Luka Glavas (Croatian: Luka Glavaš; born 20 January 1985) is a former Australian footballer.

Luka Glavas
Personal information
Full name Luka Glavas
Date of birth (1985-01-20) 20 January 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
2003–2004 Sydney United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2004 Hurstville ZFC 32 (22)
2004–2005 Melbourne Knights 9 (3)
2005–2006 Sydney United 9 (12)
2006–2007 Perth Glory 15 (2)
2007 Sydney FC 0 (0)
2007 Heidelberg United 13 (2)
2008–2014 Sydney United 120 (70)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17.9.14
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 00:34, 12 July 2007 (UTC)

Biography

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Luka Glavas played for Hurstville Zagreb from 2003 to 2004, Melbourne Knights from 2004 to 2005 and Sydney United from 2005 to 2006. In the 2006 NSW Premier League Grand Final against Blacktown City Demons, Glavas scored all four goals in a 4–0 win for Sydney United.

Glavas then joined Perth Glory in mid-2006. Glavas scored his first ever A-League goal against Sydney FC on 29 October 2006. However, he was generally disappointing during his time at Perth Glory. At the end of the 2006–2007 A-League season, Perth advised Glavas that he was one of five players to be released by the club.[1]

On 13 February 2007, Sydney FC announced Glavas had signed with the club and was included in the squad for the AFC Champions League 2007.[2]

Glavas was released by Sydney at the completion of their ACL campaign and signed with Heidelberg United in the Victorian Premier League.[3]

In 2008 Glavas returned to Sydney United and returned to goalscoring form in the NSW Premier League. Glavas was Sydney United's top goalscorer in 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012 and 2013.[4]

The talismanic striker retired on 24 August 2014, playing his last match against Sutherland Sharks in the last round of the 2014 National Premier Leagues NSW.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Perth Glory Squad Changes". perthglory.com.au. 25 January 2007. Retrieved 15 February 2007.[dead link]
  2. ^ "Čulina granted audition as Sydney coach". The Sydney Morning Herald. 14 February 2007. Retrieved 15 February 2007.
  3. ^ "Bergers Sign Perth Glory Striker". May 2007. Archived from the original on 29 June 2007. Retrieved 12 July 2007.
  4. ^ "Home".
  5. ^ Russo, Joe (24 August 2014). "Final match for Glavas, the first for Katie". South West Voice. Retrieved 24 August 2015.