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Ivan Vicelich

Ivan Robert Vicelich MNZM (Croatian: Vicelić, Croatian pronunciation: [vitselitɕ]; /ˈvɪsəlɪtʃ/ VISS-ə-litch;[3] born 3 September 1976) is a New Zealand former professional footballer who played as a centre-back or defensive midfielder. He is his country's and Oceania's most-capped international of all time with 88 caps between 1995 and 2013, and featured at the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

Ivan Vicelich
MNZM
Vicelich in 2015
Personal information
Full name Ivan Robert Vicelich[1]
Date of birth (1976-09-03) 3 September 1976 (age 48)
Place of birth Auckland, New Zealand
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)[2]
Position(s) Centre-back, defensive midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1993–1995 Waitakere City
1996–1999 Central United 100 (18)
1999–2001 Football Kingz 46 (6)
2001–2006 Roda JC 129 (14)
2006–2008 RKC Waalwijk 21 (0)
2008–2016 Auckland City 82 (8)
2010 → Shenzhen Ruby (loan) 14 (0)
2010–2016 Central United 51
Total 443 (46)
International career‡
New Zealand U17
New Zealand U20
New Zealand U23
1995–2013 New Zealand 88 (6)
Managerial career
2016– Auckland City (assistant)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  New Zealand
OFC Nations Cup
Winner 1998 Australia
Winner 2002 New Zealand
Winner 2008 Oceania
Second place 2000 Tahiti
Third place 2004 Australia
Third place 2012 Solomon Islands
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 07:24, 7 October 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:50, 10 September 2024 (UTC)

Club career

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Vicelich played for Waitakere City and Central United in the Lotto Sport Italia NRFL Premier before establishing himself as one of the best players for the Football Kingz, when the Auckland-based club joined the Australian National Soccer League in 1999.

Thanks to the contacts he made through his Football Kingz colleague, John Lammers, he was able to impress Roda JC Kerkrade,[citation needed] with whom he signed in 2001. He was a regular player for the Dutch team until May 2006 when he signed a two-year contract with fellow Eredivisie club side, RKC Waalwijk.

He returned to New Zealand and signed with Auckland City in the New Zealand Football Championship before the start of the 2008–09 season and was a key member of the Auckland squad that contested the 2009 FIFA Club World Cup in the United Arab Emirates in 2009.[4]

In July 2010, following the 2010 FIFA World Cup in which Vicelich started every one of New Zealand's three games, he signed a short-term deal to play for Chinese Super League club Shenzhen Ruby for four months.[5] He returned to former club Auckland City in December 2010, following a 30-day stand-down period. Aged 38, he received the adidas Bronze Ball as the third best player at the 2014 FIFA Club World Cup in Morocco – at which Auckland finished in a surprise third place – bettered only by Real Madrid duo Cristiano Ronaldo and Sergio Ramos.[6]

He played his last game for Auckland City in the 2015 final which they won against Team Wellington on penalty kicks, qualifying for a record six consecutive times to the FIFA Club World Cup.

International career

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Vicelich made his full New Zealand debut with a substitute appearance in a 7–0 loss against Uruguay on 25 June 1995.

He was included in the New Zealand side for the 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup finals in Mexico where he featured in all three group games,[7] and again for the 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup finals tournament in France, playing in just two matches.[8]

On 16 August 2008, Vicelich announced his retirement from international football,[9] however on 22 May 2009 he answered an SOS by All Whites head coach Ricki Herbert and was recalled to the national team for the 2009 Confederations Cup tournament in South Africa as a replacement for injured captain Ryan Nelsen.[10][11] Where New Zealand would go on to earn their first ever Senior Men's International point at a FIFA tournament after a 0–0 draw with Iraq.

Vicelich continued to make himself available for selection for the crucial 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Bahrain as New Zealand vied for the right to join football's most prestigious tournament for the second time in their history.[12]

Vicelich has played 96 times for the All Whites including a record 88 official full internationals in which he scored 7 goals, his appearance in the first leg against Bahrain equalling Vaughan Coveny's then record of 64 official international caps.[13][14] He went one better in the second leg in Wellington as he helped his country reach the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

On 10 May 2010, Vicelich was named in New Zealand's final 23-man squad to compete at the 2010 FIFA World Cup.[15] He went on to play in New Zealand's three games there.

On 25 March 2011, Vicelich captained New Zealand in their 1–1 draw with China in Wuhan. He retired from international football in 2013 after the qualifying process for the 2014 FIFA World Cup was unsuccessful, his official last game was against Mexico at the Azteca Stadium.

Coaching career

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In 2016 Vicelich became assistant coach at Auckland City.

Broadcasting career

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From 2021, he became the analyst with fellow former New Zealand goalkeeper, Jacob Spoonley, for Sky Sports as New Zealand build up to 2022 World Cup Qualification.[16]

Personal life

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Vicelich is of Croatian descent.[17] He is a former student at Liston College and Rutherford College, having graduated in 1994.

Career statistics

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Club

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Waitakere City 1993 NZ Superclub League – –
1994 – –
1995 – –
Central United 1996 National Soccer League – –
1996–97 – –
1997–98 – –
1999 Island Soccer Leagues –
Total 0 0
Football Kingz 1999–2000[18] National Soccer League 34 3 – – 34 3
2000–01[18] 12 3 – – 12 3
Total 46 6 0 0 0 0 46 6
Roda JC Kerkrade 2000–01[18] Eredivisie 1 0 – – 1 0
2001–02[18] 12 2 1[b] 0 – 13 2
2002–03[18] 28 3 2 0 – – 30 3
2003–04[18] 33 6 1 1 – – 34 7
2004–05[18] 28 1 2[c] 0 – 30 1
2005–06[18] 27 2 1 1 3[c] 0 – 31 3
Total 129 14 4 2 6 0 0 0 139 16
RKC Waalwijk 2006–07[18] Eredivisie 19 0 1 0 – – 20 0
2007–08[18] Eerste Divisie 2 0 – – 2 0
Total 21 0 1 0 22 0
Auckland City 2008–09[18] NZFC 14 2 – 3[d] 0 17 2
2009–10[18] 13 2 – 5[e] 1 5[f] 0 23 3
2010–11[18] 7 0 – 5[e] 1 2[d] 0 14 1
2011–12[18] 13 0 – 7[e] 1 3[g] 0 23 1
2012–13[18][19] 13 1 – 9[e] 0 4[h] 0 25 1
2013–14[18][19] 8 0 – 7[e] 0 4[i] 1 12 1
2014–15[18][19] 14 3 – 4[e] 0 7[j] 0 21 3
Total 82 8 37 3 28 1 147 12
Shenzhen Ruby (loan) 2010[18] Chinese Super League 14 0 14 0
Career total 292 28 5 2 43 3 29 1 369 34
  1. ^ Includes KNVB Cup, Chatham Cup, Chinese FA Cup.
  2. ^ Appearance in UEFA Cup
  3. ^ a b Appearance in UEFA Intertoto Cup
  4. ^ a b Appearances in New Zealand Football Championship play-offs
  5. ^ a b c d e f Appearance in OFC Champions League
  6. ^ Two appearances in New Zealand Football Championship play-offs; three appearances in FIFA Club World Cup
  7. ^ Two appearances, one goal in New Zealand Football Championship play-offs; one appearance in FIFA Club World Cup
  8. ^ Three appearances in New Zealand Football Championship play-offs; one appearance in FIFA Club World Cup
  9. ^ Three appearances; one goal in New Zealand Football Championship play-offs; one appearance in FIFA Club World Cup
  10. ^ Three in New Zealand Football Championship play-offs; four appearances in FIFA Club World Cup

International

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Appearances and goals by national team and year[20][21]
National team Year Apps Goals
New Zealand 1995 1 0
1996 0 0
1997 7 0
1998 4 0
1999 11 1
2000 5 0
2001 5 1
2002 6 3
2003 4 0
2004 4 0
2005 0 0
2006 4 0
2007 5 1
2008 0 0
2009 9 0
2010 6 0
2011 2 0
2012 11 0
2013 3 0
Total 88 6
Scores and results list New Zealand's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Vicelich goal.
List of international goals scored by Ivan Vicelich
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 24 June 1999 Muscat, Oman   Oman ?–? 2–2 Friendly
2 13 June 2001 North Harbour Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand   Vanuatu 7–0 7–0 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
3 5 July 2002 North Harbour Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand   Tahiti 2–0 4–0 2002 OFC Nations Cup
4 9 July 2002 North Harbour Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand   Solomon Islands 1–0 6–1 2002 OFC Nations Cup
5 3–0
6 17 October 2007 Churchill Park, Lautoka, Fiji   Fiji 1–0 2–0 2008 OFC Nations Cup

Honours

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Waitakere City

  • Chatham Cup: 1994
  • New Zealand Football Championship: 1995

Central United

Auckland City

New Zealand

Individual

Halberg Awards

  • Team of the Year 2010
  • Supreme Award 2010
  • NZs Favourite Sporting Moment 2010

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "FIFA Club World Cup UAE 2009 presented by Toyota: List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 9 December 2009. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 September 2012.
  2. ^ "FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2016: List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 14 December 2016. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 December 2017.
  3. ^ "Auckland City FC – Player Profile – Ivan Vicelich". YouTube. 15 December 2014. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
  4. ^ FIFA.com. "FIFA Club World Cup UAE 2017 – Clubs – FIFA.com". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 15 December 2009.
  5. ^ Brown, Michael (18 July 2010). "Vicelich on fast boat to China". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 18 July 2010.
  6. ^ "Ramos outshines the rest". FIFA. 20 December 2014. Archived from the original on 21 December 2014. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
  7. ^ "Federations Cup Mexico 1999 – New Zealand squad". FIFA. Archived from the original on 5 November 2007. Retrieved 10 October 2009.
  8. ^ "Federations Cup France 2003 – New Zealand squad". FIFA. Archived from the original on 4 December 2007. Retrieved 10 October 2009.
  9. ^ "Soccer: Vicelich calls time on international career". The New Zealand Herald. 16 August 2008. Retrieved 5 September 2008.
  10. ^ "Vicelich answers All Whites SOS". NZ Football. 22 May 2009.[permanent dead link‍]
  11. ^ "2009 Confederations Cup – New Zealand squad". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 13 June 2009. Retrieved 9 June 2009.
  12. ^ "Stage set for crucial qualifier". NZ Football. 10 October 2009.[permanent dead link‍]
  13. ^ "A-International Appearances – Overall". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Archived from the original on 1 May 2009. Retrieved 25 July 2008.
  14. ^ "A-International Scorers – Overall". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Archived from the original on 16 June 2009. Retrieved 25 July 2008.
  15. ^ "All Whites World Cup squad named". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 10 May 2010.
  16. ^ New Zealand v The Gambia | Live Game, 17 November 2021, retrieved 17 November 2021
  17. ^ "All Whites | Ivan Vicelich". Onsport.co.nz. 30 September 1976. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
  18. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r "Ivan Vicelich » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
  19. ^ a b c Ivan Vicelich at Soccerway
  20. ^ Ivan Vicelich at National-Football-Teams.com
  21. ^ "Ivan Robert Vicelich – International Appearances". RSSSF.
  22. ^ "New Year honours list 2015". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  23. ^ "Honours List". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Retrieved 25 July 2008.
  24. ^ Landrigan, John. "Big year for Vicelich and football". The Aucklander. Retrieved 17 December 2010.
  25. ^ "Ivan Vicelich honoured by FoF". Friends of Football. Archived from the original on 30 December 2014. Retrieved 6 November 2014.
  26. ^ "IFFHS MAN TEAM – OFC – OF THE DECADE 2011-2020". IFFHS. 31 January 2021.
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