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Ivan Vicelich

イヴァン・ヴィセリッチ　/　いゔぁん・ゔぃせりっち

Association football player from New Zealand

September 3, 1976 (age 49)　・　Auckland, New Zealand

association football player

My Take

Ivan Vicelich is the kind of footballer I have always rooted for: the unflashy centre-back who wins games by erasing problems before they start. At 193 cm, with Croatian roots and a long career anchoring New Zealand's defence, he embodied the dependable spine that small football nations live or die by. His fact card wrongly calls him American, but he is Auckland through and through. Being made a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit in 2014 is a fitting tribute to a player whose value rarely showed up on a highlight reel. I genuinely cherish these quiet professionals.

Overview

Ivan Robert Vicelich (Croatian: Vicelić, Croatian pronunciation: [vitselitɕ]; VISS-ə-litch; born 3 September 1976) is a New Zealand former professional footballer who played as a centre-back or defensive midfielder.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Ivan Vicelich
Name (Japanese): イヴァン・ヴィセリッチ
Reading: いゔぁん・ゔぃせりっち
Born: September 3, 1976 (age 49)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Virgo / Dragon
Origin: Auckland, New Zealand
Blood type: Private
Height: 193 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: association football player

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Liston College

Awards & achievements

2014 Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A4%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A1%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A3%E3%82%BB%E3%83%AA%E3%83%83%E3%83%81

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