Socceroos squad for East Asian Cup qualifying
Qantas Socceroos Head Coach Holger Osieck has selected a provisional squad of 25 players to represent Australia in the 2013 East Asian Cup qualifying tournament, held between 1-9 December, 2012, in Hong Kong.
A number of young guns, mixed with some experienced players from the A-League make up the majority of the squad. Terry Antonis, Adam Taggart, Ivan Franjic, Rostyn Griffiths, Ben Halloran, Aaron Mooy, Osama Malik, Dino Djulbic and Matt Smith all make their first call up to the national team.
The squad of 25 will be cut to 20 to fit with tournament regulations next Thursday.
Here’s the full squad announced today:
Terry ANTONIS Sydney FC
Eli BABALJ FK Crvena Zvezda Beograd
Aziz BEHICH Melbourne Heart FC
Robert CORNTHWAITE Chunnam Dragons
Dino DJULBIC Guizhou Renhe
Ivan FRANJIC Brisbane Roar FC
Brett EMERTON Sydney FC
Eugene GALEKOVIC (gk) Adelaide United
Richard GARCIA Melbourne Heart
Rostyn GRIFFITHS Guangzhou
Ben HALLORAN Brisbane Roar
Scott JAMIESON Perth Glory
Osama MALIK Adelaide United
Michael MARRONE Melbourne Heart
Matt McKAY Busan I Park
Mark MILLIGAN Melbourne Victory
Aaron MOOY Western Sydney Wanderers
Tom ROGIC Central Coast Mariners
Mat RYAN (gk) Central Coast Mariners
Matt SMITH Brisbane Roar
Adam TAGGART Newcastle Jets
Archie THOMPSON Melbourne Victory
Michael THWAITE Perth Glory
Dario VIDOSIC Adelaide United
Luke WILKSHIRE FK Dinamo Moscow
Thoughts on the squad? Who do you think should make the cut? Leave your thoughts below.
No Brett Holman? Seems they didn’t really mean it when they gave him Aussie player of the year
Fair call, but as there’s no international window during this time, most clubs in Europe wouldn’t let their players go unfortunately.