Kimon Taliadoros
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kimon Taliadoros | ||
| Date of birth | 28 March 1968 | ||
| Place of birth | Melbourne, Australia | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1987–1993 | South Melbourne | 100 | (45) |
| 1994/1995 | Marconi Stallions | 19 | (4) |
| 1995/1996 | Sydney Olympic | 28 | (8) |
| 1996/1997 | Collingwood Warriors | 22 | (7) |
| 1997–1999 | Sydney Olympic | 12 | (0) |
| 1999–2001 | Parramatta Power | 6 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 1990–1993 | Australia | 9 | (3) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 July 2009. | |||
Kimon Taliadoros (born 28 March 1968) is a former Australian footballer, sports commentator and businessman.
Football career
Taliadoros played over 11 seasons in the National Soccer League for South Melbourne, Marconi, Sydney Olympic, Collingwood Warriors and Parramatta Power. He also played nine times for the Australia national team.[1]
Taliadoros was the first life member of the Australian Professional Footballers Association (formerly the "Australian Soccer Players’ Association"), being elected to the Association's executive at its formation in 1993, then serving as Chief Executive 1994–95 and President 1995–98.[2]
Post-football career
Taliadoros focused on developing a business career upon his retirement from football in 2002. He has worked for NineMSN, News.com.au, and recently Australian brokerage firm Centric Wealth.[3][4]
In addition to his business activities, Taliadoros is an occasional commentator for SBS Sport and Fox Sports Australia.[5]
References
- ↑ OzFootball Profile "Australian Player Database" Check
|url=value (help). OzFootball.net. - ↑ "History and Achievements 1993 – 2006, Leaders and Life Members 1993 – 2007" (PDF). Australian Professional Footballers’ Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 August 2006. Retrieved 2008-11-14.
- ↑ "Kimon Taliadoros Centric Wealth profile". Retrieved 14 September 2009.
- ↑ "Borrow and save". The Age. 28 February 2007. Retrieved 14 September 2009.
- ↑ "Union launches hall of fame". The Age. 6 September 2008. Retrieved 14 September 2009.
| Preceded by David Seal |
NSL Golden Boot (co-winner with Tim Bredbury) 1991/1992 |
Succeeded by Francis Awaritefe |