Oliver Bozanic

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Oliver Bozanic
Personal information
Date of birth	8 January 1989 (1989-01-08) (age 19)
Place of birth	Sydney, Australia
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Playing position	Left winger
Club information
Current club	Reading
Number	42
Youth clubs
	NSWIS
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2006–2007 2007–	Central Coast Mariners Reading	3 (1) 0 (0)
National team2
	Australia U17 Australia U20	3 (0)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:03, 14 January 2008 (UTC). 2 National team caps and goals correct as of 21:03, 14 January 2008 (UTC). * Appearances (Goals)

Oliver Bozanic (born 8 January 1989 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia) is an Australian footballer who attended St. Edward's College, East Gosford and currently plays with Reading in the Premier League. He is a left sided attacking midfielder.

[edit] Club career

Bozanic started his professional career with Australian A-League side Central Coast Mariners, where he was one of the locals drafted into the Mariners squad by team manager Lawrie McKinna, during the 2006–07 Pre-Season Cup as cover for a host of long-term injuries. He joined Reading on a two and a half year contract on 29 January 2007. He is the son of former Socceroo Vic Bozanic.

[edit] International career

Bozanic is a member of the Australian 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup development squad, which competed in and won a four-team tournament in Japan against the Under-20 teams of Hungary and Japan in 2006.

[edit] External links

• Oliver Bozanic profile at readingfc.co.uk
• Oliver Bozanic career stats at Soccerbase

v • d • e Reading F.C. – current squad 1 Hahnemann • 2 Murty • 3 Shorey • 4 Cissé • 5 Sonko • 6 Gunnarsson • 7 Little • 8 Lita • 9 Doyle • 10 Hunt • 12 Kitson • 15 Harper • 16 Ingimarsson • 17 Convey • 18 Sodje • 19 Rosenior • 20 Faé • 22 Bikey • 24 Long • 25 Bennett • 26 Osano • 28 Matějovský • 29 Duberry • 30 Kébé • 32 Federici • 33 Golbourne • 34 Henry • 35 Pearce • 36 Andersen • 39 Church • 40 Karacan • 41 Hamer • 42 Bozanic • 43 Illugason • 44 Davies • Manager: Coppell

Persondata
NAME	Bozanic, Oliver
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Footballer
DATE OF BIRTH	8 January 1989
PLACE OF BIRTH	Sydney
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH