Mark Babic (born 24 April 1973) is a former Australian soccer played who played as a defender.

Mark Babic
Personal information
Full name Mark Babic
Date of birth (1973-04-24) 24 April 1973 (age 50)
Position(s) Centre-back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1989 St George Saints 0 (0)
1989–1997 Sydney United 137 (2)
1997–2004 Marconi Stallions 102 (2)
International career
1989 Australia U-17
1991 Australia U-20
1995–1996 Australia U-23 17 (0)
1997–1998 Australia 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 August 2007
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 August 2007

Early life edit

Babic was born in Australia to parents who had emigrated from Croatia.[1]

Playing career edit

Club career edit

He played in the NSL between 1989 and 2003 with clubs St George Saints, Sydney United and Marconi Stallions. With Sydney United he played 137 games for the club between 1989 and 1997 and played 102 games for Marconi between 1997 and 2003.[2]

International career edit

Babic represented Australia at all levels, including playing all six games for the Australian U-20 team at the 1991 FIFA World Youth Championship in Portugal where Australia finished 4th and playing all 3 games for the Australian U-23's at the 1996 Summer Olympic games. He also was capped 8 times at senior level for Australia between 1997 and 1998.[3][4]

References edit

  1. ^ Johnson, Judy (9 February 1997). "On the ball". The Sun Herald. p. 6.
  2. ^ "Australian Player Database – BA". ozfootball.net. Retrieved 29 September 2009.
  3. ^ "The Australian national men's football team: caps and captains" (PDF). Football Federation Australia. ozfootball.net. Retrieved 29 September 2009.
  4. ^ "FIFA Player Statistics: Mark Babic". FIFA. Archived from the original on 1 May 2008. Retrieved 29 September 2009.