Zlatko Arambasic
{{Short description|Australian soccer player and educator}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2025}}
{{Use Australian English|date=September 2014}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Zlatko Arambašić
| fullname = Zlatko Arambašić
| image =
| caption =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1969|9|20|df=y}}
| birth_place = Split, SFR Yugoslavia
| height = {{height|m=1.87|precision=0}}
| currentclub =
| clubnumber =
| position = Striker
| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 =
| years1 = 1986–1988 | clubs1 = Canterbury-Marrickville | caps1 = 1 | goals1 = 0
| years2 = 1989–1990 | clubs2 = Blacktown City Demons | caps2 = 44 | goals2 = 14
| years3 = 1990–1992 | clubs3 = Mechelen | caps3 = 5 | goals3 = 3
| years4 = 1992–1993 | clubs4 = Sydney Olympic | caps4 = 18 | goals4 = 9
| years5 = 1993–1994 | clubs5 = Mechelen | caps5 = 15 | goals5 = 3
| years6 = 1994–1995 | clubs6 = FC Metz | caps6 = 4 | goals6 = 0
| years7 = 1995–1996 | clubs7 = Oostende | caps7 = 20 | goals7 = 21
| years8 = 1996–1997 | clubs8 = NAC | caps8 = 10 | goals8 = 3
| years11 = 1997–1998 | clubs11 = RBC | caps11 = 12 | goals11 = 2
| years12 = 1998–1999 | clubs12 = Mechelen | caps12 = 18 | goals12 = 12
| years13 = 1999–2000 | clubs13 = Sydney Olympic | caps13 = 29 | goals13 = 9
| years14 = 2000–2001 | clubs14 = Sydney United | caps14 = 22 | goals14 = 6
| years15 = 2001–2002 | clubs15 = Parramatta Power | caps15 = 12 | goals15 = 3
| years16 = 2002–2003 | clubs16 = APIA Leichhardt Tigers | caps16 = 38 | goals16 = 19
| nationalyears1 = 1992 | nationalteam1 = Australia
| nationalcaps1 = 4 | nationalgoals1 = 1
| manageryears1 = 2005–2006 | managerclubs1 = Sydney United
| manageryears2 = 2017- | managerclubs2 = Hakoah Sydney City East
}}
Zlatko Arambašić (born 20 September 1969, often Anglicised to Arambasic) is a former Australian football player. Mainly a forward, he could be deployed as a second striker or winger
He began his senior career at Canterbury-Marrickville, and in 1988 signed for NSL club Blacktown City Demons for an undisclosed fee. He spent most of his time in Belgium playing with Mechelen and Oostende. In September 1994, he signed for FC Metz on a year deal. He played for several clubs in Europe and in Australia.[http://www.fcmetz.com/joueur/fiche/zlatko-arambasic.html Profile] – FC Metz {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222230624/http://www.fcmetz.com/joueur/fiche/zlatkoarambasic.html |date=22 February 2014 }}
Arambašić made his senior international debut for Australia in 1992. He made a total of 4 appearances for Australia.
Club career
=Early career=
Arambašić began his career in Croatia at his local football club in Split and briefly played for Canterbury-Marrickville before making a name for himself with successful spells at Blacktown City Demons.
=Blacktown City Demons=
Arambašić's performances and record of 14 goals in 44 games in two National Soccer League (NSL) seasons earned him a move to Belgian Pro League side Mechelen in 1990. After two seasons at Mechelan, Arambasić moved to Australian side Sydney Olympic.
=KV Mechelen=
International career
He played at the 1992 Summer Olympics{{FIFA player|161088}} but never a full international for the senior team.
=International=
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|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year{{NFT player|461|accessdate=}} | |||
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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rowspan="11"|Australia
|1992 | 4 | 1
!colspan="2"|Total!!4!!1 |
:Scores and results list Australia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Arambasić goal.
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|+ List of international goals scored by Zlatko Arambašić | ||||||
scope="col"|No.
!scope="col"|Date !scope="col"|Venue !scope="col"|Opponent !scope="col"|Score !scope="col"|Result !scope="col"|Competition | ||||||
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style="text-align:center"|1 | rowspan="3"|28 July 1992 | rowspan="3"|Camp Nou, Barcelona, Spain | rowspan="3"|{{fb|Mexico}} | style="text-align:center"|0–1 | rowspan="3" style="text-align:center"|1–1 | rowspan="3"|1992 Summer Olympics |
Personal life
Zlatko Arambašić has one child, Marco. Zlatko is of Croatian descent. After Zlatko's retirement from professional football, he decided to take upon teaching, where for eighteen years he has been working as a PDHPE teacher at Trinity Grammar School in Sydney's inner West.
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Players/A/ANT.html OzFootball Profile]
- {{WorldFootball.net|zlatko-arambasic}}
- [https://mens.nplnsw.com.au/2018/07/13/zlatko-arambasic-football-in-his-veins/ Zlatko Arambasic Interview]
{{Australia Squad 1992 Summer Olympics}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Arambašić, Zlatko}}
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