Andrew Koczka

Andrew Koczka

Personal information
Date of birth	(1965-09-09) 9 September 1965 (age 59)
Place of birth	Annandale, Australia[1]
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1983–1991	St. George Saints	177	(25)
1991–1993	Newcastle Breakers	40	(5)
International career
1988–1989	Australia	5	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Andrew Koczka (born 9 September 1965) is an Australian former soccer player who played at both professional and international levels, as a midfielder.

Career

Koczka played club football in Australia for St. George Saints and Newcastle Breakers.[2][3]

Koczka made the first of five appearances for Australia in March 1988 in an Olympic qualification match against Taiwan in Adelaide.[4][5][6] He also competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics, making one appearance in the tournament.[7][8] Citing business interests, Koczka retired from international football in 1990.[9]

References

1. Warren, Johnny (8 January 1989). "Andy yanks on biggest boots". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 90. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
2. "Aussie Footballers - Andrew Koczka". OzFootball. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
3. "Koch-Kozlica". Australian Players Database.
4. Andrew Koczka at National-Football-Teams.com
5. Aarhus, Lars; Antikov, Zaur; Jönsson, Mikael; Jovanovic, Bojan; Morrison, Neil. "Games of the XXIV. Olympiad - Football Qualifying Tournament". RSSSF.com. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
6. Esamie, Thomas; Stock, Greg; James, Kieran; Butcher, Doug; Cazal, Jean-Michel. "Socceroo 1988 Matches". OzFootball. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
7. Andrew Koczka – FIFA competition record (archived)
8. "Profile". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
9. Cockerill, Michael (3 October 1990). "Season starts with a hint of irony". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 57. Retrieved 28 June 2021.