Tony Franken
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| Tony Franken | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Anthony Franken | |
| Date of birth | January 11, 1965 | |
| Place of birth | Perth, Australia | |
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Australia Goalkeeper Coach | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| East Fremantle Tricolore | ||
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1982-1983 1984-1986 1987-1991 1991-1992 1992-1993 1993 1993-1994 1994 1994-1995 1996-1997 1997-2003 |
A.I.S. Canberra City SC Sydney Croatia APIA Sydney Croatia Sutherland Sharks Sydney Croatia Rockdale Ilinden Parramatta Eagles Sydney Olympic FC Perth Glory |
- (-) ? (?) ? (?) 24 (0) ? (?) 8 (0) ? (?) 11 (0) 24 (0) 16 (0) 39 (0) |
| National team2 | ||
| 1983 1984 1984-1992 |
Australia U20 Australia U23 Australia |
14 (0) |
|
1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Anthony (Tony) Franken (born January 11, 1965) is a former Australian soccer goalkeeper from Perth, Western Australia. He is widely considered one of Australia's best ever.
He represented Australia on 14 occasions between 1984-1992 and represented his country at Under-20 level at the 1983 World Youth Cup Finals in Mexico and at Under-23 level in 1984.
Tony started playing junior soccer for East Fremantle Tricolore before he played for many professional clubs in Australia including Sydney Croatia, APIA Leichhardt, Perth Glory, Sydney Olympic, Parramatta Eagles and Canberra City. He was awarded the NSL Under 21 Player of the Year in 1984. [1]
He is currently on the coaching staff for the Australian national team.
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| Preceded by Oscar Crino |
NSL U21 Player of the Year 1992/93 |
Succeeded by Alan Hunter |

