ASA: Australian national Coach Frank Farina announced his 20-man Socceroo squad this week to face Venezuela in Caracas on Wednesday 18 February.
It will be the first time the Socceroos have played against Venezuela. The match is due to be played at 7pm, Caracas time, at the Olympic stadium which holds 30,000 people.
Farina has named a full-strength squad for the international clash, with Parramatta Power NSL stars Simon Colosimo and Under-23 Olympic team player Ahmad Elrich both gaining a senior team call-up in an expanded 20-man squad.
The complete 20-man squad is: –
SURNAME NAME
CLUB COUNTRY
ALOISI John
Club Atletico Osasuna SPAIN
BRESCIANO Marco
Parma Associazone Calcio ITALY
CHIPPERFIELD Scott
FC Basel 1893 SWITZERLAND
COLOSIMO Simon
Parramatta Power SC AUSTRALIA
ELRICH Ahmad
Parramatta Power SC AUSTRALIA
EMERTON Brett
Blackburn Rovers Football Club ENGLAND
GRELLA Vince
Empoli Calcio ITALY
KEWELL Harry
Liverpool FC ENGLAND
LAYBUTT Steve
Royal Excelsior Mouscron BELGIUM
LAZARIDIS Stan
Birmingham City FC ENGLAND
MOORE Craig
Rangers FC SCOTLAND
MUSCAT Kevin
Millwall FC ENGLAND
NEILL Lucas
Blackburn Rovers Football Club ENGLAND
PETKOVIC Michael (gk)
Trabzonspor Kulubu TURKEY
POPOVIC Tony
Crystal Palace ENGLAND
SCHWARZER Mark (gk)
Middlesbrough FC ENGLAND
SKOKO Josip
Genclerbirligi Spor Kulubu TURKEY
STERJOVSKI Mile
Lille Olympique Sporting Club FRANCE
VIDMAR Tony
Cardiff City FC WALES
VIDUKA Mark
Leeds United FC ENGLAND
Profiles of all the players are available on the Australian Soccer Association website, click on National Teams, then Socceroos, then from the ‘Select Other Information’ drop-box choose player profiles. www.australiansoccer.com.au