George Slifkas (born 18 October 1969) is an Australian former soccer player.

George Slifkas
Personal information
Full name George Slifkas
Date of birth (1969-10-18) 18 October 1969 (age 54)
Place of birth Australia
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1988–1990 Preston Lions 24 (0)
1990–1993 Heidelberg United 60 (1)
1993 Thomastown Zebras 9 (0)
1993–1996 West Adelaide 47 (1)
1996 Bulleen Zebras 17 (1)
1997 Heidelberg United 15 (2)
1998–2000 Thomastown Zebras 57 (2)
2001–2002 Preston Lions 10 (0)
International career
1993 Australia 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career edit

Club career edit

Slifkas played for Preston Makedonia, Heidelberg United and West Adelaide in the National Soccer League in the late 1980s and early 1990s. From the mid-1990s he dropped down to the Victorian Premier League where he played for the Bulleen Lions, the Thomastown Zebras and the Melbourne Raiders.[1]

International career edit

At the 1992 Barcelona Olympics Slifkas played four matches as Australia placed fourth.[2]

In 1993 Slifkas made his first and only international appearance for Australia as a substitute in a match against South Korea.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ "Slifkas, George". Australian Player Database. OzFootball. Retrieved 29 December 2010.
  2. ^ "FIFA Player Statistics: SLIFKAS, George". FIFA.com. FIFA. Archived from the original on 11 November 2012. Retrieved 29 December 2010.
  3. ^ The Australian National Men's Football Team: Caps And Captains. Football Federation Australia.