Zeljko Kalac

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.

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

Height

202 cm

Occupation

association football player / association football coach

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%82%A7%E3%83%AA%E3%82%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AB%E3%83%A9%E3%83%83%E3%83%84

Tags

• New South Wales
• association football player
• association football coach

Last updated

2026-06-02

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