Mile Sterjovski

Mile Sterjovski Personal information Full name Mile Sterjovski Date of birth May 27, 1979(1979-05-27) (age 29) Place of birth Wollongong, AustraliaHeight 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) Playing position Right Winger, Second StrikerClub information Current club Derby CountyNumber 21 Youth clubs

1996–1998 Illawarra
Wollongong Wolves
AISSenior clubs1 Years Club App (Gls)* 1995–1996
1997
1997–1999
1999–2000
2000–2004
2004–2007
2007
2008– Wollongong Wolves
Illawarra Lions
Sydney United
Parramatta Power
Lille
FC Basel
Gençlerbirliği OFTAŞ
Derby County
02 0(0)
0? 0(?)
37 (20)
31 (11)
91 (15)
73 (10)
24 0(8)
12 0(0) National team2 1999
2000
2000– Australia U-20
Australia U-23
Australia06 0(3)
07 0(0)
34 0(6)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 15:16, 29 May 2008 (UTC).
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of 24 May 2008.
* Appearances (Goals)

Mile Sterjovski (Macedonian: Миле Стерјовски) (born on May 27, 1979 in Wollongong, New South Wales) is an Australian football (soccer) midfielder of Macedonian origin, who currently plays for Derby County and the Australian national team.

1 Club career
2 International career
3 References
4 External links

Club career

Sterjovski has previously played for Lille OSC in Ligue 1, Parramatta Power, Sydney United and Wollongong Wolves in Australia. He joined Basel from Lille in the summer of 2004.

On September 2, 2007 Sterjovski scored on debut after coming off the bench for his new club Gençlerbirliği OFTAŞ in their match against Fenerbahçe.

On January 9th 2008, Sterjovski announced his plan to leave Turkey for personal reasons relating to his family. He announced that he is in negotiations with Premier League strugglers Derby County and joined them after work permit problems on the 24th of January, 2008.

International career

He made his Australian national team debut against Scotland in 2000. Sterjovski was selected to represent Australia at the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany. In the build-up, he made an appearance in the Australia vs. Greece friendly at the Melbourne Cricket Ground and also played against Liechtenstein, scoring the first goal for the Socceroos in a 3-1 win. In the finals he started in the games against Brazil and against Croatia.

Sterjovski was selected for the first group match in Australia's 2007 Asian Cup campaign, starting against Oman and substituted in the 46th minute, which Australia drew 1–1. Due to illness Sterjovski did not feature further in Australia's failed campaign in its first Asian Cup. Sterjovski scored against Ghana during friendly match, at the Sydney Football Stadium but was sent off at the 85th minute after reciving a second Yellow Card on Ghana's Richard Manu.

References

External links

Awards Preceded by
Brett Emerton NSLU21 Player of the Year
1998/99 Succeeded by
Ivan ErgićPreceded by
Damian Mori NSLGolden Boot
1998/99 Succeeded by
Damian Mori

v • d • e Derby County F.C.– current squad

1 Price • 3 Camara • 4 McEveley • 5 Leacock • 7 Jones • 8 Stubbs • 9 Villa • 11 Fagan • 15 Lewis • 16 Teale • 17 Todd • 19 Davis • 21 Sterjovski • 22 Feilhaber • 23 Moore • 24 Mears • 25 Pearson • 28 Barnes • 30 Nyatanga • 31 Carroll • 32 Addison • 33 Hanson • 34 Richards • 35 Beardsley • 41 Simmons • 43 Bywater • 44 Savage • –– Commons • –– Connolly • –– Davies • –– Ellington • –– Green • –– Stewart • –– Zadkovich • Manager: Jewell