Australia · 2000–07Zeljko Kalac
Rating
80
Caps
54
Goals
41
Life
1972
Clubs
Sydney United, Roda JC Kerkrade, A.C. Perugia Calcio
#24
Editorial rank of 33 for Australia
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The people's rank, live from duel votes
At 2.02 m he remains the tallest man ever to play for Australia, and Roda JC fans still point to 21 May 2000 at De Kuip, where he kept a clean sheet as the cup final against NEC ended 2-0. He won 54 caps, started against Croatia at the 2006 World Cup, lifted the KNVB Cup with Roda, and collected the Champions League, European Super Cup and Club World Cup at Milan in 2007 alongside three Oceania Nations Cups. Career record: 54 caps and 41 goals for Australia; club career at Sydney United, Roda JC Kerkrade, A.C. Perugia Calcio.
Career record
| 1989–1995 | Sydney United |
| 1995–1996 | Leicester City |
| 1996–1998 | Sydney United |
| 1998–2002 | Roda JC Kerkrade |
| 2002–2005 | A.C. Perugia Calcio |
| 2005–2009 | AC Milan |
| 2009–2010 | A.O. Kavalas (association football) |
| Australia | 54 caps, 41 goals |
Shared the era
Australia legends whose careers overlapped Kalac's