Eddy Bosnar Australian soccer player (born 1980)
Eddy Bosnar (born 29 April 1980) is an Australian former professional soccer player who played as a centre back .
Playing style
He scored numerous goals for his clubs with his free kicks.[ 1]
Club career
After graduating from the Australian Institute of Sport Football Program , Bosnar began his professional career in 1997 with Newcastle Breakers . After staying in Australia for a few seasons with Northern Spirit and Sydney United , Bosnar moved to Croatia in 2000 to play with Dinamo Zagreb . After three years in Austria with Sturm Graz , Bosnar moved to England to play with Everton , but he failed to make an appearance in the Premier League for Everton,[ 2] [ 3] Rijeka . Bosnar moved to the Netherlands in 2006 to spend two seasons with Heracles Almelo , before moving to Japan in 2008 with JEF United Chiba . He moved to Shimizu S-Pulse in 2010. Bosnar left Japan at the end of that season and joined Suwon Samsung Bluewings in the K-League . His free kick against Ulsan Hyundai in May 2012, measured at 123 km/h (76 mph) , was chosen unofficial K-League goal of the year for 2012.[ 4] [ 5] Chinese Super League side Guangzhou R&F .[ 6]
On 1 February 2014, Bosnar signed with Central Coast Mariners until the end of May of that year.[ 7] Tony Walmsley .[ 8]
Bosnar returned to Sydney United in February 2016, fifteen years after last playing for the club.[ 9]
Personal life
Bosnar is of Croatian origin.[ 13]
His two younger brothers Milan and Ivan were also soccer players.[ 14]
Bosnar, along with his brothers Milan, Ivan and Marko, run the Australian franchise of Croatian bakery "Mlinar" in Western Sydney.[ 15]
Honours
Sydney United [ 16]
Australia U-20
