Antony Golec
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Antony Golec is an Australia
n football (soccer) player who currently plays for the A-League
club Adelaide United.
National Youth League
squad in 2008/2009. On 25 October 2008, Golec made his debut for Sydney FC
against Melbourne Victory. He also got his chance against Perth Glory and was praised by his coaches after the game of his great performance. He went onto make a total of 10 appearances for Sydney FC
.
On 26 September 2011, it was announced he had signed a one year deal with A-League
club Adelaide United.
Golec was also part of the 30 man squad in the lead up to the Under 20's World Cup in Egypt. In 2010 Golec made is Olyroos debut under Aurilio Vidmar and Paul Okon. Playing full games against DPR Korea, (who competed in the recent 2010 world cup in Africa) and the Kuwait under 23 National team.
On 19 October 2011, Golec was named in Holger Osieck and Aurelio Vidmar
's joint Socceroos/Olyroos Camp.
Round 5 match between Brisbane Roar and Melbourne Victory
in 2011, the referee Ben Williams
controversially sending off Victory goalkeeper Ante Čović
and Victory defender Matthew Foschini
for challenges against Roar defenders, reducing the Victory to playing with nine men throughout the match. Golec criticised his performance and made homophobic
and antiziganistic remarks about Williams on Twitter
. He was later forced to apologise and was punished for his actions.
: A-League Premiership: 2009-2010 A-League Championship: 2009-2010
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n football (soccer) player who currently plays for the A-League
A-League
The A-League is the top Australasian professional football league. Run by Australian governing body Football Federation Australia , it was founded in 2004 following the folding of the National Soccer League and staged its inaugural season in 2005–06. It is sponsored by Hyundai Motor Company...
club Adelaide United.
Club career
Golec was a member of the inaugural Sydney FCSydney FC
Sydney FC is a professional football club based in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia and competes in the country's premier football competition, the A-League...
National Youth League
A-League National Youth League
The A-League National Youth League is an Australian national football league run in parallel to the A-League. The aim of a league is to provide a pathway for young players and state league players to play regular high-level football, and allow reserve players from senior A-League teams to remain...
squad in 2008/2009. On 25 October 2008, Golec made his debut for Sydney FC
Sydney FC
Sydney FC is a professional football club based in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia and competes in the country's premier football competition, the A-League...
against Melbourne Victory. He also got his chance against Perth Glory and was praised by his coaches after the game of his great performance. He went onto make a total of 10 appearances for Sydney FC
Sydney FC
Sydney FC is a professional football club based in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia and competes in the country's premier football competition, the A-League...
.
On 26 September 2011, it was announced he had signed a one year deal with A-League
A-League
The A-League is the top Australasian professional football league. Run by Australian governing body Football Federation Australia , it was founded in 2004 following the folding of the National Soccer League and staged its inaugural season in 2005–06. It is sponsored by Hyundai Motor Company...
club Adelaide United.
International career
In 2009 Golec made his international debut for the Australian Under 20's in Argentina Playing full games against Uruguay and USA and making 2 more appearances.Golec was also part of the 30 man squad in the lead up to the Under 20's World Cup in Egypt. In 2010 Golec made is Olyroos debut under Aurilio Vidmar and Paul Okon. Playing full games against DPR Korea, (who competed in the recent 2010 world cup in Africa) and the Kuwait under 23 National team.
On 19 October 2011, Golec was named in Holger Osieck and Aurelio Vidmar
Aurelio Vidmar
Aurelio Vidmar is an Australian football player and former captain of the Australian national team. He is currently not tied to any A-league club...
's joint Socceroos/Olyroos Camp.
Controversies
In the A-LeagueA-League
The A-League is the top Australasian professional football league. Run by Australian governing body Football Federation Australia , it was founded in 2004 following the folding of the National Soccer League and staged its inaugural season in 2005–06. It is sponsored by Hyundai Motor Company...
Round 5 match between Brisbane Roar and Melbourne Victory
Melbourne Victory
Melbourne Victory Football Club is an Australian professional football club based in Melbourne, Victoria, that plays in the A-League....
in 2011, the referee Ben Williams
Ben Williams (referee)
Benjamin Jon Williams , better known as Ben Williams, is an Australian football referee. He is also a physical education teacher at Belconnen High School in Hawker, Canberra....
controversially sending off Victory goalkeeper Ante Čović
Ante Covic
Ante Čović is an Australian football player. He is a goalkeeper who currently plays for Melbourne Victory in the Hyundai A-League...
and Victory defender Matthew Foschini
Matthew Foschini
Matthew Foschini is an Australian football player currently playing for Melbourne Victory.-Club career:On 18 August 2009, he was signed to a contract with the Melbourne Victory senior squad on a two-year deal...
for challenges against Roar defenders, reducing the Victory to playing with nine men throughout the match. Golec criticised his performance and made homophobic
Homophobia
Homophobia is a term used to refer to a range of negative attitudes and feelings towards lesbian, gay and in some cases bisexual, transgender people and behavior, although these are usually covered under other terms such as biphobia and transphobia. Definitions refer to irrational fear, with the...
and antiziganistic remarks about Williams on Twitter
Twitter
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. He was later forced to apologise and was punished for his actions.
Honours
With Sydney FCSydney FC
Sydney FC is a professional football club based in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia and competes in the country's premier football competition, the A-League...
: A-League Premiership: 2009-2010 A-League Championship: 2009-2010
- National Youth LeagueA-League National Youth LeagueThe A-League National Youth League is an Australian national football league run in parallel to the A-League. The aim of a league is to provide a pathway for young players and state league players to play regular high-level football, and allow reserve players from senior A-League teams to remain...
Championship: 2008-2009A-League National Youth League 2008–09The A-League National Youth League's 2008-09 season is the first season of the Australian A-League National Youth League football competition.-Home and away season:...