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John Aloisi
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| Complete Name: |
John Aloisi |
| Nationality: |
Australian |
| Place of Birth: |
Adela�de, Australia |
| Date of Birth: |
05/02/1976 |
| Height: |
185 cm |
| Weight: |
80 kg |
| National Team: |
Australia |
| Current Club: |
Alaves (Spain) |
| Position: |
Forward |
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Club career history
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| Adelaide
Force (Australia), Standard Liege (Belgium), Royal Antwerp FC (Belgium),
Cremonese (Italy), Portsmouth FC (England), Coventry City (England),
Osasuna (Spain), Alaves (Spain) |
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Honours
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| 2005
League Cup Finals (Osasuna) |
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Biography
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John Aloisi (born February 5, 1976 in Adelaide, Australia) is an
Australian football (soccer) striker, who currently plays for
Deportivo Alav�s in the Spanish Primera divisi�n. John is the
younger brother of Adelaide United forward Ross Aloisi.
He was the top scorer for the Australian football team at the
2005 Confederations Cup in Germany scoring 4 goals, 2 against
Germany and 2 against Argentina - earning him the bronze shoe.
He also represented Australia at the 2004 Olympics as one out of
three overage players - scoring three goals.
He signed a 2 year deal with Alaves in the summer of 2005, after
a move to Panathinaikos collapsed. He moved on a free transfer
from Osasuna where he played from 2001-2005. Previous clubs
include Coventry City (Jan 1999-2001), Portsmouth F.C. (97-99),
Cremonese (Nov 95-97), Royal Antwerp (93-95), Standard Liege (Dec
92-93) and Adelaide City.
On the 16th November 2005, Aloisi scored the decisive penalty-kick
against Uruguay in a playoff that put Australia into the 2006
World Cup - the first time Australia had reached the World Cup
finals since 1974. To date John Aloisi has scored 22 goals in 39
appearances for the australian national team. |
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