Daniel Visevic (born 30 November 1988) is an Australian footballer who plays as a midfielder.

Daniel Visevic
Personal information
Date of birth (1988-11-30) 30 November 1988 (age 35)
Place of birth Melbourne, Australia
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
St Albans Saints
Essendon Royals
Victorian Institute of Sport
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005 Melbourne Victory 0 (0)
2006–2007 Richmond 30 (10)
2007 Melboure Knights 16 (4)
2007–2009 Dinamo Zagreb 0 (0)
2008Lokomotiva Zagreb (loan)
2009–2010 Richmond 29 (10)
2011 St Albans Saints 23 (6)
2012 Richmond 21 (5)
2013 Port Melbourne Sharks 21 (2)
2014 Melbourne Knights 24 (6)
2015 Bentleigh Greens 27 (2)
2016 Hume City 4 (0)
2016 Altona Magic (1)
2017 Preston Lions (1)
2018 Dandenong City 18 (2)
2019 Melbourne Knights 3 (0)
International career
2004–2005 Australia U17
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Visevic was born in Melbourne and played youth football for St Albans Saints, Essendon Royals and the Victorian Institute of Sport before starting his professional career for Melbourne Victory. After just one competitive appearance for the Victory, Visevic moved back to the Victorian Premier League, where he played until a move to Croatia to play with Dinamo Zagreb in 2007. After spending time on loan with Lokomotiva Zagreb in 2008, Visevic returned to Victoria, where he subsequently played for a number of clubs at state level.

Visevic represented Australia at under-17 level.

Early life

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Visevic was born in Melbourne. His parents both moved to Australia from Croatia as children,[1] graduating from the Victorian Institute of Sport.[2]

Club career

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Visevic signed a four-week contract with Melbourne Victory in May 2005, and made his professional debut in a loss to Adelaide United in the 2005 Australian Club World Championship Qualifying Tournament in what was the Victory's first ever competitive match.[3] Visevic returned to the Victory in late 2006 on trial.[4]

In early 2007, Visevic joined German side Werder Bremen on trial, playing for Werder Bremen II as a guest player in a friendly win over TSV Havelse.[5]

In November 2007, Visevic began training with Croatian side Dinamo Zagreb.[1][6] He went on to sign with the club alongside Australian compatriot Mate Dugandzic.[7][8]

In 2014, Visevic returned to Melbourne Knights, having previously played for the club in 2007.[9]

Visevic signed with Bentleigh Greens in November 2014 ahead of the 2015 National Premier Leagues season.[10] He left the club in October 2015 after winning the 2015 National Premier Leagues Victoria Championship, having made 27 appearances and scored twice for the side.[11]

In November 2015, it was announced that Hume City had signed Visevic on a two-year contract.[12] However, left Hume in May 2017 to sign with Altona Magic, having made only four appearances for Hume due to a shoulder injury. The move marked the first time Visevic had played below top-tier level in Victoria.[13]

Visevic's time at Altona was plagued by continuing shoulder issues, including a shoulder reconstruction, before he signed with Preston Lions in April 2017.[14][15]

In 2018 he played with the Dandenong City SC[16] in the National Premier Leagues Victoria 2 league; Dandenong won the league, earning promotion to the National Premier Leagues Victoria.[17]

International career

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Visevic played several games for the Australian under-17 team. He scored in a win over a youth team of Palestino on a South American tour.[18] He also scored in a loss to the United States U-17 team.[19]

Visevic represented Australia in their victorious 2005 OFC U-17 Championship campaign, including scoring five goals in a 26–0 win over Tonga.[20]

The Croatian Football Federation approached Visevic and fellow Croatian Australians Steven Lustica and Mate Dugandzic to represent Croatia internationally following Visevic's arrival in Zagreb in 2007.[6] Croatian Football Federation President Vlatko Marković confirmed that contact had been made with the players, saying that their families wanted them to play for Croatia and that they were cooperating with the Federation.[21]

Honours

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Club

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Melbourne Knights
Bentleigh Greens
Dandenong City

International

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Australia U17

Individual

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References

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  1. ^ a b Junaci, Robert (28 November 2007). "U Melbourneu se ovoliko ne trenira" [Training's not like this in Melbourne]. Večernji list (in Croatian). Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Marković: Ako treba, po hrvatsku kvalitetu idemo i na Mjesec!" [Markovic: If necessary, we'll go to the Moon for Croatian quality!]. Index.hr (in Croatian). 4 November 2007. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  3. ^ Ormond, Aiden (23 May 2007). "The 10 best players outside the A-League". FTBL.com.au. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  4. ^ "Piorkowski injury Victory finals blow". The Age. 28 December 2006. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  5. ^ "U 23 Gewinnt Testspiel Gegen Havelse Mit 4:2" [Under-23s win trial game against Havelse 4–2]. SV Werder Bremen (in German). 17 January 2001. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  6. ^ a b Davutovic, David. "Croatia raiding Aussie kids". Fox Sports. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  7. ^ "Dinamo Zagreb swoop for Aussie pair Dugandzic, Visevic". TribalFootball.com. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  8. ^ Milne, Steven. "Croatian deal signed: Dinamo link to provide path to Europe". The Advocate. Burnie, Tasmania. Gale A325709383.
  9. ^ "Knights bolster attack with Visevic signing". Melbourne Knights FC. 4 March 2014. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  10. ^ Kulas, Damir (17 November 2014). "Greens add two more to 2015 roster". CornerFlag.com.au. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  11. ^ "Championship trio depart Greens". CornerFlag.com.au. 28 October 2015. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  12. ^ Frederico, Tom (16 November 2015). "Visevic joins Hume City on a two-year deal". Hume City FC. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  13. ^ Kulas, Damir. "Visevic to weave his magic at Altona". CornerFlag.com.au.
  14. ^ Mitchell, Tim (27 April 2017). "Preston Lions boosted by return of former junior and Sydney FC attacker Robert Stambolziev to State League 1 Northwest". Herald Sun. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  15. ^ Kulas, Damir (27 April 2017). "Preston Lions sign attacking duo Stambolziev, Visevic". CornerFlag.com.au. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  16. ^ Stogiannou, George (29 May 2018). "Sub comes up with the equaliser". Greater Dandenong Leader. Frankston, Victoria. p. 21. ProQuest 2045394914.
  17. ^ "NPL Victoria 2019 season preview". Herald Sun. Melbourne. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
  18. ^ "Joeys win tour opener". The World Game. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  19. ^ "Postecoglou banks on quick fix". The Age. 17 December 2004. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  20. ^ a b "Oceania Preliminary Competition for the U-17 World Cup 2005". RSSSF. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  21. ^ "Marković: Ako treba, po hrvatsku kvalitetu idemo i na Mjesec!" [Marković: If necessary, we go to the moon for Croatian quality!]. Index.hr (in Croatian). 4 November 2007. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  22. ^ Punshon, John. "2014 Dockerty Cup results". OzFootball.net. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  23. ^ Manuca, David (13 September 2015). "Bentleigh Greens crowned NPL Champions". Bentleigh Greens SC. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  24. ^ "Dandenong City wins NPL 2 Championship". Football Victoria. 20 November 2019. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  25. ^ "Club Honours". Richmond SC. Archived from the original on 12 March 2020. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
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