Richie Alagich

Alagich in the jersey of Adelaide United ( 2007)

Richard " Richie" Alagich ( born October 30, 1973 in Woodville, Adelaide ) is an Australian former football player. Alagichs career spanned over 20 years in which he was mainly active in the National Soccer League and the A-League. His sister Dianne Alagich is an Australian national team and three-time World Cup participant.

Career

NSL

Alagich began his career in the early 90s at Port Adelaide in the South Australian Division Two, the second- highest division of the State of South Australia. In 1993 he moved after he was named the best player in the league with Bob Telfer Medal to the Adelaide Sharks, who played in the country's top division, the National League soocer. In his six seasons with the Sharks, the club reached only once the championship playoffs, where, however, fails in the first round at Sydney United. After the 1998/99 season the team was disbanded due to financial problems and Alagich moved to the reigning champions South Melbourne FC. The 1999/2000 season ended the club to a disappointing 10th place, but the club won the Oceania Club Championship in 1999 and thus qualified for the FIFA Club World Cup 2000. Gama and Necaxa There they remained against Manchester United, Vasco da devoid of points and, consequently, already retired from in the first round. Alagich came here against Nexaxa used. The following season, the defender was substituted only twice, while South Melbourne reached the Grand Final, but it lost to Wollongong.

For the season 2001 /02 he moved to league rivals Brisbane Strikers and played there for two years. After the withdrawal of Adelaide City in the NSL was recorded with Adelaide United a newly formed club, what Alagich the chance was in his hometown return. With Adelaide United he reached the Preliminary Final, where they lost to Perth Glory 0:5 in the last date of discharge of the NSL. Previously posted Alagich in Minor semi-final against South Melbourne in the 105th minute penalty the 2-1 victory.

A-League

After setting the NSL he kept fit at the Adelaide Raiders and was honored in 2004 as the best player in the South Australian Premier League with Sergio Melta Medal. With the establishment of a new national league, major league A-League, he returned in 2005 to Adelaide United back. On the 3rd Round of the 2005/06 season Alagich became the first player in the history of the A-League a sending off. Adelaide was master of the regular season, in the playoffs you failed in the Preliminary Final. A year later reach even the Grand Final, but was there outclassed by Melbourne Victory 0:6.

His last competitive game in the professional field, he played in the final group match of the AFC Champions League 2008. Through a 0-0 at the Chinese club Changchun Yatai for the first time an Australian team qualified for the quarterfinals of the major Asian club competition. He then made ​​his career in the amateur as team captain of the Adelaide Raiders in the South Australian Premier League finish. In 2009 he again received the Sergio Melta Medal.

Favorite Teams

Alagich took 1992 as substitutes with the Australian students on a national tour to the UK and Ireland part. Later, he was also appointed to the U -20 and U -23 of the Australian Football Federation. For the U -23 defender completed four games in the successful qualification for the 1996 Summer Olympics, but was not called into the squad for the finals tournament.

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