  1986-90-94-98
David Mitchell          15  4  1982-86-90-94
Atti Abonyi             30  3  1970-74-78
John Kosmina            21  3  1978-82-86
Adrian Alston           19  3  1970-74-78
Alan Davidson           17  3  1982-86-90
Tony Vidmar             16  3  1994-98-02
Oscar Crino             16  3  1982-86-90
Aurelio Vidmar          15  3  1994-98-02
Robbie Slater           14  3  1990-94-98
John Watkiss            12  3  1966-70-74
Damian Mori             11  3  1994-98-02
Frank Farina             9  3  1986-90-94
Paul Trimboli            6  3  1990-94-98

World Cup Matches as Captain (includes Qualifying)

Name                  Matches      Tournaments

Peter Wilson            25          1974-78
John Warren              8          1970
John Kosmina             7          1986
Paul Wade                7          1994
Murray Barnes            6          1982
Alex Tobin               6          1998
Charlie Yankos           4          1990
Kevin Muscat             4          2002
Paul Okon                4          2002
Graham Arnold            3          1994
Les Scheinflug           2          1966
Peter Raskopolos         2          1982
Aurelio Vidmar           2          1998
Stan Ackerly             1          1970
Jim Rooney               1          1978
David Ratcliffe          1          1986

World Cup Goals by Player (includes Qualifying)

Chronological List

Name                   Goals       Tournaments

Scheinflug               2          1966
McColl                   4          1970
Baartz                   5          1970-74
Watkiss                  2          1970
Warren                   1          1970
Rutherford               1          1970
Campbell                 2          1974
Richards                 2          1974
Alston                   4          1974
Utjesenovic              1          1974
Buljevic                 2          1974
Mackay                   3          1974
Abonyi                   6          1974-78
Wilson                   1          1974
Rooney                   3          1978
Kosmina                 13          1978-82-86
Ollerton                 6          1978
Barnes                   1          1978
Bennett                  1          1978
Krncevic                 2          1982
Boden                    1          1982
Davidson                 1          1982
Henderson                1          1982
Byrne                    2          1982
Cole                     9          1982
Sharne                   1          1982
Mitchell                 8          1982-86
Ratcliffe                1          1986
Dunn                     2          1986
Arnold                   8          1986-90-94-98
Odzakov                  3          1986
Crino                    2          1986-90
Gray                     1          1986
Yankos                   4          1990
Spink                    1          1990
Trimboli                 5          1990-98
Veart                    5          1994
Farina                   1          1994
Zelic                    3          1994-98
McCulloch                1          1994
Durakovic                3          1994
Genc                     1          1994
Mori                    10          1994-98-02
I.Gray                   1          1994
Brown                    1          1994
A.Vidmar                10          1994-98-02
Wade                     2          1994
Slater                   1          1998
J.Aloisi                13          1998-02
Foster                   2          1998
Tapai                    3          1998
Bosnich                  1          1998
Bingley                  1          1998
Kewell                   2          1998
A.Thompson              16          2002
Zdrilic                 14          2002
Boutsianis               4          2002
de Amicic                1          2002
Popovic                  5          2002
T.Vidmar                 1          2002
Colosimo                 3          2002
Chipperfield             3          2002
Muscat                   5          2002
Foxe                     2          2002
Corica                   1          2002
Emerton                  3          2002

In total 66 players scored 231 goals. 

Players with Most Goals

Name                   Goals

A.Thompson              16
Zdrilic                 14
J.Aloisi                13
Kosmina                 13
Mori                    10
A.Vidmar                10
Cole                     9


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