Ante Covic: Difference between revisions

On 2 July 2012, Covic joined A-League expansion club [[Western Sydney Wanderers FC|Western Sydney Wanderers]] on a free transfer.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/wswanderersfc/news-display/Wanderers-snare-Covic-and-Haliti/47922|title=Wanderers snare Covic and Haliti|publisher=[[Football Federation Australia]]|date=2 July 2012}}</ref> The Wanderers performed above expectations and won the Premier's Plate in their maiden season,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.westsydneyfootball.com/_/first-team-match-reports/wanderers-secure-premiership-with-3-0-win-over-newcastle-r361|title=Wanderers Secure Premiership With 3-0 Win Over Newcastle!|publisher=[[Western Sydney Wanderers FC|Western Sydney Football]]|date=29 March 2013}}</ref> with Čović being named in the inaugural A-League All-Star team.<ref>{{cite webnews|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-06-20/all-star-team-packed-with-a-league-finalists/4769424?section=sport|title=A-League All Star team to face Manchester United full of Mariners, Wanderers|newspaper=ABC News|publisher=[[Australian Broadcasting Corporation|ABC]]|date=20 June 2013}}</ref> He helped his side to win [[2014 AFC Champions League|2014]] [[AFC Champions League]], with keeping 8 clean sheets in 12 matches. At the end of the final which they defeated [[Al-Hilal FC|Al-Hilal]], he was named as MVP of the tournament.

In June 2016, at the end of his contract, Covic decided to leave Perth Glory to return east to be closer to his family,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://au.sports.yahoo.com/football/a/31909290/football-perth-glory-sign-liam-reddy-in-a-league/#page1|title=Glory sign journeyman goalkeeper Reddy|first=Justin|last=Chadwick|publisher=[[Yahoo7]]|date=24 June 2016|access-date=28 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160817050656/https://au.sports.yahoo.com/football/a/31909290/football-perth-glory-sign-liam-reddy-in-a-league/#page1|archive-date=17 August 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> and joined [[Rockdale City Suns FC|Rockdale City Suns]] in January 2017.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Covic joins Rockdale |last=Parkinson |first=Andrew |work=St George & Sutherland Shire Leader |date=17 January 2017 |access-date=2 February 2019 |url= https://www.theleader.com.au/story/4409845/covic-joins-rockdale/}}</ref> He retired from football at the end of the [[2018 National Premier Leagues|2018 NPL season]] in November 2018, after two seasons at the club, to take a position as goalkeeper coach for [[Marconi Stallions FC|Marconi Stallions]].<ref>{{cite episode|title=Episode 182|series=Bill and Boz|network=[[Fox Sports (Australia)|Fox Sports]]|date=13 November 2018}}</ref> In December, he joined [[Wellington Phoenix FC|Wellington Phoenix]] as short-term injury cover following an injury to first-choice goalkeeper [[Filip Kurto]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/football/a-league/109145348/wellington-phoenix-sign-43yearold-goalkeeper-ante-covic-as-injury-cover|title=Wellington Phoenix sign 43-year-old goalkeeper Ante Covic as injury cover|date=6 December 2018}}</ref> He remained on the bench for the duration of the side's 3–1 win over [[Sydney FC]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sofascore.com/wellington-phoenix-sydney-fc/wucstbd|title = Sydney FC vs Wellington Phoenix live score, H2H and lineups &#124; SofaScore}}</ref>