Ante Čović

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Ante Čović
Personal information
Full name	Ante Čović
Date of birth	13 June 1975 (1975-06-13) (age 34)
Place of birth	Sydney, Australia
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club	IF Elfsborg
Number	31
Youth career
	Hurstville ZSC
Senior career1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1995 1996–1997 1997–1999 1999–2001 2000 2001–2002 2002–2006 2007–2009 2009–	Hurstville ZSC APIA Leichhardt Marconi Stallions PAOK Salonika → AO Kavala (loan) Dinamo Zagreb Hammarby IF Newcastle Jets IF Elfsborg	023 (0) 046 (0) 008 (0) 000 (0) 121 (0) 068 (0) 029 (0)
National team2
2006–present	Australia	002 (0)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 November 2008. 2 National team caps and goals correct as of 30 October 2008. * Appearances (Goals)

Ante Čović (Croatian pronunciation: [ˈaːntɛ ˈtʃɔːʋitɕ]; born 13 June 1975 in Sydney) is an Australian association football player of Croatian origin. He is a goalkeeper who currently plays for IF Elfsborg. Covic was a member of the Australian national team as third-string goalkeeper in the 2006 FIFA World Cup Finals in Germany.

[edit] Biography

[edit] Club career

He formerly played for Hammarby IF in Sweden, as well as Marconi Stallions and Sydney Olympic in Australia's old National Soccer League, PAOK Salonika and AO Kavala in Greece and Dinamo Zagreb in Croatia.

[edit] Newcastle Jets

Covic made his A-League debut in a 3-2 loss to Adelaide United in December 2006 at Hindmarsh Stadium. Covic was the starting goalkeeper for Newcastle Jets in the 2007 season which he won the A-league championship. On March 17 2009, it was announced that Covic was leaving the Jets for a 3-year deal with Swedish club IF Elfsborg.

[edit] International career

He was part of the Australian squad for the 2006 World Cup qualifiers against Uruguay and was Australia's third choice goalkeeper behind Mark Schwarzer and Željko Kalac for the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany.

He made his debut for Australia against Bahrain on 22 February 2006 in an Asian Cup qualifier. On 22 March 2008 he earned his second cap against Singapore in an international friendly and was captain for part of the second half after Harry Kewell and Jade North left the field.

[edit] Honours

With PAOK:

• Greek Football Cup: 2001

With Newcastle Jets:

• A-League Championship: 2007-2008

Personal Honours:

• Newcastle Jets Player's Player of the Year: 2007-2008

[edit] External links

• FFA - Socceroo profile
• Oz Football profile

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