Pasi Schwalger (born 16 October 1982) is a Samoan Australian former football and Australian rules football player. has represented Samoa internationally in soccer.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Pasi Abraham Schwalger | ||
| Date of birth | 16 October 1982[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Mulinu'u, Samoa[1] | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000–2004 | Preston Lions | 58 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | Green Gully Cavaliers | 48 | (0) |
| 2007 | Heidelberg United | 17 | (0) |
| 2008 | Fawkner Blues | 19 | (0) |
| 2009 | Werribee City FC | 7 | (0) |
| 2010 | Heidelberg United | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2007 | Samoa | 4 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
editSchwalger was born in Mulinu'u,[1] but played in Australia for most of his career.[2] He initially played as a goalkeeper for the Preston Lions.[3] In 2004 he traveled to England for trials with Southend United,[4] but was not selected after Southend hired a pair of goalkeepers.[5] He left the Preston Lions in the following off-season,[6] moving to the Green Gully Cavaliers.[7]
In May 2004 he was selected for the Samoa national team for the 2004 OFC Nations Cup and World Cup qualifiers.[8][9] In 2007 he was selected for the team for the 2007 South Pacific Games in Apia.[2] He was part of Samoa's 7–0 victory over American Samoa.[10]
In 2008 he played with the Fawkner Blues.[2] In 2009 he played for Werribee City FC, but traveled to Greece in April for a trial with an unnamed first-division club.[11] In November 2009 he announced he was switching codes to Australian rules football, saying that he had had enough of soccer and "[did]n't have the drive and motivation to do it any more".[12] After an initial approach by Bacchus Marsh Football Club coach David Callendar,[13] he subsequently began training with suburban Melbourne club Heidelberg Football Club. On 20 March 2010, Schwalger suffered an ACL injury sidelining him for the year. He moved to Bacchus Marsh in 2011.[14] In 2014, he played in an Essendon District Football League (EDFL) Premiership with Division 1 club, West Coburg.
References
edit- ^ a b c "P. Schwalger". Soccerway. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
- ^ a b c "SCHWALGER INSPIRES FAWKNER BLUES FIGHTBACK". Oceania Football Confederation. 29 June 2008. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
- ^ "Markovski's Lions cap their golden run". The Age. 26 August 2002. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
- ^ "Islanders Abroad: Samoan keeper off to England". Oceania Football Confederation. 1 July 2004. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
- ^ "Islands Abroad: Masi's goal scoring form continues". Oceania Football Confederation. 15 July 2004. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
- ^ "South Melbourne v Preston – Match Preview". SMFC. 14 April 2005. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
- ^ Peter Desira (21 February 2005). "Souths, Knights warm to the task at state level". Melbourne Herald-Sun. p. 57 – via EBSCOHost.
- ^ "Samoa names squad for NZ tour and qualifiers". Oceania Football Confederation. 2 April 2004. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
- ^ Peter Desira (14 January 2004). "SAMOA BANKS ON SCHWALGER". Melbourne Herald Sun. p. 71 – via EBSCOHost.
- ^ "Samoa keeps the Party Going". GameDay. 29 August 2007. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
- ^ Lance Jenkinson (24 March 2009). "Greek bid for Pasi". Wyndham Weekly – via Gale OneFile.
- ^ Lance Jenkinson (23 November 2009). "Code jumper 'lost the drive'". Melton Weekly – via Gale OneFile.
- ^ Paddy Higgs (17 November 2009). "Recruit's a keeper Bacchus Marsh targets former Samoan international soccer star". Melton Moorabool Leader. p. 1-MT – via EBSCOHost.
- ^ Gavin McGrath (11 January 2011). "Former Falcon, keeper now Cobras". Canberra Times. p. 38 – via EBSCOHost.
External links
edit- Pasi Schwalger at National-Football-Teams.com
- Pasi Schwalger – FIFA competition record (archived)