Zlatko Arambasic

Zlatko Arambašić
Personal information
Full name	Zlatko Arambašić
Date of birth	20 September 1969 (age 55)
Place of birth	Split, SFR Yugoslavia
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team
1986–1988	Canterbury-Marrickville
1989–1990	Blacktown City Demons
1990–1992	Mechelen
1992–1993	Sydney Olympic
1993–1994	Mechelen
1994–1995	FC Metz
1995–1996	Oostende
1996–1997	NAC
1997–1998	RBC
1998–1999	Mechelen
1999–2000	Sydney Olympic
2000–2001	Sydney United
2001–2002	Parramatta Power
2002–2003	APIA Leichhardt Tigers
International career
1992	Australia
Managerial career
2005–2006	Sydney United
2017-	Hakoah Sydney City East
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Zlatko Arambašić (born 20 September 1969, often Anglicised to Arambasic) is a former Australian football player. Mainly a forward, he could be deployed as a second striker or winger

He began his senior career at Canterbury-Marrickville, and in 1988 signed for NSL club Blacktown City Demons for an undisclosed fee. He spent most of his time in Belgium playing with Mechelen and Oostende. In September 1994, he signed for FC Metz on a year deal. He played for several clubs in Europe and in Australia.^[1]

Arambašić made his senior international debut for Australia in 1992. He made a total of 4 appearances for Australia.

Club career

Early career

Arambašić began his career in Croatia at his local football club in Split and briefly played for Canterbury-Marrickville before making a name for himself with successful spells at Blacktown City Demons.

Blacktown City Demons

Arambašić's performances and record of 14 goals in 44 games in two National Soccer League (NSL) seasons earned him a move to Belgian Pro League side Mechelen in 1990. After two seasons at Mechelan, Arambasić moved to Australian side Sydney Olympic.

KV Mechelen

Arambašić's return to Australia got him a return to the Belgian side Mechelen. Arambasić signed a year-long deal. After a year spell at Mechelen, he signed for French Ligue 1 side FC Metz.

International career

He played at the 1992 Summer Olympics^[2] but never a full international for the senior team.

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year^[3]
National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Australia	1992	4	1	Total		4	1

Scores and results list Australia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Arambasić goal.

List of international goals scored by Zlatko Arambašić
No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	28 July 1992	Camp Nou, Barcelona, Spain	Mexico	0–1	1-1	1992 Summer Olympics

Personal life

Zlatko Arambašić has one child, Marco. Zlatko is of Croatian descent. After Zlatko's retirement from professional football, he decided to take upon teaching, where for eighteen years he has been working as a PDHPE teacher at Trinity Grammar School in Sydney's Innerwest.

References

^ Profile[https://web.archive.org/web/20140222230624/http://www.fcmetz.com/joueur/fiche/zlatkoarambasic.html Archived 22 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine - FC Metz
^ Zlatko Arambasic – FIFA competition record (archived)
^ Zlatko Arambasic at National-Football-Teams.com

External links

[1] Profile[https://web.archive.org/web/20140222230624/http://www.fcmetz.com/joueur/fiche/zlatkoarambasic.html Archived 22 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine - FC Metz

[2] Zlatko Arambasic – FIFA competition record (archived)

[3] Zlatko Arambasic at National-Football-Teams.com

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