Mark Milligan

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Mark Milligan
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Mark Milligan (2018)
Personnel
Surname Mark Daniel Milligan
birthday 4th August 1985
place of birth Sydney ,  Australia
size 178 cm
position Defensive midfield , defender
Juniors
Years station
Australian Institute of Sport
Men's
Years station Games (goals) 1
2002 Parramatta Eagles 2 0(0)
2002-2004 Northern Spirit FC 16 0(1)
2004-2005 Blacktown City Demons 9 0(5)
2005-2008 Sydney FC 43 0(1)
2008-2009 Newcastle United Jets 11 0(1)
2009-2010 Shanghai Shenhua 20 0(0)
2010–2012 JEF United 53 0(3)
2012 →  Melbourne Victory  (loan) 10 0(1)
2012-2015 Melbourne Victory 63 (14)
2015-2017 Baniyas SC 43 0(5)
2017-2018 Melbourne Victory 14 0(3)
2018 al-Ahli 8 0(0)
2018-2019 Hibernian Edinburgh 28 0(0)
2019-2020 Southend United 30 0(0)
2020– Macarthur FC
National team
Years selection Games (goals)
Australia U-20 11 0(0)
Australia U-23 25 0(7)
2006-2019 Australia 80 0(6)
1 Only league games are given.
Status: August 14, 2020

Mark Milligan (born August 4, 1985 in Sydney ) is an Australian football player . He completed 80 international matches for the Australian national soccer team , which he temporarily led as captain . With the Socceroos he took part in four soccer world championships between 2006 and 2018 and was Asian champion in 2015 .

At club level, Milligan played in addition to many stations in Australia also at various clubs in Asia and Europe. He is currently under contract with Macarthur FC , Australia .

Career

society

The defensive all-rounder initially played in internal or external defense, but later in his career he mostly played in defensive midfield. He began his career in the Australian second and first division with the Parramatta Eagles , Northern Spirit FC and the Blacktown City Demons , all clubs from the Sydney area. With the introduction of the A-League in 2005, he moved to the eventual champions Sydney FC , where he had a mixed season. After a long forced break due to an operation, he developed into a top performer in the last games of the season. Ironically, he missed the championship final because he had to sit out after a yellow card suspension.

After his contract in Sydney ended in 2008, Milligan was without a club for several months and during this time completed several test training sessions at European clubs, including Bundesliga club Werder Bremen . His lengthy and ultimately unsuccessful search for a club in Europe brought him trouble with the Australian Football Association , because he canceled a training camp for the Australian U-23 team . In October 2008 he finally joined the domestic Newcastle United Jets . In early February 2009 he moved abroad for the first time, to the Chinese first division club Shanghai Shenhua , where he signed a three-year contract. In mid-2010 he moved to Japan to join the second division team JEF United .

After playing on loan for Melbourne Victory in Australia in early 2012 , he returned to the A-League permanently in the middle of the year and signed a three-year contract with Melbourne Victory. Milligan was named team captain by the later Australian national coach Ange Postecoglou in 2013 and was voted twice for the A-League Team of the Year during his time in Melbourne . In 2015 he was also Australian champion and cup winner with the club . Milligan himself was awarded the Joe Marston Medal that year as the best player in the championship finals .

Milligan spent most of the next five years abroad. After two years with Baniyas SC from Abu Dhabi, he returned to Melbourne Victory for the second half of 2017. The next six months he played again on the Arabian Peninsula with al-Ahli from Saudi Arabia . For the 2018/19 season, Milligan made the long-awaited leap to Europe after several failed transfers in the course of his career and he signed with Hibernian FC from the Scottish capital Edinburgh . After a successful first year, his contract was terminated by the club. In the following season he played as captain of the English third division club Southend United , with whom he was relegated to the bottom of the table after an early season end due to the COVID-19 pandemic .

In 2020 he returned to Australia to the newly founded A-League club Macarthur FC from Sydney. He signed a four-year contract, with a coaching position planned for the last two years.

National team

Milligan was a regular in the Australian U20 selection , with which he won the U20 Oceania Championship in 2005 and then took part in the Junior World Championship in the Netherlands . He led the U23 selection as team captain to the 2008 Olympic soccer tournament in China, where he was eliminated with the team in the preliminary round.

After good performances both in the junior national team and for Sydney FC in the A-League playoffs, Milligan was appointed to the squad for the 2006 World Cup in Germany by national coach Guus Hiddink . He was the youngest and next to Michael Beauchamp only A-League player in the Australian team . In preparation for the tournament, he made his debut for the senior national team in a friendly against Liechtenstein . However, he did not get to work in Australia's first World Cup participation since 1974.

Until 2011, Milligan came only sporadically to missions for the Socceroos . But during this time he took part in several important tournaments. His only fifth international match was the quarter-finals of the 2007 Asian Cup against Japan , in which he played for the full season. A mistake Milligans equalized and he was eliminated with his team on penalties . In 2010 he took part in his second World Cup at the tournament in South Africa and was again without a World Cup appearance. Milligan was not nominated for the 2011 Asian Cup . In his only appearance in qualifying for the tournament, he scored the decisive 1-0 in the game against Indonesia , which secured Australia's participation. It was also his first international goal.

He only became a regular part of the national team during his time at Melbourne Victory under the German national coach Holger Osieck . He was also scheduled to be a regular at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, but was absent after his first group game in the 3-1 defeat against Chile due to injury. In 2015 he won the Asian Cup in his own country with Australia and played except for the first game in every game. He was a regular player in qualifying for the 2018 World Cup , and he was also in the starting line-up in all three Australian games at the 2017 Confederations Cup . In the latter tournament, Milligan was the captain of the team and scored the equalizer in the 1-1 draw against Cameroon with a penalty. Australia was eliminated after the preliminary round due to a defeat against the German national soccer team . In 2018, at his fourth World Cup participation in Russia, Milligan did not miss a minute. Besides Tim Cahill , Milligan was the only player to have appeared in all four of Australia's World Cups since 2006. In contrast to Cahill, who was used in every tournament, it was only the second finals for Milligan, in which he played a game. Australia were eliminated for the third time in a row in the preliminary round after losing to France and Peru and a draw with Denmark .

After the world championship and the resignation of Mile Jedinak , Milligan was appointed team captain by the new coach Graham Arnold . Under Arnold, he had been captain of the Australian Olympic team ten years earlier. In his new role, Milligan led Australia to the quarter-finals in their last major tournament, the 2019 Asian Cup , in which the team failed against the hosts, the national team of the United Arab Emirates . After another assignment in qualifying for the 2022 World Cup , he ended his international career at the end of 2019.

In total, Milligan completed 80 international games in which he scored six goals. He wore the captain's armband 19 times.

successes

title

  • U20 Oceania Champion 2005
  • Australian champions in 2006 with Sydney FC and 2015 with Melbourne Victory
  • Australian Cup Winner 2015 with Melbourne Victory
  • Asian champion 2015

Individual awards

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Sebastian Hassett: Socceroo Mark Milligan still prefers midfield role despite impressing in defense. In: Sydney Morning Herald . June 1, 2016, accessed on August 26, 2020 .
  2. ^ Jesse Hogan: Melbourne Victory's Mark Milligan finally gets his grand final chance. In: Sydney Morning Herald . May 16, 2015, accessed on August 26, 2020 .
  3. ↑ a b Aaron Timms: German jaunt inspires Milligan to new heights. In: Sydney Morning Herald . July 15, 2006, accessed August 24, 2020 .
  4. ↑ Aaron Timms: Milligan rues raw deal as card ends his season. In: Sydney Morning Herald . February 21, 2006, accessed August 16, 2020 .
  5. ^ Sebastian Hassett: After months on road, Milligan ends up eyeing F3 derby. In: Sydney Morning Herald . October 23, 2008, accessed on August 17, 2020 .
  6. ↑ Michael Cockerill: Remorseful Milligan gets Olyroos ban sliced. In: Sydney Morning Herald . May 10, 2008, accessed August 15, 2020 .
  7. ↑ Milligan Joins the Jets - Official! In: ftbl.com.au . October 21, 2008, accessed August 24, 2020 .
  8. ^ Victory confirm Milligan return. In: myfootball.com.au . July 11, 2012, accessed August 24, 2020 .
  9. ^ Greg Buckle: Milligan to captain Victory in A-League. In: Sydney Morning Herald . September 17, 2013, accessed on August 15, 2020 .
  10. ^ Mark Milligan may leave Melbourne Victory for Middle East club. In: Sydney Morning Herald . May 25, 2015, accessed on August 15, 2020 .
  11. ↑ Kevin Airs: Milligan's dream move comes true at last. In: ftbl.com.au . September 6, 2018, accessed on August 28, 2020 .
  12. ↑ John Davidson: Milligan explains signing for Hibernian. In: ftbl.com.au . September 12, 2018, accessed on August 28, 2020 .
  13. ^ John Davidson: Hibs boss lifts lid on Milligan exit. In: ftbl.com.au . May 22, 2019, accessed on August 28, 2020 .
  14. ↑ Nicholas Rupolo: Milligan named Southend captain. In: ftbl.com.au . June 10, 2020, accessed on August 27, 2020 .
  15. ↑ John Davidson: Socceroos relegated and promoted as English Leagues end early. In: ftbl.com.au . June 10, 2020, accessed on August 26, 2020 .
  16. ↑ Dominic Bossi: How Harry Kewell convinced Mark Milligan to put off retirement. In: Sydney Morning Herald . December 9, 2019, accessed August 15, 2020 .
  17. ↑ a b Michael Lynch: Mark II makes his point. In: Sydney Morning Herald . May 30, 2010, accessed on August 16, 2020 .
  18. ↑ Three bolters squad in Socceroos. In: abc.net.au . May 10, 2006, accessed on August 28, 2020 .
  19. ^ Kennedy, Milligan join usual suspects. In: Sydney Morning Herald . May 11, 2006, accessed August 16, 2020 .
  20. ^ A b Michael Cockerill: Milligan's first makes it mission accomplished for the Asian Cup. In: Sydney Morning Herald . March 4, 2010, accessed August 15, 2020 .
  21. ↑ a b Michael Lynch: The long and winding road Mark Milligan hopes will lead to a fourth World Cup. In: Sydney Morning Herald . November 4, 2017, accessed on August 16, 2020 .
  22. ↑ Ed Jackson: Big boots to fill: leadership role continues dream run for Milligan. In: Sydney Morning Herald . January 2, 2019, accessed August 15, 2020 .
  23. ↑ Vince Rugari: The phone call did put Milligan on track for Socceroos armband. In: Sydney Morning Herald . November 18, 2018, accessed August 15, 2020 .
  24. ↑ Michael Cockerill: From dip to zip: Arnold wants Olyroos skipper Milligan back to form. In: Sydney Morning Herald . April 22, 2008, accessed August 15, 2020 .
  25. ↑ a b Vince Rugari: Socceroos skipper Milligan calls time on international career. In: Sydney Morning Herald . December 9, 2019, accessed August 15, 2020 .
personal data
SURNAME Milligan, Mark
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Milligan, Mark Daniel (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Australian soccer player
DATE OF BIRTH 4th August 1985
PLACE OF BIRTH Sydney , Australia