John Aloisi
Australian association football player
John Aloisi (; born 5 February 1976) is an Australian soccer coach and former player who is head coach of Chinese Super League club Chengdu Rongcheng. In a playing career that spanned 20 seasons, he was the first Australian ever to play and score in La Liga, the Premier League and Serie A.
Aloisi returned to Australia in 2007, with four seasons in the A-League. Aloisi was an integral member of the Australia national team for more than a decade, and represented the nation at the 2006 World Cup, being an essential figure in the qualifying stages. He also appeared for the Socceroos in two Confederations Cups. A former striker, Aloisi was described as a goal poacher who was able to "hold the ball up well and create opportunities for his teammates."
Club career
Early years and England
Born in Adelaide, South Australia, Aloisi attended Rostrevor College (92'). Aloisi arrived from Adelaide City in Europe aged 16. He signed with Belgian club Standard Liège. He did not appear in any official games for the club, and played sparingly for his next team, fellow top division outfit Royal Antwerp F.C.
Then in November 1995, Aloisi signed for Italian side US Cremonese and on the 25th, after two minutes on the pitch, he scored in a 2–1 home win against Calcio Padova, becoming the youngest foreign player ever to score in a Serie A match. By the time he departed Lombardy, they suffered two consecutive relegations.
Aloisi arrived in English football early in the 1997–98 season, signing for Portsmouth in the Division One, under the chairmanship of Australia national football team manager Terry Venables.
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