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Line 5: \| name = Ante Covic \| image = Ante Covic WSW.jpg \| caption = ~~Ante~~ Covic, as goalkeeper for the [[Western Sydney Wanderers\|Wanderers]] in 2013 \| fullname = Ante Covic<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.fifadata.com/document/fwc/2006/PDF/FWC_2006_SquadLists.pdf \|title=2006 FIFA World Cup Germany: List of Players: Australia \|publisher=FIFA \|page=3 \|date=21 March 2014 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190610174527/https://www.fifadata.com/document/fwc/2006/PDF/FWC_2006_SquadLists.pdf \|archive-date=10 June 2019}}</ref> \| birth_date = {{birth date and age\|df=yes\|1975\|6\|13}} Line 72: \| nationalcaps1 = 2 \| nationalgoals1 = 0 \| manageryears1 = ~~2018–~~2018–2023 \| managerclubs1 = [[Marconi Stallions FC\|Marconi Stallions]] (goalkeeping coach) \| manageryears2 = 2024- \| managerclubs2 = [[Bankstown City FC (women's club)\|Bankstown City (Women)]] }} '''Ante Covic''' (born 13 June 1975) is an Australian football manager and former [[Association football\|soccer]] [[Goalkeeper (association football)\|goalkeeper]], and is the current manager of [[Bankstown City FC (women's club)\|Bankstown City (Women)]] in [[NSW League One Women's\|NSW League One]]. Covic was a member of the [[Australia national football team\|Australian national team]] at the [[2006 FIFA World Cup]] in Germany and represented Australia on two occasions. In 2014 he was named Player of the Tournament for the [[2014 AFC Champions League\|2014]] [[AFC Champions League]], keeping 8 clean sheets in 12 matches with the [[Western Sydney Wanderers]] as they defeated [[Al-Hilal FC\|Al-Hilal]] in the final. '''Ante Covic''' ({{lang-hr\|Ante Čović}}; {{IPA-sh\|ˈaːntɛ ˈtʃɔːʋitɕ\|}}; born 13 June 1975) is an Australian former [[Association football\|football (soccer)]] [[Goalkeeper (association football)\|goalkeeper]]. ~~Covic was a member of the [[Australia national football team\|Australian national team]] at the [[2006 FIFA World Cup]] in Germany and represented Australia on two occasions.~~ ==Personal life== Covic is of Croatian heritage. He is married to Vanessa Covic and has two children, Emelie and Christopher.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.sportsradio.com.au/former-socceroo-ante-covic-the-croatian-community-has-more-players-play-for-australia-than-any-other-nationality/\|title=Former Socceroo, Ante Covic "the Croatian community has more players play for Australia than any other nationality"\|access-date=24 January 2019\|archive-date=25 January 2019\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190125073408/https://www.sportsradio.com.au/former-socceroo-ante-covic-the-croatian-community-has-more-players-play-for-australia-than-any-other-nationality/\|url-status=dead}}</ref> ==Club career== Line 99: In the A-League fifth round match between [[Brisbane Roar FC\|Brisbane Roar]] and [[Melbourne Victory FC\|Melbourne Victory]] in 2011, Covic, along with fellow Victory defender [[Matthew Foschini]], were controversially sent off by referee [[Ben Williams (referee)\|Ben Williams]] for challenges against Roar defenders, reducing the Victory to playing with nine men throughout the match.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://au.fourfourtwo.com/news/222172,nine-man-victory-heroically-hold-champs.aspx \|title=Nine-Man Victory Heroically Hold Champs \|date=5 November 2011 \|publisher=FourFourTwo Australia \|access-date=8 November 2011 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111108051237/http://au.fourfourtwo.com/news/222172%2Cnine-man-victory-heroically-hold-champs.aspx \|archive-date=8 November 2011}}</ref> On 1 May 2012, it was announced new Melbourne Victory coach [[Ange Postecoglou]] would not resign the veteran goalkeeper, opting to stay with younger goalkeepers [[Lawrence Thomas (footballer)\|Lawrence Thomas]] and [[Tando Velaphi]]. This decision followed Covic ~~inning~~winning the Player's Player of the Year award at the Melbourne Victory Awards Dinner. ===Western Sydney Wanderers=== Line 105: ===Perth Glory=== On 8 July 2015, Covic joined [[Perth Glory FC\|Perth Glory]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.perthglory.com.au/article/ante-covic-heads-west-for-more-glory/u3ro9vcoskfh1mfvxodofzsae\|title=Ante Covic heads west for more Glory\|publisher=[[Perth Glory FC\|Perth Glory]]\|date=8 July 2015\|access-date=28 June 2016\|archive-date=24 September 2015\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924071612/http://www.perthglory.com.au/article/ante-covic-heads-west-for-more-glory/u3ro9vcoskfh1mfvxodofzsae\|url-status=dead}}</ref> ===Rockdale City and retirement=== Line 139: \|- \|rowspan="3" valign="center"\|[[Marconi Stallions FC\|Marconi Stallions]] \|[[1997–98 National Soccer League\|1997–98]]<ref name="worldfootball">{{cite web\|url=http://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/ante-covic_2/2/\|title=Ante Čović » Club matches\|date=19 March 2014 \|publisher=worldfootball.net}}</ref> \|rowspan="2" valign="center"\|[[National Soccer League]] \|25\|\|14\|\|0\|\|0\|\|0\|\|0\|\|25\|\|14 Line 151: \|- \|rowspan="3" valign="center"\|[[P.A.O.K. F.C.\|PAOK]] \|[[1999–2000 Alpha Ethniki\|1999–2000]]<ref name="worldfootball"/><ref name="irishtimes">{{cite ~~web~~news\|url=http://soccer-stats.irishtimes.com/?pStr=Player&plid=60805&cust=&lang=0\|title=Ante Čović Soccer Stats\|~~work~~newspaper=[[The Irish Times]]\|access-date=23 January 2014\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202094340/http://soccer-stats.irishtimes.com/?pStr=Player&plid=60805&cust=&lang=0\|archive-date=2 February 2014\|url-status=dead}}</ref> \|rowspan="2" valign="center"\|[[Superleague Greece\|Alpha Ethniki]] \|4\|\|1\|\|2\|\|2\|\|3\|\|1\|\|9\|\|4 Line 323: [[Category:1975 births]] [[Category:Australian people of Croatian descent]] [[Category:Australia men's international soccer players]] [[Category:A-League Men players]] [[Category:~~Association~~Men's association football goalkeepers]] [[Category:Wellington Phoenix FC players]] [[Category:Perth Glory FC players]] Line 335: [[Category:PAOK FC players]] [[Category:Kavala F.C. players]] [[Category:Hurstville ~~Zagreb~~ZFC players]] [[Category:APIA Leichhardt FC players]] [[Category:Marconi Stallions FC players]] [[Category:Rockdale ~~City Suns~~Ilinden FC players]] [[Category:Super League Greece players]] [[Category:Football League (Greece) players]] Line 344: [[Category:Allsvenskan players]] [[Category:National Soccer League (Australia) players]] [[Category:Australian expatriate men's soccer players]] [[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Greece]] [[Category:Australian expatriate sportspeople in Greece]] [[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Croatia]] [[Category:Australian expatriate sportspeople in Croatia]] [[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden]] [[Category:Australian expatriate sportspeople in Sweden]] [[Category:Soccer players from Sydney]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Croatian ~~First~~ Football League players]] [[Category:National Premier Leagues players]] [[Category:Australian men's soccer players]] [[Category:AFC Champions League-winning players]]