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Eugene Galekovic (Eugen Josip Galekovic) was born on 12 June, 1981 in Melbourne, Australia, is an Australian soccer player. Discover Eugene Galekovic's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 42 years old?

Popular As Eugen Josip Galekovic
Occupation N/A
Age 42 years old
Zodiac Sign Gemini
Born 12 June 1981
Birthday 12 June
Birthplace Melbourne, Australia
Nationality Australia

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Eugene Galekovic Height, Weight & Measurements

At 42 years old, Eugene Galekovic height is 1.88 m .

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Eugene Galekovic Net Worth

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1981

Eugen Josip Galekovic (Eugen Josip Galeković, ; born 12 June 1981) is an Australian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

He is the current goalkeeper coach for Adelaide United.

Galekovic's junior football was mostly played at Chelsea Hajduk in Melbourne's south-eastern suburbs.

Galekovic played school football for St Bede's College.

2000

Galekovic started his career with Morwell based National Soccer League (NSL) side Gippsland Falcons as a 19-year-old in December 2000 before signing with Australian powerhouse South Melbourne the following season.

Galekovic was second choice keeper in his early seasons at South playing behind Socceroos keeper Dean Anastasiadis.

2002

He made his debut in 2002 against rivals Melbourne Knights at Lakeside Stadium.

After a string of impressive performances for his age, Galekovic claimed his spot as South's number 1 for the 2002 season ahead of Michael Theo.

At his time at South, Galekovic made 37 appearances and kept 17 clean sheets in the process.

Following his performances for the club, he received a maiden Olyroos selection.

2003

He stayed with South Melbourne until the NSL's closure in 2003–04 where at season's end he secured a place on the list of Beira Mar in Portugal on the back of holding the number one spot for Australia's Olympic football campaign in Athens in 2004.

2004

Galekovic was South's keeper in their last ever national league game in 2004 when South Melbourne Lost 2-1 to Adelaide United in an elimination final by golden goal.

2005

The period at Beira Mar was generally unsuccessful for Galekovic, with him seeing little first team action and thus, he returned to Melbourne to sign for the city's inaugural A-League side Melbourne Victory for season 2005–06, debuting in the opening match against Sydney FC.

Galekovic played 11 matches for the season in an unusual goalkeeper rotation policy employed by Melbourne manager Ernie Merrick in which the other 10 matches saw teammate and former South Melbourne compatriot Michael Theoklitos in goal.

2006

Galekovic was second choice keeper for the Victory in the 2006–07 season but an injury to Theoklitos gave Galekovic his first start of the season in the round 13 clash against Queensland Roar at Suncorp Stadium.

On 30 October, Eugene signed for Melbourne Victory rivals Adelaide United as a replacement for injured keeper Daniel Beltrame and made his debut against the Queensland Roar at Hindmarsh Stadium.

2008

On 20 January 2008, Galekovic kept his first clean sheet for Adelaide in a 2–0 win over Brisbane at Hindmarsh Stadium.

On 27 December 2008 Galekovic made a string of impressive saves to ensure Adelaide kept its 1–0 advantage over Perth Glory and in the process giving him his fifth clean sheet of the league season.

2 – includes FIFA Club World Cup statistics; AFC Champions League statistics are included in season commencing after group stages (i.e. 2008 ACL in 2008–09 A-League season etc.)

Australia

Individual Records

2009

He made his first senior international football debut for Australia on 28 January 2009 in an AFC Asian Cup qualifying match versus Indonesia.

He was disappointing in his last outing against Kuwait, by letting in two poor goals after Australia conceded a 2–0 advantage.

2010

In February 2010, Galekovic capped off another brilliant year by winning the Adelaide United Player of the Year Award.

After Brad Jones left the 2010 World Cup 23-man squad to help his son battle leukaemia, he was called in as a replacement, after missing selection in the 23-man squad first time around.

2011

In the middle of the 2011–12 A-League Jon McKain resigned his role as captain at Adelaide United.

It was then announced that Eugene Galekovic became captain.

2013

Eugene was selected by Holger Osieck for a 2013 EAFF East Asian Cup qualifying tournament.

He started the first match against hosts Hong Kong and came up with audacious stops to save Australia from humiliation as they won 1–0 with a solo effort from Brett Emerton.

The other game that Galekovic was a part of a 9–0 thrashing of Guam.

2014

After a string good performances for Adelaide United, Holger Osieck selected Eugene Galekovic as part of his 23-man squad for the decisive 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) match against Oman.

He was part of the Australia squad for the 2014 World Cup, but did not play.

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1 – includes A-League final series statistics

2016

On 11 March 2016 Galekovic reached 250 appearances despite a 1–0 defeat to Melbourne City FC.

2017

On 16 June 2017 Galekovic signed a two-year deal with Melbourne City FC.

Following the conclusion of his contract with Melbourne City, Galekovic returned to Adelaide United to commence a role as the club's Goalkeeping Coach.

Galekovic has been called up for Australia in a preliminary squad with teammates Scott Jamieson and Paul Reid after impressive performances in the A-League and the Asian Champions League.