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My Take
Zeljko Kalac is the kind of player whose career I respect more the longer I look at it. Standing 2.02 meters, he's the tallest man ever to wear the Australia shirt, and a frame like that for a goalkeeper is both an asset and a talking point. What impresses me most is the 24-year span and how far it ranged: England, the Netherlands, Italy and Greece. That's not a comfortable career parked in one league; it's a goalkeeper willing to keep adapting to new countries and styles. The pivot into coaching, now with Iraq's national team, feels like a natural second act for someone who clearly never wanted to leave the game behind.
Overview
Zeljko Kalac (born 16 December 1972) is an Australian soccer coach and former player who is currently the goalkeeping coach for the Iraq national team. Standing at 2.02 m, Kalac is the tallest player to have represented the Australia national team. Kalac's 24-year playing career included spells for football clubs in England, the Netherlands, Italy and Greece.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Zeljko Kalac
- Name (Japanese)
- ジェリコ・カラッツ
- Reading
- じぇりこ・からっつ
- Born
- December 16, 1972 (age 53)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Sagittarius / Rat
- Origin
- Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 202 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- association football player / association football coach
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Association football player — see all → · Association football coach — see all → · More people from Australia →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.