History - Sydney Olympic FC Players of all Time

We look back at the past players that have put on the ‘Blue and White’ uniform for Pan Hellenic-Olympic Sharks, Sydney UTS Olympic and Sydney Olympic FC teams through the NSL years as we all grew up watching these players on a Sunday afternoon to the players we see nowadays wearing our historic jersey.

Many of these players have move on to England, Greece and a number of other European countries, most have played in many other Australian teams and some of our players have represented our country with the national team. Some of these players are: Nick Carle, Jason Culina, Brett Emerton, Chris Kalantzis, Ned Zelic, Milan Blagojevic, Peter Katholos, Jason Polak, Peter Raskopoulos, Gabriel Mendez, Terry Patalis, Mark Koussas, Alistar Edwards, Abaas Saad, Giannis Haniotis, Marshall Soper, Kresemir Marusic, Jim Patikas, Mehmet Durakovic, Ante Juric, Zlatko Arambasic, Mark Bosnich and Dimi Petratos.

To be more specific let’s start with the 60's PanHellenic Team:
Kostas Pavlidis, Jim Hatzis, Vangellis Mavropoulos, Giorgos Giagou, Komninos Omiros, Themis Tousis, Charlie Perkins, Brian Smith, Lakis Tsobaras, Angelos Mourtzouhos, Chistos Ampos, Sotos Patrinos,

That was the squad for Pan Hellenic in the 60's, were our home ground was shared with other Clubs at Wentworth Park Sydney City Hakoa, ST George Budapest.

Since the Modern NSL Football Competition was launched in 1977 from Pan Hellenic the Club changed its name to Sydney Olympic FC.

Sydney Olympic 1977
Gary Meier, Greg Allan, Bernie Cullerton, Greg Lynch, George Gibson, Paul Luckett, Mike Cross, Don Allan, Chris Thamnidis (Brian Parker 61), Joe Senkalski, Ray Botham
Coach: Bruce Stowell

Sydney Olympic 1978/79
Gary Meier, Greg Allan, Stuart Markland, Dave McIntosh, Paul Luckett, Mike Cross, Alex Jamieson, Alan Ainslie, Derek Laing, Ken Wilson, Chris Thamnidis
Coach: Tom Anderson

Sydney Olympic 1979/80
Gary Meier, Paul Coton, Richie Bell, Ken Wilson, Alan Ainslie, Mike Cross, Peter Raskopoulos, Alex Jamieson, Derek Laing, Clive Eaton, Dave McIntosh
Coach: Joe Marston

Sydney Olympic 1980/81
Gary Meier, Danny Moulis, Greg Ankudinoff, Ken Wilson, Derek Laing, Jim Ziras, Peter Katholos, Hussein Housseini, Mark Koussas, Graham Jennings, David Cork (Mike Cross 75)
Coach: Tommy Docherty

Sydney Olympic 1981/82
Peter Wilson, Danny Moulis (Ian Rowden 46), Ken Wilson, Jim Ziras, Andy Scott, Peter Katholos, Peter Raskopoulos, Jim Redfern, Mark Koussas, Tom Gavin, Graham Jennings
Coach: Doug Collins

Sydney Olympic 1982/83
Peter Wilson, Martyn Rogers, Ricky Herbert, Tony Dakos, Graham Jennings, Jim Ziras, Peter Raskopoulos, Jim Patikas, Peter Katholos, Gary Phillips, Marshall Soper
Coach: Tommy Docherty

Sydney Olympic- 1983/84
Peter Wilson, Martyn Rogers, Tony Dakos, Alex Lambropoulos, Graham Jennings, Gary Phillips, Peter Raskopoulos, Jim Patikas, Mark Koussas (Peter Katholos 84), Marshall Soper (Chris Kalantzis 84), Terry Patalis
Coach: Manfred Schaefer

Sydney Olympic 1984/85
Gary Meier, Graham Jennings, Gary Phillips, Tony Spyridakos, Peter Raskopoulos, Alex Lambropoulos, Peter Katholos, Nick Theodorakopoulos (Terry Patalis 69), Chris Kalantzis (Arthur Svinos 89), Marshall Soper, Stuart Johnston
Coach: Manfred Schaefer

Sydney Olympic 1985/86
Gary Meier, Martyn Rogers, Mike Coady, Gary Phillips, Tony Spyridakos, Peter Raskopoulos, Vince Estavillo, Chris Kalantzis, Marshall Soper, Stuart Johnston, Stuart Stevenson. Sub: Simon Brandt.

Sydney Olympic 1986/87
Gary Meier, David Ratcliffe, George Haniotis, Robert Hooker, Spiro Hantzis, Peter Raskopoulos, Vince Estavillo, Chris Kalantzis, Abbas Saad, Terry Patalis, John Kosmina. Subs: Emil Dragicevic, Stuart Johnston.
Coach: Eddie Thomson

Sydney Olympic 1987/88
Gary Meier, David Barrett, George Haniotis, Robert Hooker, Steve Georgakis, Peter Raskopoulos, Tom Pontidas, Abbas Saad, Marshall Soper, Terry Patalis, John Kosmina. Grant Lee, Jason Polak.
Coach: Eddie Tomson

Sydney Olympic 1988/89
Clint Gosling, David Barrett, George Haniotis, Robert Hooker, Steve Georgakis, Grant Lee, Gary Phillips, Robert Ironside, Jason Polak, Alistair Edwards, Abbas Saad.
Coach: Mike Hickman

Sydney Olympic 1989/90
Clint Gosling, David Barrett, Robert Hooker, Grant Lee, Gary Phillips, Tony Spyridakos, Robert Ironside, Andrew Bernal, Steve Refenes, Alistair Edwards, Abbas Saad.
Coach: Mike Hickman

Sydney Olympic- 1990/91
Clint Gosling, David Barrett, Robert Hooker, Eric Hristodoulou, Nick Plataniotis, Grant Lee, Tony Spyridakos, Kevin Hagan, Robert Ironside, Steve Refenes, Scott Ollerenshaw. Sub: Jason Bennett.
Coach: Mick Hickman

Sydney Olympic 1991/92
Gary Meier, David Barrett, Robert Hooker, Grant Lee, Gary Phillips, Robert Ironside, Andrew Bernal, Steve Refenes, Peter Katholos, Tim Bredbury, Zlatko Nastevski. Sub: Elias Augerinos.
Coach: Mick Hickman

Sydney Olympic 1992/93
Clint Gosling, Paul Panson, David Barrett, Steve Hickman, Grant Lee, Gary Phillips, Robert Ironside, Branko Milosevic, Walter Ardone, Derek Poimer, David Seal. Subs: Jose Mendes, Pablo Cardozo.
Coach: Peter Raskopoulos

Sydney Olympic 1993/94
Mike Gibson, Elias Augerinos, George Sorras, Grant Lee, Tony Spyridakos, Robert Ironside, Joe Caleta, Peter Tsekenis, Branko Milosevic, Ivan Kelic, Kris Trajanovski
Coach: Berti Mariani

Sydney Olympic 1994/95
Gibson, Juric, Barrett, Sorras, Augerinos (Treherne , Milosevic, Meredith, Nikas, Mendes Bacak , Tome, Poimer

Sydney UTS Olympic 1995/96
Mike Gibson, Dave Barrett, Adam Ciantar, Nick Orlic, George Sorras, Kimon Taliadoros, Peter Tsekenis, Norman Tome, Kris Trajanovski, Elias Augerinos, Milan Blagojevic

Sydney UTS Olympic 1996/97
George Bouhoutsos, David Barrett (Adam Ciantar , Scott Baillie, Ivan Zelic, Walter Ardone, Brett Emerton, Kris Trajanovski, Raphael Bove, Elias Augerinos (Steve Refenes 46), Derek Poimer(Norman Tome , David Mitchell

Sydney UTS Olympic 1997/98
Bob Catlin, Adam Ciantar, Eric Hristodoulou, Norman Tome, Peter Tsekenis, Derek Poimer, Brett Emerton, Chris Kalantzis Nick Carle Jean-Paul deMarigny, Danny Barbalace, Hussein Jomaa

Sydney Olympic 1998/99
Jim Kourtis, Adam Ciantar, Peter Tsekenis, Kimon Taliadoros, Mark Brennan, Adem Poric , Scott Thomas Ante Juric, Chris Kalantzis, Brett Emerton (Nick Carle 80), Norman Tome Jason Culina , Pablo Cardozo

Sydney Olympic - 1999/00
George Bouhoutsos, Scott Thomas , Peter Tsekenis, Scott Baillie, Ante Juric, Pablo Cardozo, Brett Emerton, Chris Kalantzis, Zlatko Arambasic, Gabriel Mendez Nick Carle Lindsay Wilson, Peter Zorbas, Adrian Cervinski

Sydney Olympic - 2000/01
Clint Bolton, Sebastian Sinozic, Lindsay Wilson, Paul Kohler, Scott Baillie, Ante Juric, Kresimir Marusic, Anthony Doumanis, Ante Moric, Troy Halpin, Greg Owens, Dylan Macallister, Nick Carle

Sydney Olympic Sharks - 2001/02
Clint Bolton, Paul Kohler, Lindsay Wilson, Tom Pondeljak, Dylan Macallister, Elias Demourtzidis, Troy Halpin, Jade North, Greg Owens Jeremy Harris, Nick Carle, Andrew Packer, Andrew Durante, Sebastian Sinozic

Sydney Olympic Sharks- 2002/03
Clint Bolton, Paul Kohler, Mark Byrnes, Ante Juric, Tom Pondeljak, Ante Milicic, Jade North, Greg Owens, Jeremy Harris, Andrew Durante, Hiroyuki Ishida George Souris, Andrew Carman, Brett Hughes, Glen Moss, Brett Studman, Zenon Caravella, Morgan Cawley, Labinot Haliti, Troy Halpin, Wayne Srhoj,  Elias Demourtzidis, Matthew Hilton, Franco Parisi, Joel Porter
Coach: Gary Phillips, Lee Sterrey, John Doyle

Sydney Olympic 2003/04
Brett Hughes, Paul Kohler, Ante Juric, Joseph Schirripa, Iain Fyfe, Pablo Cardozo, Jim Bakis, Troy Halpin, Elias Augerinos Jim Nikas George Goutzioulis, Hiroyuki Ishida, Zenon Caravella, Glen Moss, Pedj Bojić, Iain Fyfe, Tim Parker, Michael Di Meglio, Michael Baird, Jason Browne
Coach: Peter Papanikitas, Peter Papoythis

Sydney Olympic 2004/05
Gareth Deeg, Michael Beauchamp, Dominik Hudak, Paul Kohler, Zenon Caravella, Damon Collina, Tarek Elrich, Andre Gumprecht, Marino Musumeci, Wayne O'Sullivan, Jim Bakis, John Buonavoglia, Wassim Hijazi, Peter McPherson   
Coach: John Doyle, Mike Urukalo

Sydney Olympic 2005/06
Nathan Abel, Cem Akilli, Dimitri Bakis, Steve Baveas, Michael Beauchamp, Michael Blain, Cristian Bottalico, John Buonavoglia, Zenon Caravella, Cameron Coletta, Damon Collina, Robert Di Meglio, Arthur Diles, Tarek Elrich, Sam Emmanouil, Constantinos Exarhos, Ross Fazzalaro, Matthew Ferreira, Lewis Gikas, Matthew  Gordon, Andre Gumprecht, Troy Halpin, Wassim Hijazi, Matt Hilton, Clint Hilton, Dominic Hudap, Brett Hughes, Mitchell Johnson, Paul Kohler, Shane Lyons, Peter McPherson, Philip Makrys, Esala Masi, Marino Musumeci, Carlo Musumeci, Wayne  O'Sullivan, Greg Owens, John Papadopoulos, Antonis Papadopoulos, Chris Rigopoulos, Gosua Sama, George Souris, Nick Stavroulakis, Bishara  Stephan, Chris Triantis, Peter Vassilis
Coach: Les Scheinflug, Manny Spanoudakis, Mike Urukalo

Sydney Olympic 2006/07
Jesse Agbinya, Cem Akilli, Tony Alilovic, Costa Anastasiadis, Domenic Arcella, Anthony Barletta, Nick Bosevski, Mark Bridge, Zenon Caravella, Michael Cindric, Damon Collina, Stefan Del Zio, Carlos Di Martino, Domenic Di Mento, Arthur Diles, Anthony Doumanis, Tarek Elrich, Sam Emmanouil, Lewis Gikas, Matthew Gordon, Aman Hadid, Dominic Hudap, Reuben Lagos, George Lagoudakis, Kosta Lagoudakis, Shane Lyons, Peter McPherson, Panagiotis Nikas, Antonis Papadopoulos, Brady Parker, Goran Popovski, Hussein Rachid, Dominic Rossi, Simon Ryan, Gosue Sama, Michael Smith, Bishara Stephan, Nicholas Xuereb, Milan Zoric
Coach: Manny Spanoudakis

Sydney Olympic 2007/08
Nahuel Arrarte, Lisandro Berbis, Raphael Bove, Nick Carle, Michael Cindric, Shannon Cole, David D'Apuzzo, Ivo De Jesus, Ante Deur, Steven Diason, Tarek Elrich, Sam Emmanouil, Michael Herbet, Jason Hilas, James Kalantzis, Daniel King, James Kovas, Reuben Lagos, Kosta Lagoudakis, James Lowrey, Carlo Musumeci, David Nastoski, Chimaobi Nwaogazi, Goran Popovski, Gosue Sama, Tyler Simpson, David Smith, Jack Sobczyk, George Strogylos, Daniel Taylor, Joel Theissen, Steven Tibbets, Chris Triantis, Yianni Tsattalios, Peter Vassilis, Darko Vidovic, Craig Wakefield, Peter Zorbas, Milan Zoric, Emmanuel Zunino
Coach: Milan Blagojevic

Sydney Olympic 2008/09
Mark Bosnich, Siraj Al-Tall, Steven Biason, Michael Cindric, Shannon Cole, Stefan De Jesus, Anthony Doumanis, Sam Emmanouil, Daniel Firth, Roger Galayini, Emmanuel Giannaros, Grant Gulabovski, Aman Hadid, Anthony Hartshorn, Michael Herbet, Mirko Jurilj, Jin Kim, Daniel King, James Kovas, Reuben Lagos, Alvaro Malmierca, Matthew Mayora, Carlo Musumeci, Marino Musumeci, James Raiti, Ian Ramsay, Nathan Sherlock, Milorad Simonovic, David Smith, George Strogylos, Chris Triantis, Nestor Tsioulatis, Craig Wakefield, Paul Wither, Peter Zorbas, Emmanuel Zunino, Tolgay Ozbey, Michael Turnbull, Bobby Dragas,  Jordan Simpson, Ian Ramsay, Adam Bidle, Ken Chun, Ivan Zelic,
Coach: Aytek Genc, Nick Theodorakopoulos

Sydney Olympic 2009/10
Zaim Zeneli, Emmanuel Zunino, Joshua Lawson, Tayfun Devrimol, Andre Gumprecht, Peter McPherson, Chris Triantis, James Monie, Anthony Doumanis, Phillip Makrys, Cedric Ramirez, Paul Henderson, Matthew Mayora, Steven Tibbets, Ian Ramsay, Jerry Kalouris, Steve Biason, Ricky Perinich, Emmanuel Giannaros, Luke Gearin, Mitchell Stamatelis, Nick Tsattalios, Angelo Petratos, Dimitri Petratos, Daniel Zeleny, Todd Bamber, Billy Darwich
Coach: Pat Marando, Steve O’Connor, Ian Crook

Sydney Olympic 2010/11
Takayuki Omi, Steven Tibbets, Nenad Vekic, David Gullo, Jerry Kalouris, Mitchell Stamatelis, Peter Triantis, Todd Bamber, William Angel, Bill Tsanidis, Robert Mileski, Anthony Doumanis, Hussein Akil, Chris Triantis, Phillip Makrys, Alex Smith, Richie Luksic, Ibrahim Haydar, Brett Studman, Emmanuel Giannaros, Paul Henderson, Daniel Severino
Coach: Peter Tsekenis, Peter Papoythis

These were the squads wearing our blue and white jersey through the years making Sydney Olympic FC history.

If you notice any mistake or have some information to add to the above list, please send us an email on admin@sydneyolympicfc.com

PS) We would like to thank Manuel Plomarites for the valuable information provided.