Craig Foster

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Craig Foster
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Personnel
Surname Craig Andrew Foster
birthday April 15, 1969
place of birth Lismore ,  Australia
size 180 cm
position midfield player
Juniors
Years station
Goonellabah
1986-1987 Australian Institute of Sport
Men's
Years station Games (goals) 1
1989 Sydney United 20 (1)
1989-1990 Sunshine Georgies ? (?)
1991 Bonnyrigg White Eagles ? (?)
1991 Singapore FC ? (?)
1992 Avala 6 (0)
1992 Earnest Boral ? (?)
1995-1996 Adelaide City ? (?)
1996-1997 Marconi Stallions 24 (3)
1997-1998 Portsmouth FC 16 (2)
1998-2000 Crystal Palace 14 (3)
2000-2003 Northern Spirit FC 47 (5)
2007– Waverley Old Boys
National team
Years selection Games (goals)
1985 Australia U17
1996-2000 Australia 29 (9)
1 Only league games are given.

Craig Andrew Foster (born April 15, 1969 in Lismore ) is a former Australian football player who was active from 1989 to 2003. He also played as one of only a few Aborigines in the Australian national football team .

Career

Foster graduated from the Australian Institute of Sport in 1987 and played at Sydney United from 1989 . In the same year he moved to the Sunshine Georgies , a club from a Melbourne suburb. He stayed there until 1990. Various engagements followed in various smaller clubs from Australia, Hong Kong , Singapore and Serbia in 1991 and 1992 . From 1995 to 1996 Foster played with Adelaide City , and in the following two years with the Marconi Stallions . In 1997 he moved to England for Portsmouth FC , where he played 16 games and scored two goals. From 1998 to 2000 Foster played for Crystal Palace , in 2000 he returned to his homeland to Northern Spirit FC in the north of Sydney, in 2003 he officially ended his career, in 2007 he was again involved with Waverley Old Boys FC.

After Foster played in the Australian U-17 national team in 1985 , he made his senior team debut in 1996. In 1997 he took part in the Confederations Cup , in 1996 and 2000 he won the OFC Nations Cup . He played a total of 29 international matches between 1996 and 2000, scoring nine goals.

Foster, who was also active in the players' union, is working these days as a commentator for the Australian state television broadcaster SBS .

successes

  • OFC Nations Cup Winner:
    • 1996 & 2000

Publications

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personal data
SURNAME Foster, Craig
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Foster, Craig Andrew (full name); Fozz (nickname)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Australian soccer player
DATE OF BIRTH April 15, 1969
PLACE OF BIRTH Lismore , Australia