Kimon Taliadoros
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kimon Taliadoros | ||
| Date of birth | 28 March 1968 | ||
| Place of birth | Melbourne, Australia | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1987–1992 | South Melbourne | 100 | (45) |
| 1992–1995 | Marconi Stallions | 74 | (21) |
| 1995–1996 | Sydney Olympic | 30 | (8) |
| 1996–1997 | Collingwood Warriors | 22 | (7) |
| 1997–1999 | Sydney Olympic | 12 | (0) |
| 1999–2001 | Parramatta Power | 6 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 1990–1993 | Australia | 9 | (3) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 July 2009 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 July 2009 | |||
Kimon Taliadoros (born 28 March 1968) is a former Australian footballer, sports commentator and businessman. He is President of Football Victoria.[1]
Football career
Taliadoros played over 11 seasons in the National Soccer League for South Melbourne, Marconi, Sydney Olympic, Collingwood Warriors and Parramatta Power. He also played nine times for the Australia national team.[2]
Taliadoros was the first life member of the Australian Professional Footballers Association (formerly the "Australian Soccer Players' Association"), being elected to the Association's executive at its formation in 1993, then serving as Chief Executive 1994–95 and President 1995–98.[3]
Post-football career
Taliadoros focused on developing a business career upon his retirement from football in 2002. He has worked for NineMSN, Boost Juice, News.com.au, and recently Australian brokerage firm Centric Wealth.[4][5]
In addition to his business activities, Taliadoros is an occasional commentator for SBS Sport and Fox Sports Australia.[6]
References
- ^ "Former Socceroo Kimon Taliadoros's rise to power could herald new era". The Sydney Morning Herald. 19 April 2015. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
- ^ OzFootball Profile "Australian Player Database". OzFootball.net.
{{cite web}}: Check|url=value (help) - ^ "History and Achievements 1993 – 2006, Leaders and Life Members 1993 – 2007" (PDF). Australian Professional Footballers' Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 August 2006. Retrieved 14 November 2008.
- ^ "Kimon Taliadoros Centric Wealth profile". Archived from the original on 15 September 2009. Retrieved 14 September 2009.
- ^ "Borrow and save". The Age. 28 February 2007. Retrieved 14 September 2009.
- ^ "Union launches hall of fame". The Age. 6 September 2008. Retrieved 14 September 2009. [dead link]
External links
- Aussie Footballers Tabain to Tathem
- 1968 births
- Living people
- Soccer players from Melbourne
- Australian people of Greek descent
- Australia men's international soccer players
- South Melbourne FC players
- Marconi Stallions FC players
- Sydney Olympic FC players
- Parramatta Power SC players
- Association football commentators
- Australian chief executives
- Melbourne City FC non-playing staff
- Collingwood Warriors SC players
- Men's association football forwards
- Australian men's soccer players