Ivan Zelic
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.jpg) Ivan Zelic at Flickerfest Short Film Festival opens at Bondi Pavilion, Bondi Beach, Sydney, Australia, 11 January 2013 | |||
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Ivan Zelic | ||
| Date of birth | 24 February 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Canberra, Australia | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1985– | Canberra FC | ||
| 1994–1995 | AIS | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1995–1997 | Sydney Olympic | 24 | (0) |
| 1997–1999 | Canberra Cosmos | 33 | (2) |
| 1999–2000 | Adelaide City | 9 | (0) |
| 2000–2001 | Melbourne Knights | 5 | (0) |
| 2001–2002 | Sydney United | 13 | (0) |
| 2003 | Johor FC | ||
| 2003–2005 | St. George Saints | ||
| 2006 | Blacktown City Demons | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 1996–1997 | Australia U-20 | ||
| 1998–1999 | Australia U-23 | ||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:30, 19 August 2010 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:30, 19 August 2010 (UTC) | |||
Ivan Zelic (born February 24, 1978[citation needed]) is an Australian former international footballer and current writer, filmmaker, and actor.
Club career
[edit]Ivan Zelic was born to Croatian parents on February 24, 1978. He started to play football at the age of 7 for Canberra FC, a club known for developing Australian Croatian football talent, including his older brother Ned Zelic and Croatian international Josip Simunic.[1]
Zelic received a scholarship to the Australian Institute of Sport (A.I.S) at the age of 16[citation needed], where he was spotted by Sydney Olympic from the National Soccer League (NSL), and began playing in this professional league at the age of 17 as a defender in David Ratcliffe's side of 1995–96.[2]
He then signed for Adelaide City on a two-year deal, leaving halfway through the second season to join the Melbourne Knights.[3]
After finishing the season, Zelic returned home to play for Canberra FC,[4] playing for the local side as a left sided midfielder as they won the minor premiership.[2][dead link]
After a 9-month lay off through injury, he recovered and signed for Malaysian club Johor FC, where he spent a season.[5]
International career
[edit]Zelic was a regular of the Australian Under 20s,[6] or Young Socceroos, starting 11[7] leading up to and during the World Youth Cup in Malaysia in 1997.
After the World Youth Cup, he became the captain of the Australian Olympic team or Olyroos leading up to the Sydney 2000 Olympics but fell out of favor with Australian Olympic team coach Raul Blanco.
Blanco eventually invited Zelic to be part of the Olympic squad for the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, but Zelic declined the offer.[8]
Acting career
[edit]Zelic has guest starred in Australian shows including All Saints, Home and Away and Packed to the Rafters.[9]
In 2015, he played the lead role in "Colt 13", a short film directed by Luke A. McKay, which played at numerous film festivals and earned Zelic a best actor award at the Sydney Indie Film Festival.[10]
Directing career
[edit]In 2008, Zelic wrote and directed his first short film, The Sin Bleeder, with cinematographer Marc Windon. Zelic's style in The Sin Bleeder was characterized by long takes and smooth camera movements. The short film played at numerous short film festivals, including the Bondi Short Film Festival.[11]
His follow-up, Ruthless Days, also appeared at a number of short film festivals across Australia, including the Melbourne Underground Film Festival.[12]
Personal life
[edit]Zelic is the younger brother of former Australian international footballer Ned Zelić and the older brother of former SBS football presenter Lucy Zelic.[13]
References
[edit]- ^ "SPORT Bloodline upheld as Zelic sibling is selected". Canberra Times. 27 August 1993.
- ^ "Match Report Canberra Cosmos v UTS Olympic 270396".
- ^ "1999 National Soccer League results".
- ^ "Two new signings boost Deakin's stocks - Local News - Sport - Other - the Canberra Times". Archived from the original on 22 August 2008. Retrieved 17 October 2009.
- ^ "Five-down and Johor FC face trouble in Terengganu".
- ^ "Young Socceroos 1997 Matches". Ozfootball.net. Retrieved 22 March 2012.
- ^ "Previous Tournaments". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 6 January 2013. Retrieved 22 March 2012.
- ^ "Accommodation Parramatta". accommodationparramatta.com.au. Retrieved 22 March 2012.
- ^ "Packed to the Rafters: episode guide". Australian Television. Retrieved 22 March 2012.
- ^ "Ivan Zelic". IMDb.
- ^ "8th annual Bondi Short Film Festival Finalists announced | Filmbiz Noticeboard". Filmink.com.au. 18 November 2008. Archived from the original on 25 March 2012. Retrieved 22 March 2012.
- ^ [1] Archived 1 October 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Lucy Zelic".
External links
[edit]- OzFootball profile
- Ivan Zelic at WorldFootball.net
- Ozfootball.net
- Findarticles.com
- Ivan Zelic at IMDb
- "Blogs.myspace.com". Archived from the original on 7 February 2009. Retrieved 15 October 2009.
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- Badlit.com
- The Sin Bleeder at IMDb
- Ruthless Days at the Internet Movie Database
- 1978 births
- Living people
- Australian men's soccer players
- National Soccer League (Australia) players
- Adelaide City FC players
- Canberra Cosmos FC players
- Melbourne Knights FC players
- Sydney Olympic FC players
- Sydney United 58 FC players
- Australian people of Croatian descent
- Men's association football defenders
- Soccer players from the Australian Capital Territory