Andrew Zinni

{{short description|Australian soccer player}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2020}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Andrew Zinni

| image =

| fullname = Andrew Zinni

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1965|3|6|df=y}}

| birth_place = Melbourne, Australia

| height =

| position = Forward

| currentclub =

| clubnumber =

| youthyears1 = |youthclubs1 = Brunswick Juventus

| years1 = 1982–1988 |clubs1 = Brunswick Juventus |caps1 = 138 |goals1 = 44

| years2 = 1989–1993 |clubs2 = Preston Macedonia |caps2 = 111 |goals2 = 20

| years3 = 1993 |clubs3 = Bulleen |caps3 = 5 |goals3 = 3

| years4 = 1993–1994 |clubs4 = Brunswick Pumas |caps4 = 22 |goals4 = 5

| years5 = 1994–1995 |clubs5 = Melbourne Zebras |caps5 = 19 |goals5 = 7

| years6 = 1996 |clubs6 = Thomastown Devils |caps6 = 16 |goals6 = 14

| nationalyears1 = 1986–1991 |nationalteam1 = Australia |nationalcaps1 = 10 |nationalgoals1 = 3

| pcupdate = 10:00, 26 August 2010 (UTC)

| ntupdate = 09:36, 7 April 2020 (UTC)

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Andrew Zinni (born 6 March 1965) is an Australian former international soccer player who most notably played for Brunswick Juventus and Preston Macedonia in the National Soccer League (NSL).{{Cite web |url=http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Players/ZAC.html#AndrewZinni |title=Aussie Footballers - Andrew Zinni |website=OzFootball |access-date=2020-04-07}} Zinni played 17 times for the Australia national soccer team, including 10 times in full international matches.{{Cite web |url=https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/read/53450718/official-media-guide-of-australia-at-the-2014-fifa-world-cup-brazil-0 |title=Official Media Guide of Australia at the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil |last=Howe |first=Andrew |date=2014 |publisher=Football Federation Australia|language=en |page=99|access-date=2020-04-07}}

Andrew's son, Stefan Zinni, is also a professional footballer.{{Cite web |url=https://www.smh.com.au/sport/soccer/melbourne-city-youngsters-make-impression-as-club-looks-to-build-memberships-20151012-gk78sj.html |title=Melbourne City youngsters make impression as club looks to build memberships |last=Lynch |first=Michael |date=2015-10-12 |website=The Sydney Morning Herald |language=en |access-date=2020-04-07|url-access=limited}}

Honours

With Australia:

With Brunswick Juventus:

Personal honours:

  • NSL Player of the Year: 1987 with Brunswick Juventus{{Cite web |url=http://www.newspapers.com/image/120526935/ |title=Injured Zinni is ready to start|date=15 November 1987|page=104 |website=The Sydney Morning Herald |language=en |access-date=2020-04-07|via=Newspapers.com|url-access=subscription}}

References

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