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FOOTBALL FEDERATION SA HALL OF FAME

Alphabetical listing and profile – precis of all inductees

Eligibility taken into account from 1902 – First induction 2003

D.M. (Dianne) Alagich

HALL OF CHAMPIONS As a member for outstanding performance

Inducted 2010

Born in Woodville South Australia

Contributed to the game of football as a Player, Coach and Administrator, Player Life Member FFSA

Played 92 times for Australia of which 86 were “A” Internationals, represented South

Australia at U/16, U/19 and Senior Level. Competed in 3 Women’s World Cup campaigns 1999, 2003 & 2007 also 2 Olympic Tournaments 2000 & 2004, also

played in the USA Women’s League with San Jose Cyber Rays 2001 – 2003

Won Australia’s International Player of the Year Award and SASI Soccer Athlete of the Year in 2004 and South Australian Sports Star of the Year – People’s Choice

Award in 2008

R. (Richie) Alagich

HALL OF CHAMPIONS As a member for outstanding Performance

Inducted 2012

Born in Adelaide South Australia

Contributed to the game of football as a Player, Coach and Development Officer

Played 9 times for Australia at U23 level, 4 times at U20 level and twice for South Australia, Played in excess of 270 games in the NSL with West Adelaide, South

Melbourne, Brisbane Strikers and Adelaide United plus in excess of 155 games in the SA local leagues

Won 3 Sergio Melta Medals 2004, 2009 & 2010 all with Raiders plus the Bob Telfer

Medal with Port Adelaide in 1993, was club Player of the Year 7 times

R. (Rudi) Alagich OAM *

HALL OF HONOUR As a member for outstanding contribution

Inducted 2015

Born in Makarska, Dalmatia, Yugoslavia and migrated to Australia in 1932

Contributed to the game of football as a Player and Administrator, Order of Australia Medal (OAM), SASF Meritorious Service Award, Australian Sports Medal, Life

Membership Broken Hill Soccer Association and Life Member South Soccer Club Broken Hill

Helped form the Broken Hill Soccer Association and was instrumental in starting the Broken Hill Youth League, High School Soccer Competition, Primary School Soccer

and the Broken Hill Ladies Soccer Competition

Chairman Napredak Youth Soccer Club, President and Secretary Broken Hill Soccer Association

Associated with the game of football in excess of 60 years

S.L. (Len) Alagich *

ROLL OF HONOUR As a member for distinguished contribution

Inducted 2003

Migrated to Australia in 1932 from Makarska, Dalmatia

Contributed to the game of soccer as a player and administrator also a Life Member SASF and Port Adelaide SC

Officiated as President, Chairman and executive member of Port Adelaide SC and an

executive Board Member of the SASF was a member of many committees at the SASF and Port Adelaide SC over a period of 40 years.

E. (Lia) Augimeri


Inducted 2017

Born in Rose Park, South Australia

Contributed to the game of football as a Player, Coach, Administrator and Manager

Represented the State as a player at senior level and at Women’s National League level and was also a SASI Scholarship Holder, represented South Australia in the

Australian Masters Games in 2005 & 2007, was Captain of Adelaide City WSC 2001-2007

Played for Adelaide Blue Eagles, Metro Knights & Adelaide City in South Australia and has won the Player of the Year Award, Women’s Premier League, 3 times 1998,

1999 & 2001 and was Top Goal Scorer, Women’s Premier League, 4 times 1999, 2001, 2004 & 2005

Cav. M. (Mario) Bailetti *


Inducted 2003

Migrated to Australia in 1929 from Crespano del Grappa, Italy

Contributed to the game of soccer as a player and administrator also a Life Member SASF

Member of the Savoia team in 1940, Chairman of Juventus SC in its inaugural year

1946 and continued in that role for over 14 years also officiated as Chairman, President and Executive Board Member of the SASF and had the Western Grandstand

at Hindmarsh Stadium named after him in recognition of his service to the game.

N. (Nick) Bianco AM


Inducted 2007

Migrated to Australia in 1958 from Baselice, Provence of Benevento (Campania), Italy

Contributed to the game of football as a Patron, Ambassador and Supporter of the

game with significant and continuous Managerial and Financial assistance in excess of 25 years

The extent of involvement and support has been outstanding with most of the football world in South Australia being affected at some stage including NSL. SASF, FFSA Super, Premier and State league teams, SAASL, Women’s teams, Junior teams plus

Associations and their individual clubs

W. (Billy) Birch

AWARD OF DISTINCTION As a member for meritorious performance

Inducted 2003

Migrated to Australia in the 1960’s from England

Contributed to the game of soccer as a player and coach also a Player Life Member SASF

Represented South Australia on 29 occasions between 1967 & 1974 and played for

Hellas winning Championship, Federation Cup, Ampol Cup and Coca Cola Cup medals.

S. (Sharon) Black


Inducted 2012


Contributed to the game of football as a Player and Coach, Player Life Member SAWSA and Life Member Sturt Marion

Played 62 times for Australia at senior level including the Women’s World Cup in the

USA 1999 and Olympic Games in 2000

Winner of the Julie Dolan Medal 1997-98, SAWSA Player of the Year 5 times 1989, 1991, 1992, 2007 & 2008, SAWSA Premier League Championship Medal 5 times

1994, 1995, 1996, 1997 & 2008, SAWSA Cup Winners Medal 3 times 1995, 1996 & 1997, Won Danish League Championship Medal 2002-03, Danish Cup Winners

Medal 2001-02 and Uefa Women’s Cup Runners-up Medal 2002-03 all with Fortuna Hjorring Denmark

M. (Michael) Brooks

AWARD OF EXCELLENCE As a member for distinguished performance

Inducted 2010

Born in Whyalla, South Australia

Contributed to the game of football as a Player and Coach, Player Life Member FFSA

Played 279 games in South Australia scoring 202 goals, 136 games in the National League and 23 times for South Australia, 15 of which were as captain, Won 4 SA

Championship Medals 1993, 1995, 2000 & 2001, 4 Golden Boot Awards 1996, 2000, 2001 & 2002 also 5 club Best Player Awards

Won the Sergio Melta Medal, SA Player of the Year Award, 1996

S.P. (Shirley) Brown

ROLL OF HONOUR

As a member for distinguished contribution Inducted 2003

Born in Waratah, Newcastle, NSW

Contributed to the game of soccer as a player, coach and administrator also a Life

Member SAWSA and holder of the Australian Sports Medal

Represented Australia as a Coach and Manager also officiated as President and Executive member of SAWSA and President, Director and Executive Member of

AWSA

H.R. (Bob) Bush *

ROLL OF HONOUR As a member for meritorious contribution

Inducted 2003

Migrated to Australia in 1953 from Liverpool, England

Contributed to the game of soccer as a player and administrator also a Life Member Salisbury United SC

Co-Founder of SAWSA and Founding member of Salisbury United SC. Officiated as

President and Executive Member of SAWSA and Executive Member of Salisbury United SC. First President of SAWSA in 1978

D. (Donald) Campbell AM


Inducted 2003

Migrated to Australia in 1964 from Glasgow, Scotland

Contributed to the game of soccer as a player, referee, coach, administrator and broadcaster also a Member of Soccer Australia’s Hall of Fame, holder of the SASF Meritorious Service Award and the Medal of the Order of Australia for services to

soccer

Refereed at NSL, Premier and State League levels including 9 National Finals, 36 State Finals, 118 International and Representative matches including World Cup and

Olympic Qualifiers was also Australian Referee of the Year 1985/86/87

G. (Joe) Caputo *


Inducted 2003

Born in Port Pirie, South Australia

Contributed to the game of soccer as a player and administrator also a Life Member Port Pirie SC and Life Member of the Northern Areas Soccer Association

Officiated as President, Secretary, Treasurer and Executive Member of Savoy SC and

NASA Delegate between 1954 and 1997

W.J. (Wendy) Carter


Inducted 2007

Migrated to Australia in 1982 from Birmingham, England

Contributed to the game of football as a Player, Coach, and Administrator, is a Player Life Member of SAWSA and holds the Australia Medal for services to the game

Represented South Australia as a player and coach was SAWSA Development Officer

1993 to 1998 and Executive Officer 1998 to 2007. Appointed as Technical Advisor for the Australian Schoolgirls tour of New Zealand 1998/99, Asst Coach Australian Women’s Youth team tour to Iceland 1999 with games against Iceland – Germany –

Sweden also Joint Head Coach of the Australian Women’s Youth team tour to USA in 2000 with games against USA – China - Japan

Won League and Cup Winners Medals with Sturt-Marion in 1995/96/97/98 and with

MetroStars in 2001 plus a Cup Winners medal in 2002

C. (Charlie) Caruso


Inducted 2003

Migrated to Australia in 1950 from Reggio di Calabria, Italy

Contributed to the game of soccer as a Player, Administrator and Manager also a Life Member SASF, Soccer Australia, Adelaide City and Member of Soccer Australia’s

Hall of Fame

Officiated as President and Executive Board Member Juventus SC (Adelaide), Chairman and Executive Board Member SASF, Vice Chairman NSL, Chairman SASF Local organizing committee for the World Youth Championships 1993.

Chairman FIFA International DC committee in Venezuela and Tour Leader for the Australian Youth Team, Joey’s and Socceroo’s

S. (Simon) Catanzaro


Inducted 2016

Born in Blacktown, NSW

Contributed to the game of football as a Player and Coach

Been involved in the game as a Player in excess of 26 years and has represented South Australia 5 times, was also U20 Young Socceroo Squad Member 1999-2001

The first of only two (2) players to win the Player of the Year Award (Sergio Melta Medal) three (3) times, 2005, 2007 & 2008, 2005 while with Adelaide Olympic FC and twice with Campbelltown City 2007 & 2008 both while Captain of the Club. In 2005 was also Club Player of the Year with Adelaide Olympic FC and in 2008 &

2009 won Pre-Season Cup winners Medals with Campbelltown City

S. (Chic) Caudo *


Inducted 2009

Born in Innisfail, Queensland and came to South Australia in 1950

Contributed to the game of football as a Sports Trainer and Administrator, Life Member of Adelaide City

Head Trainer of Juventus 1960-76, Adelaide City NSL 1977-81, Adelaide City

Juniors 1982-92, Adelaide City Women’s team 1993-2000, 2003-2006. Head Trainer for SA State team 1968-73, Trainer for Australian National team tour to Vietnam 1970, SA Women’s team 2000-2001 tours to Kuala Lumpur and New Zealand,

Adelaide Villa 2001-2002, SA Women’s Masters team 2005, Adelaide Galaxy 2007, Adelaide Blue Eagles 2008, MetroStars 2009. Treasurer and Member of the inaugural

SA Trainers Association 1967

Associated with the game of football in South Australia in excess of 50 years

A. (Alex) Cichanowski


Inducted 2003

Migrated to Australia in 1952 from Pinsk, Belerus

Contributed to the game of soccer as a Player, Coach and Administrator also a Life Member of the SAASL and SASF

Officiated as General Secretary of the South Australian Amateur Soccer League for a

record 33 years also Chairman of the SASF for 7 years and member of many committees including the Executive Board. Tour Leader of SA State teams to India,

Penang and Vanuatu

A. (Alek) Cmielewski OAM *


Inducted 2003

Migrated to Australia in 1949 from Ostrow (WLKP), Poland

Contributed to the game of soccer as a Player and Administrator also a Life Member SASF and Polonia SC (Adelaide)

Officiated as Secretary of Woodside SC and Polonia SC also club delegate to the

SASF, Executive Council Member SASFA and Member of the Executive Management committee SASF also a member of many committees including State

selection, Soccer News and Hindmarsh Ground committee.

J. (Jim) Connell


Inducted 2003

Migrated to Australia in 1959 from England

Contributed to the game of soccer as a Coach and Administrator at junior, local club, State and National level also a Life Member SASF, ASF and a member of Soccer

Australia’s Hall of Fame

Officiated as Chairman for 7 years, President, Senior Board Member and Executive Member of the SASF and was Founding member of the WREI Soccer club

R.J. (Bob) Cox *


Inducted 2005

Migrated to Australia in 1964 from London, England, UK

Contributed to the game of soccer/football as a Player & Administrator also a Life Member South Australian Amateur Soccer League

Represented SAASL as a Player and was Player of the year 1967, an Official with the SAASL as Vice Chairman, Secretary of the Accident Fund (36 years) and Executive Member (22 years) also Coordinator for match results, Player of the Year votes and League Tables. Associated with Soccer/Football in South Australia for over 40 years

A.T. (Allan) Crisp *


Inducted 2004

Born in Adelaide, South Australia

Contributed to the game of soccer as a Player, Administrator, Soccer Writer/Journalist, Radio & Television Commentator also a Member of Soccer Australia’s Hall of Fame and holder of the SASF Meritorious Service Award

Member of various SASF committees, public address announcer at night soccer

games for over 22 years and the first full time soccer writer with the Advertiser in 1977. Press information specialist for the 2000 Olympic Games (Football) and the first ever commentator from any Football code in Australia to cover a match live through television in 1961. Associated with soccer in South Australia for over 60

years

M.A. (Martyn) Crook *


Inducted 2006

Migrated to Australia in 1964 from London, England

Contributed to the game of football as a Player, Coach and Administrator also a Player Life Member West Adelaide SC

Represented Australia and South Australia as a player and played 192 NSL games for

West Adelaide, Won National Championship, SA Championship and Ampol Cup winners Medals with West Adelaide SC

Head Coach SASI, Goalkeeper Coach Australian Olympic team 2000, Australian

Technical and Asst Coach U/17 World Cup New Zealand 1999, Trinidad 2000-01, Finland 2002-03 and Joey’s World Cup Peru 2004-05

Associated with the game of football in South Australia for over 40 years

C. (Charlie) DiBartolo


Inducted 2003

Migrated to Australia in 1950 from Calatabiano, Sicily, Italy

Contributed to the game of soccer as a Player and Coach also a Player Life Member SASF and Adelaide City SC

Represented Australia as a Player and played for South Australia on 24 occasions

between 1956 and 1963, also played for Juventus SC and was captain of the club and State for many years

O.C. (Raz) DiCarlo


Inducted 2005

Migrated to Australia in 1950 from Colle DiRoio, Aquila, Italy

Contributed to the game of soccer/football as a Player, Coach and Administrator also a Life Member SASF & Campbelltown City SC

Chairman and member of numerous SASF and club committees including Secretary

SASF 1st Div Management Committee (10 years), SASF Board Member and Commissioner (13 years). LOC Member FIFA World Youth Championships 1981 and 1993, SA State Team Coordinator Indonesia tour 1994, Equipment Manager Australian U/20 Team FIFA World Championship Qualifiers in Samoa 1998 and

U/17 World Finals in New Zealand 1999, also Soccer competition Manager National University Games 2002 and Competitions Manager and Director of soccer tournament

indoor and field for the World Police and Fire Games Adelaide 2007

Associated with the game of Soccer/Football in South Australia for over 49 years

A. (Arthur) Di Fede


Inducted 2013

Born in Benevento Italy, migrated to Australia in 1958

Contributed to the game of football as a Player and Administrator, Life Member of the FFSA and Campbelltown City SC

Chairman Campbelltown City, Chairman Futsal SA and Vice Chairman SASF, also between 1980 & 2013 was Chairman of various committees including, All Appeals, League Executive, Referees, Junior Premier League, Referees Commission and 2nd

Division Management, Member of the SASF Board in 1990 and from 1997 became a SASF Commissioner until 2004

Associated with the game in South Australia in excess of 50 years

F.S. (Frank) Draper *


Inducted 2003

Migrated to Australia in 1913 from Birmingham, England

Contributed to the game of soccer as a Player, Coach and Administrator also a Life Member South Australian Soccer Football Association

Represented Australia as a Player and South Australia as a Player and Coach also officiated as Chairman and Executive Council Member of the SASFA and was a

member of many committees including Chairman of the Ground Leasing Committee. Had Memorial Gates at Hindmarsh Stadium named after him in recognition of his

service to the game

M.M. (Malcolm) Dunbar *


Inducted 2003

Born in Mile End, South Australia

Contributed to the game of soccer as a Player and Coach, played for Cumberland Utd, Royal Australian Navy, Ascot Park, Prospect, Enfield and Birkalla Rovers

Represented South Australia as a Player and was the States Leading Goal Scorer in 1943, 1944 and 1953 also holds the record for the most number of goals (40) scored

in a season for the 1st Div / Premier League

J. (John) Evans *


Inducted 2003

Migrated to Australia in 1956 from Liverpool, England

Contributed to the game of soccer as a Player, Coach, manager and Administrator also a Life Member Cumberland Utd SC

Coached at senior, junior and schools level and has represented South Australia as State High Schools Coach also a Member of the FIFA Technical Committee for the

World Youth Championships in 1981 and 1993. SASF instructor and staff coach between 1974 & 1999, and SASI staff coach 1994 to 1999

J.T. (Tom) Forde *


Inducted 2003

Migrated to Australia in 1963 from Belfast, Northern Ireland

Contributed to the game of soccer as a Player and Coach, played for and coached Enfield SC and Hellas also established coaching courses and clinics for coaches and

juniors in South Australia

Represented South Australia as a Player and Coach and was the first SASF Director of Coaching in South Australia, has won many honours as a coach including 1st Div

Championship, Federation Cup, Ampol Cup, Coca Cola Cup and West End Cup

B.V. (Vic) Gentile


Inducted 2004

Migrated to Australia in 1953 from Viarano, Patenora, Italy

Contributed to the game of soccer as a Player, Coach and Administrator also holder of the SASF Meritorious Service Award and Life Member Western Border Soccer

Association, International SC, Apollo SC and Gambier Sharks SC

President and member of the South East Soccer Association and the WBSA for over 30 years and was SESA Player of the Year on 4 occasions. Helped create at least 5

different clubs in the South East Region and has been involved with soccer in South Australia for over 50 years

A. (Ann) Gibbons


Inducted 2003

Migrated to Australia in 1953, born in Neath, Wales, UK

Contributed to the game of soccer as a Player, Manager and Administrator, played for and managed Salisbury Utd Women’s team throughout the 1970’s prior to and after

the foundation of SAWSA

Co Founder of the South Australian Women’s Soccer Association in 1978 after years of discussions with clubs and individuals throughout the 1970’s, was also Salisbury

Utd Senior club secretary 1978 - 79 and club delegate to SAWSA 1978-80.

R. (Rep) Giordano


Inducted 2003

Migrated to Australia in 1957 from San Giorgio LaMolara, Benevento, Italy

Contributed to the game of soccer as a Player and Administrator, longest serving soccer club Chairman, over consecutive years, in South Australian history 1981 to

2007 (26 years).

Officiated as Chairman and Executive Member of Adelaide Blue Eagles and was responsible for the club junior development policy which was initiated in the 1980’s,

also had a 20 year involvement in project development for the Marden Complex.

W.I.S. (Iain) Gossland *


Inducted 2008


Contributed to the game of football as an Administrator, Life member SAASL and SASF

Member of the SAASL Management Committee 1975 to 2002, President 1978 to 1996, initiated the formation of the SA Amateur League Referees Assoc in 1978,

appointed interim Chairman 1978 and Referee Appointments Secretary 1978 to 1993. Member of the SASF Board 1982 to 1991 and Member of the SASF Players Appeals Committee in 1992 and First President of the Australian (National) Amateur Soccer

Assoc 1977

Associated with the game of football in South Australia since 1973

N. (Norm) Graham


Inducted 2009

Migrated to Australia in 1969 from Sunderland, England UK

Contributed to the game of football as a Player, Coach, Manager and Administrator, Life Member of Enfield City SC

Member of Enfield City Committee 1976-84, 1994-2009, Secretary 1980-84, 1996-97, Chairman1998-99, President 2000-2009. Manager State Junior teams 1976-77, 1980-81, Manager State Development teams 1997-98 and State U/15 & U/16 teams

1999-2000. Member SASF Board of Commissioners 2000-2002 & 2005 with portfolios for Junior Development, Junior State teams, SASI, Referees and Coaching.

Manager/Tour Leader for SASI tour to UK, Italy and Malaysia 2002

Associated with the game in South Australia in excess of 40 years

W. (Billy) Graham *


Inducted 2003

Migrated to Australia in 1951 from Blantyre, Scotland

Contributed to the game of soccer as a Player, Coach, Manager and Administrator also a Life member Croatia SC (Adelaide) and Salisbury West Sports club

Represented Australia and South Australia as a Player and was appointed captain of

USC Lion SC at the age of 18 also won the Youngest and Most Promising Player award in 1955, Most Popular Player award in 1961 and the coveted West End Medal

in 1965

D. (Denis) Harlow OAM


Inducted 2004

Born in Derby, England, came to Australia in 1957 with the Royal Air Force, returned to UK in 1959 and migrated to Australia in March 1960

Contributed to the game of soccer as a Player, Coach, Administrator, Historian and Author, also a Member of the Australian Soccer Association National Hall of Fame, Life Member of the FFSA and holder of the SASF Meritorious Service Award also

Life Member Cumberland United FC

Represented South Australia as a Player, Coach and Manager, as a coach won the South Australian Championship and Federation Cup double (1978), Coach of the

Year (1979) and was SA State Team Manager for10 years. Member and Chairman of numerous SASF and club committees, Member FIFA Technical Committee (1981)

and Team Liaison Officer World Youth Championships (1993) also Technical Operations Manager (Football) Olympic Games 2000 and was the inaugural

Chairman of the SA Hall of Fame Associated with soccer in South Australia for over 50 years

Wrote the book “History of Soccer in South Australia 1902 – 2002”

E.A. (Joe) Harvey *


Inducted 2003

Borm in Smithfield, South Australia

Contributed to the game of soccer as a Player, Referee, Manager and Administrator also a Life Member SASF and SA Referees Association

Refereed 6 Australian Internationals, 12 Interstate games, 27 League and Cup Finals and in excess of 700 club matches was also Manager of the Australian Team in 1959.

Officiated as SASF Executive Council Member, SASF Delegate to the Olympic Council 1960-61 and SASF accident fund committee member and secretary for over

32 years

B.K. (Bryan) Hearn


Inducted 2013

Born in Chesham Buckinghamshire UK and migrated to Australia in 1971

Contributed to the game of football as a Player, Coach, Trainer and Administrator, Life Member Parafield Gardens SC and Elizabeth Districts Junior Soccer Association

and received the SASF Meritorious Service Award Chairman EDJSA, Chairman SASF Junior Premier League also a Member of the

SASF Board of Commissioners and Member SAASL Disciplinary Committee, was SAASL State Team Trainer for the National Championships 1979 & 1980, over the years has been a committee member at Parafield Gardens, Salisbury United and Para Hills, was also a member of the LOC for the FIFA World Youth Championships in

1993-94


J.P.A. (Tony) Henshaw


Inducted in 2017

Born in Manchester, England and migrated to Australia in 1973

Contributed to the game of football as a Player, Coach, Manager and Administrator, Life Member Cumberland United FC, Adelaide United FC and the Football

Federation SA

Chairman Cumberland United 1990-1996, SASF Commissioner 1996-2005, Vice Chairman SASF 1996-2002, Chairman SASF 2002-2005, SA Delegate to Soccer Australia 2002-2005, Vice President Adelaide United 2003, Member SA Hall of Fame Honours Committee 2006-2017 and Chairman 2014-2017, Member FFSA

Museum Committee 2013-2017, Member FFSA Life Membership Advisory Committee 2015-2017


D. (David) Hewitson


Inducted in 2014

Born in Middlesbrough, England UK and migrated to Australia in 1982

Contributed to the game of football as a Player, Coach, Referee, Manager and Administrator, Life Member Noarlunga Districts Junior Soccer Association, South

Australia Junior Soccer Association and the Football Federation SA

Coached all age groups from U6 to U17 at various Clubs, Schools and Associations, including NDJSA U16 girls team

Chairman NDJSA, Chairman South Australian Junior Soccer Association, SAJSA delegate to Soccer SA and in later years 2005 to 2014 Director on the FFSA Board also a member of the FFSA Life Membership Advisory Committee and the FFSA

Museum Committee


T. (Tom) Holford *


Inducted 2003

Migrated to Australia in 1881 from Hanley, Staffordshire, England

Contributed to the game of soccer as a Player and Administrator and was the owner of a pottery works where most of the employees, of which he was leader, were involved

in soccer prior to the first league competition in 1903

Founder Member, first Chairman and President of the South Australian British Football Association in 1902

K. (Charlie) Horvath


Inducted 2005

Migrated to Australia in 1956 from Szekesfehervar, Hungary

Contributed to the game of soccer/football as a Player and Coach also a Player Life Member SASF and Juventus SC

Represented Australia and South Australia as a Player, won Ampol Cup Winners Medals with Budapest SC and Juventus SC also winner of the Best and Fairest

“News” Trophy, “The Advertiser” Soccer Player of the Year and was the First soccer player to win “The Advertiser” Sportsman of the Month Award in May 1965.

M.J. (Max) Huffa


Inducted 2006

Born in Thebarton, South Australia

Contributed to the game of football as a Player, Coach, Manager and Administrator also a Player Life Member Adelaide City

Won a total of 4 Championship Medals and 4 Fed Cup Medals with Birkalla Rovers and Juventus SC plus 2 Ampol Cup winners Medals with Juventus also awarded the

Sir James Gosse Medal for Best U/21 player in South Australia 1951. Played for Birkalla Rovers, Cumberland Utd, Juventus and Victoria SC

Coached West Adelaide Juniors to 3 Junior Cup wins 1965-67, SA State Team

Manager 1971-72, Football Manager Adelaide City 1981-82 and Match Day Program Editor Adelaide City 1986-2003


T. (Ted) Iuliano OAM

RROLL OF HONOUR As a member for distinguished contribution

Inducted 2010

Migrated to Australia in 1958 from Campania Region, Italy

Contributed to the game of football as an Administrator, Life Member of the FFSA and Adelaide Blue Eagles

Chairman and Board representative SASF First Division Management Committee

1981-84, SASF Council Delegate to the ASF 1981-83, Vice Chairman SASF 1992-97, Member of the Local Organizing Committee FIFA World Youth Championships

1993, Tour Leader for Australia Today- Indonesia 94 tour of Indonesia 1994, between 1995-97 Reviewed and Rewrote the whole of the SASF Constitution, Rules &

Regulations, Board Member FFSA & Chairman Finance Committee 2005-2010


M. (Milan) Ivanovic


Inducted 2004

Migrated to Australia in 1989 from Sivac, Serbia

Contributed to the game of soccer as a Player and Coach, Member of the Australian Soccer Association Hall of Fame and Player Life Member of the SASF and Adelaide

City SC

Represented Australia (71 times) as a Player and played in two World Cup Qualifying campaigns 1994 and 1998, also represented South Australia as a player, and won The

Advertiser Golden Boots Award in 1996/97

N.E. (Norm) Joynes *


Inducted 2003

Arrived in Adelaide in 1957, born in Subiaco, Western Australia

Contributed to the game of soccer as a Manager and Administrator, holder of the SASF Meritorious Service Award and a Life Member W.T. Birkalla SC

Formed Seacliff Colts in 1962 and was an Executive Committee Member of W.T.

Birkalla for 34 continuous years starting in 1967. Officiated as Secretary of Birkalla Rovers SC and was also responsible for implementing club fund raising schemes for

over 22 years

Z. (Zoran) Karadzic


Inducted 2010

Migrated to Australia in 1991 from Zemun, Belgrade, Serbia


Played 155 games for Adelaide Blue Eagles and represented South Australia on 6 occasions, Won 4 SA Premier League Medals 1992, 1994, 1995 & 1996 also Won 3 Federation Cup Winners Medals 1995, 1997 & 1998. As Coach Won the League and Cup double in 1995 and Premier League Championship in 1994, 1995, 1996, 2000 &

2001

Alex Hastings Medal Winner 1994 & 1995 and the SA Coach of the Year 1995

A. (Airlie) Keen


Inducted 2015


Contributed to the game of football as a Player, Referee, Assistant Referee, Administrator and Coach, appointed to the FIFA Assistant Referees Panel each year

2001 to 2011

Officiated in State and National Men’s and Women’s football competitions as Referee and Assistant Referee from 1994 to 2011

Officiated at International level including FIFA Women’s World Cups in USA 2003,

China 2007, Olympic Games Greece 2004, FIFA Women’s U19/20 World Cup in Canada 2002, Russia 2006 and Chile 2008 also FIFA Women’s U17 World Cup in

Trinidad & Tobago 2010 plus the Youth Olympics in Singapore 2010. Games included Quarter Finals, Semi Finals and third place play-offs


J. (Jan) Kierno


Inducted 2007

Migrated to Australia in 1982 from Lidzbark, Warminski, Poland

Contributed to the game of football as a Player and Coach and was the Rothmans Medal winner in 1983

Represented South Australia as a Player and Coach, won Coca Cola cup winners

medals with Polonia in 1983 & 85, Federation cup winners medal and Player of the Match award with E.D. Azzurri in 1986 and was also club Player of the Year with

Polonia in 1983/84/85 and with E.D. Azzurri in 1987

As a coach won the SA Championship with E.D. Azzurri in 1992 along with the Coca Cola cup in 1990 and the West End cup in 1991 also won the Coca Cola cup with

Polonia in 1985

H. (Henry) Kolecki


Inducted 2003


Contributed to the game of soccer as a Player, Player Life Member SASF and Polonia SC (Adelaide)

Represented Australia as a Player on two occasions and South Australia on 39

occasions between 1968 and 1980 also played over 250 senior games for Polonia and played for Adelaide City in the National Soccer League in 1978

A. (Alex) Kosmina *


Inducted 2003

Migrated to Australia in 1950 from Nowe, Klonki, Poland

Contributed to the game of soccer as a Player, Coach, Manager and Administrator also a Life Member SASF and Polonia SC (Adelaide)

Officiated as Executive Board Member SASF and Chairman SASF 1st Division

Management Committee was also Secretary of the North West Zone, Secretary and Executive Committee Member Polonia SC and Member of many committees

including the NSL Steering Committee

J. (John) Kosmina


Inducted 2003

Born at Semaphore, South Australia

Contributed to the game of soccer as a Player and Coach also a Player Life Member SASF and Member of Soccer Australia’s Hall of Fame

Represented Australia on 102 occasions as a Player scoring 43 goals and was captain

of the National side between 1982 and 1986. Represented South Australia on 21 occasions as a player between 1975 and 1980, South Australian Sports Star of the

year in 1976 and was Adelaide United FC inaugural coach in 2003

E. (Edmund) Kreft


Inducted 2003

Migrated to Australia in 1961 from Poland

Contributed to the game of soccer as a Player and Coach and was instrumental in forming the Coaches Association in 1968 and was an instructor on the first two

courses.

Represented South Australia as a Player and Coach and was the first South Australian (State) Coach to win against overseas opposition in 1975. Won many honours

including 1st Division Championship, 2nd Division Championship, Federation Cup, Coca Cola Cup, Ampol Cup and Jaxen Cup

N. (Noel) Langley OAM *


Inducted 2003

Born in North Adelaide, South Australia

Contributed to the game of soccer as a Player, Coach, Referee and Administrator also a Life Member South Western Schoolboys and Junior Soccer Association, SA Junior Soccer Council was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia for services to youth

soccer in South Australia

Often referred to in the Southern Districts as “The Father of Soccer” as he refereed Schoolboy and junior games throughout the Southern Zone and was the coordinator of

the Southern Districts Junior Soccer Association for 33 years, he also held many positions at club level with Sturt SC and Orange-Sturt SC

J.W. (Jim) Lawrenson


Inducted 2003

Migrated to Australia in 1965 from Liverpool, Emgland

Contributed to the game of soccer as a Player and Administrator also a Life Member Whyalla Wanderers SC

Officiated as Northern Areas Soccer Association (NASA) Secretary, Treasurer

Registrar and Board Member, NASA Junior Association Secretary and Treasurer and Whyalla Wanderers SC executive Member starting in 1973, was also a soccer reporter

for local newspapers and Radio stations between 1978 and 2000

J. (John) Lindquist *


Inducted 2003

Born in Port Lincoln, South Australia

Contributed to the game of soccer as a Player, Coach, Referee, Writer, Administrator and Commentator also a Life Member SASFA, Enfield City SC, Playford City SC

and Para Hills West Juniors

Won the SASFA Best Player Award in 1937 and was the Chief Soccer writer for the Sunday Mail for over 27 years. Represented South Australia as State Senior and

Youth Team Coach and was instrumental in reforming the Prospect SC in 1946, also established the Northern Districts Schoolboy and Junior Colts League and was

Secretary of the Junior and Schools Council

F.H. (Frank) Lister


Inducted 2004

Migrated to Australia in 1959 from Hull, England

Contributed to the game of soccer as a Player also a Player Life Member SASF

Represented South Australia as a Player and captain, played for Croatia, Juventus/Adelaide City and Para Hills. Was captain of Juventus for 6 years and

Adelaide City’s first captain in its inaugural NSL year, was also the first winner of The Advertiser Golden Boots Award in 1977

P. (Peter) Marafioti *


Inducted 2009

Migrated to Australia in 1949 from Careri (Reggio, Calabria) Italy

Contributed to the game of football as a Player, Coach, Referee and Administrator, Life Member of Adelaide City and Eastern Zone Primary Schools Soccer Association

Member of the Eastern Zone Committee 1965-2001, 2007-2009, Vice Chairman

Eastern Zone Committee 1978-1980, 1984-1991, Committee Member Adelaide City Colts Junior Assoc 1975-86, Vice President Adelaide City 1982-91, Delegate to

SAWSA 1986-87, Coached Far Eastern Zone, Eastern Zone and Torrens River Zone, won Championships as Co-Coach of Eastern Zone 1978 and as Coach of Torrens

River Zone 2007


T. (Tony) Martella


Inducted 2005

Migrated to Australia in 1959 from Chieti, Italy

Contributed to the game of soccer/football as a Player, Referee, Linesman, 4th Official and Administrator

Officiated in over 2000 games including 116 NSL and 33 different Cup Finals, also officiated in such leagues as NSL – Premier/State – Amateur – SAWSA – Juniors – Over 35’s – Collegiate – NYL. Member Referees Management Committee for over

15 years and the first referee in South Australia to be officially permitted to continue refereeing Premier League games after age 50

Associated with soccer/football in South Australia for over 47 years

J. (Jack) Mather *


Inducted 2003

Migrated to Australia in 1951 from Coventry, England

Contributed to the game of soccer as a Player, Coach and Administrator, Played for Birkalla Rovers and Juventus before becoming Coach of Juventus and Enfield City

Represented Australia on 15 occasions and South Australia on 23 occasions between 1952 and 1962 of which 8 years was as captain, also won the Sydney Sporting Life

Award when voted the Best Player in Australia in1954

Z. (Zoran) Matic OAM


Inducted 2003

Migrated to Australia in 1973 from Yugoslavia

Contributed to the game of soccer as a Player and Coach also a Life Member Adelaide City SC

NSL Coach of the Year in 1990/91 and coached Adelaide City to the National

Championship in 1986, 1991/92 and again in 1993/94 was also runner up in 1992/93 and 1994/95. Was the first coach to amass 200 career wins in the NSL and on the 27 October 2001 broke the record for the most number of games coached (430) in the

National Soccer League

S.A. (Steve) Maxwell


Inducted 2005

Born in North Adelaide, South Australia

Contributed to the game of soccer/football as a Player and Coach, represented Australia and South Australia as a player

Won 3 NSL Championship medals and 2 NSL Cup winners medals also won State

League Championship medals with W.T. Birkalla 1981 and Cumberland Utd in 1997, played 321 NSL and Cup games between 1983 and 1994 scoring 82 goals of which

297 games and 77 goals were for Adelaide City

Top goal scorer for Adelaide City (NSL) on 5 occasions, also top goal scorer Premier League 1995, Port Lion 1995 and Cumberland Utd 1997

N. (Neil) McGachey


Inducted 2004

Migrated to Australia in 1964 from Calderbank, Glasgow, Scotland

Contributed to the game of soccer as a Player, Coach and Administrator also a Player Life Member West Adelaide SC

Represented South Australia as a Player and played 138 games in the NSL for West Adelaide SC was also the first captain of West Adelaide in the NSL and was Captain Coach in its Championship year 1978. Honours include Australian Press NSL Player

of the Year, finalist in the South Australian Sports Star of the Year and Winner of The Advertiser Golden Boots Award in 1978

T. (Tom) McKain *


Inducted 2003


Contributed to the game of soccer as a Soccer Writer, Television Sports Show Host and Television/Radio Soccer Commentator also the holder of the SASF Meritorious

Service Award

Soccer writer for the News, Truth, Sunday Mail and The Advertiser and for most soccer publications of the day for over 40 years, was also the Host of the soccer

segment of the Channel 7 sports show, soccer commentator for Channel 10 and Radio 5DN

S. (Sergio) Melta


Inducted 2003

Born in Glenelg, South Australia

Contributed to the game of soccer as a Player and Coach also a Player Life Member Adelaide City SC

Played for Adelaide City in its inaugural year in the NSL 1977 and continued playing

until after the 1994/95 season, held the club record for the most number of games (445), an NSL record at the time, and scored 64 goals was Australian Player of the

Year in 1984 and represented South Australia between 1980 and 1990

J. (John) Miller


Inducted 2006

Migrated to Australia in 1968 from Auchinairn, Lanark, Scotland

Contributed to the game of football as a Player, Referee, Linesman, Coach and Administrator also a Life Member SA Referees Association

Chairman SA Referees Association, Senior Referee SA and Referee NSL, Member

Referees (NSL) National Coaching Panel and Referees Inspector SA and NSL. Member Referees Liaison Team for FIFA World Youth Championships 1981 and

Liaison Officer to the FIFA General Coordinator World Youth Championships 1993 was also a Staff Member Olympic Management Group Olympic Qualifiers 1996 and

Referees Supervisor Olympic Games 2000


D. (David) Mitchell


Inducted 2007


Represented South Australia at junior level U/12, U/13 and U/14 and played for Enfield Victoria, also played for Adelaide City (NSL) between 1980 & 82 and again in 1984, playing 40 games and scoring 15 goals. In 1981 was the NSL U/21 Player of

the Year

Represented Australia on 44 occasions scoring 15 goals also represented Australia in the World Youth Championships in 1981 and the Olympic Games in Seoul in 1988. The first Australian to play in four Senior World Cup campaigns 1982-86-90-94 and was the first Australian to play in the Scottish Premier League, German Bundesliga

and the Dutch Premier League

Inducted into the FFA Hall of Fame 2006 in the Hall of Champions as a member for Outstanding Performance

K.N. (Kristy) Moore


Born in Woodville, South Australia


As a Player has represented SA State and Australia at U/16, U/19 and Senior level,

was also a SASI Scholarship Holder and has also played for England at International level and Adelaide United Lady Reds in the Women’s National League

In 2014 was Captain of the Lady Reds and also won the Player of the Year and

Players Player of the Year Award. While playing overseas in England and Norway won a Player of the Year Award, 3 Golden Boot Awards, 2 FA Cup Winners Medals,

3 League Championship Medals, 1 League Cup Winners Medal and 2 other Cup Winners Medals

D. (Damian) Mori


Inducted 2011

Born in Melbourne, Victoria


Played 49 times for Australia, including 3 World Cup campaigns and 13 times at U23 level, including 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games, Played 447 games scoring 240

goals in the NSL and an additional 135 games and 93 goals for Adelaide City in the Local League

Won 3 National Championship Medals, 2 Australian Player of the Year Awards, 6 Australian Top Goal Scorer Awards, 5 SA Championship Medals, 3 Golden Boot

Awards and 2 FFSA Fed Cup Winners Medals

Sir Frank B Moulden *


Inducted 2003

Born in Adelaide in 1879 educated at St. Peters College and Adelaide University

Contributed to the game of soccer as a Patron, Ambassador and supporter of the game

Officiated as President of the South Australian British Football Association (SABFA) from 1905 to 1931 and was the first President of the Adelaide SC in 1904 was also Councilor, Alderman and Lord Mayor of Adelaide all between 1904 and 1932 and

was knighted in 1922. He provided trophies, attended meetings and functions of the Association continuously for over 26 years.

J. (Joe) Mullen


Inducted 2005

Migrated to Australia in 1971 from Middlesbrough, England, UK

Contributed to the game of soccer/football as a Player and Coach also a Player Life Member Adelaide City

Represented Australia and South Australia as a Player and won 3 NSL Championship Medals and 2 NSL Cup winners Medals was also Player of the Year at Adelaide City

on 3 consecutive occasions 1986/87/88 and played 361 NSL and Cup games for Adelaide City between 1983 and 96 scoring 78 goals also played for Para Hills in

1982-83

P. (Peter) Nikolich *


Inducted 2003

Migrated to Australia in 1949 from Niksic, Yugoslavia

Contributed to the game of soccer as a Player, Manager and Administrator also a Life Member SASF and Australian Soccer Federation and a Member of Soccer Australia’s

Hall of Fame

Officiated as Chairman, General Secretary and Executive member SASF and was President, Secretary and Executive member of Beograd SC, was also a member of many committees including Chairman of the 1st Division Management Committee

B. (Bohdan) Nyskohus OAM


Inducted 2003

Born in Woodside, South Australia

Contributed to the game of soccer as a Player and Coach also a Player Life Member SASF, USC Lion SC and Adelaide City was awarded the Medal of the Order of

Australia for services to soccer

Represented Australia as a Player and South Australia as a Player and Coach, also holds the record for the most number of games played for South Australia, 66 also

played 279 games for USC Lion SC, 446 games for Adelaide City SC of which 300 were NSL and 50 games for White City SC

J. (John) Nyskohus


Inducted 2003


Contributed to the game of soccer as a Player and Coach and is a Life Member SASF

Represented Australia as a player on 45 occasions including qualifying rounds of the 1978 World Cup also represented South Australia on 38 occasions and played 164

NSL games for Adelaide City scoring 53 goals

M.J. (Mick) O’Malley *


Inducted 2004

Migrated to Australia in 1950 from Paisley, Scotland

Contributed to the game of soccer as a Player, Coach, Referee and Administrator is also the holder of the SASF Meritorious Service Award and is a Life Member of the

SA Referees Association

Represented Australia and South Australia as a Player and Referee, played for Port Adelaide, Portsmouth-Plympton and Birkalla Rovers SC was also appointed as an

International referee by FIFA and refereed the 1979 Australian Cup Final. Member of the Referees Appointments committee, SASF Disciplinary committee and was

appointed Referees Coach and Inspector has been associated with soccer in South Australia for over 50 years

N. (Nick) Pantelis *


Inducted 2003

Migrated to Australia in 1964 from Cos, Greece

Contributed to the game of soccer as a Player and Coach and is a Player Life Member SASF

Represented South Australia on 25 occasions between 1966 and 1971 and was the States leading goal scorer on three occasions in 1966, 1971 and 1973. Played for Hellas winning Championship, Federation Cup, Ampol Cup and Coca Cola Cup

medals

A. (Aldo) Perilli OAM


Inducted 2014

Born in Rome Italy and migrated to Australia in 1957

Contributed to the game of football as a Coach, Administrator and Manager, Life Member Eastern Zone Primary Schools Soccer Association, Campbelltown City SC, South Australian Schools Amateur Sports Association and awarded the Medal of the

Order of Australia in 2011

Chairman, Secretary and Trasurer Campbelltown City SC, Manager/Coach various SAPSASA teams 1972-2011, Vice President and Supervisor Eastern Zone PSSA

2000-2014, Coach of various School teams 1972-2014, Convener Australian Masters Games 2005, Convener Australasian Masters Games 2007


J. (John) Perin


Inducted 2003

Migrated to Australia in 1949 from Monteblluna, Treviso, Italy

Contributed to the game of soccer as a Player and Coach and is a Player Life Member SASF and Adelaide City SC

Represented Australia as a player including World Cup Qualifying games in 1969 and

represented South Australia on 43 occasions. Played 127 NSL games for Adelaide City between 1977 and 1982 and was NSL Coach of the Year 1995/96

G.W. (Gordon) Pickard AM


Inducted 2004

Migrated to Australia in 1948 from Manchester, England

Contributed to the game of soccer as a Patron, Ambassador and Supporter of the game with continuous Managerial and Financial assistance in excess of 25 years

The capacity of involvement has been outstanding and has touched the vast majority

of the soccer world in South Australia including NSL, SASF, Premier and State league teams, Amateur league teams, Junior soccer, Women’s soccer plus country

Associations and their clubs

W.G. (Freddie) Pine *


Inducted 2003

Migrated to Australia in 1960 from Abertgwinwyth, Neath, Glamorgan, Wales

Contributed to the game of soccer as a Player, Trainer, Administrator and Soccer Writer and is also a Life Member Elizabeth Vale SC

Founder and first President of the Sunday Industrial Soccer League later to be known

as the South Australian Amateur Soccer League also Officiated as Chairman, Secretary, Treasurer and executive member of Elizabeth Vale SC

D.S. (Debra) Rodda


Inducted 2008


Contributed to the game of football as a Player, Manager and Administrator, Life Member SAWSA and awarded with the Australian Service Medal for services to

Soccer in 2000

Member SAWSA Management Committee 1987 to 1999 and again 2004 to 2007, Vice President 1988-99 and represented South Australia in the SA State Masters Team as a Player and Manager between 1996 and 2002. Manager SAWSA State

Team 1992-96 and again 1998, Manager SA State U/16 Team 1994-95, Australian U/19 Team Manager 1995 and Tour Leader SA State Seniors 1997

R. (Roger) Romanowicz


Inducted 2003

Migrated to Australia in 1950

Contributed to the game of soccer as a Player and Coach and is also a Player Life Member SASF and Polonia SC (Adelaide)

Represented Australia as a Player on 12 occasions and South Australia on 44

occasions also played over 250 games for Polonia SC and 30 NSL games for Adelaide City

D. (Jim) Rossis


Inducted 2012

Born in Rhodes Greece

Contributed to the game of football as a Player, Referee, Linesman, 4th Official, Referee Inspector and Administrator, Life Member Australian Soccer Referees

Federation – SA Division

Officiated in over 1000 games including in excess of 150 NSL games, 10 International and 11 State Representative games, has officiated in the Semi Finals and Finals of the Fed Cup, West End Cup, Ampol Cup, Coca Cola Cup and Top 5 of the

NSL

Involved as a Referees Inspector and has been associated with the game in South Australia for over 56 years

E.P. (Ted) Rowley *


Inducted 2003

Migrated to Australia in 1900 from Audley, North Staffordshire, England

Contributed to the game of soccer as a Player and Administrator also a Life Member SASFA, Australian Soccer Federation and Port Adelaide SC

Officiated as Chairman, President and Executive Council Member SASFA and had Rowley Park named after him due to his foresight and enthusiasm for the project. Represented the State on the Australian Soccer Council and was an international

selector, he also played for Port Adelaide, Hindmarsh and South Adelaide

A. (Adrian) Santrac


Inducted 2011



Played 170 NSL games, Won National Championship Medal, Oceania Club Championship Medal, NSL Cup Winners Medal, 2 SA Championship Medals, 2 Fed Cup Winners Medals, Player of the Year (Rothman’s Medal), Golden Boot Award, 4

Ampol Cup Medals, Top 4 Winners Medal

Head Coach West Adelaide (NSL) 1996/99, Australian Men’s Olympic team Assistant Coach Sydney Olympics 2000, Head Coach of the Australian Women’s team (Matilda’s) 2001-04, Australian Women’s team Coach for FIFA Women’s

World Cup USA 2003, Women’s Olympic team Athens Olympic Games 2004 where Australia progressed past the group stages for the first time in any Senior Women’s

World Cup or Olympic competition

B. (Basil) Scarsella AM


Inducted 2003

Migrated to Australia in 1967 from L’Aquila, Italy

Contributed to the game of soccer as a Player, Coach and Administrator is also a Life Member SASF, Soccer Australia, Campbelltown City SC and a Member of Soccer

Australia’s Hall of Fame

Officiated as President Oceania Football Confederation, Chairman Soccer Australia, Chairman SA Olympic Task Force, Head of Delegation to the Australian Olympic

Team and also a Member of FIFA Executive Committee, Board Member Foundation SA and Vice Chairman SASF

J.A. (Jack) Smith OAM


Inducted 2004

Born in Plympton, South Australia

Contributed to the game of soccer as a Player, Coach, Referee and Administrator and is the holder of the SASF Meritorious Service Award and a Life Member Birkalla

Rovers SC

Represented Australia and South Australia as a Player and was the first South Australian born player selected for Australia to tour overseas and was also captain of Birkalla Rovers SC and played in excess of 250 senior games for the club. Member of

various club and SASF committees, member of Birkalla Rovers committee for over 63 years and President for 30 years

J.D. (Jimmie) Stewart *


Inducted 2003

Migrated to Australia in the late 1800’s from Scotland

Contributed to the game of soccer as a Player, Referee and Administrator was also a Life Member SASFA, Referees Association and North Adelaide SC

Member of the inaugural SABFA committee in 1902 and played for South Adelaide in the inaugural league in 1903 also founded and played for Adelaide SC in 1904 and continued in the game as a referee. Officiated as secretary of the Referees Association

in the 1920’s and was known as the “Father of Soccer” in South Australia

F. (Frank) Storr *


Inducted 2003

Contributed to the game of soccer as a Player, Referee and Administrator and was also a Life Member of the SASFA

Founder member of the South Australian British Football Association in 1902 and

was the first Secretary before becoming Chairman in 1905 also officiated as Chairman and Secretary of the Referees Association and played for South Adelaide SC in 1903. Represented South Australia as a player in the very first SA State team in 1904 and

the inaugural meeting of the SABFA was held at the Frank Storr Tailor Shop 94 Gawler Place Adelaide in 1902

K. (Kristyn) Swaffer


Inducted 2011

Born in Blackwood, South Australia


Played 30 times for Australia at senior level and has also represented Australia at Schoolgirl and U16 levels. Selected in the SAWSA All Stars team on 4 separate

occasions

SAWSA Player of the Year 5 times, Club Best Player 4 times, Top SAWSA Goal Scorer twice, Top Club Goal Scorer 3 times, Club Players Player of the Year twice,

most consistent SAWSA State Player 1995 and Best Player State team 1996, was also Vice-Captain of the inaugural Adelaide United W-League team

R. (Bob) Telfer *


Inducted 2003

Migrated to Australia in 1927 from Wishaw, Scotland

Contributed to the game of soccer as a Player, Coach, Referee, Manager of International and State teams, Administrator, Soccer Writer and Editor, was also a Life Member and Player Life Member SASFA, Life Member Kingswood SC and

Member of Soccer Australia’s Hall of Fame

Officiated as Secretary, Chairman and President of the SASFA, was also an International Selector and member of many committees including the 1956 Olympic Games committee. Won Australian International Honours in three fields as a Player,

Referee and Manager

H.J. (Rudi) Templin *


Inducted 2006

Migrated to Australia in 1954 from Frankfurt, Germany

Contributed to the game of football as a Player and Administrator also a Life Member of SAASL

A founder member and Treasurer of the Sunday Industrial Soccer League in 1965,

General Secretary SAASL 1966 to 1970 and appointed as the first Senior Vice President of the Australian Amateur Soccer Association in 1969, also Secretary SA

Tramways Soccer team in the 1960’s, President SAASL 1971 to 1977 and currently a member of the SAASL Management committee

Played for Victoria SC, SA Tramways and Adelaide Fijians and has been associated

with the game in South Australia since 1955

V. (Wally) Tkachuk


Inducted 2005

Migrated to Australia in 1949 from Berestechko, Ukraine

Contributed to the game of soccer/football as a Player, Coach and Administrator is also a Life Member SASF and USC Lion SC

Chairman and member of numerous SASF and club committees, founding member of

the USC Lion SC and officiated at the club as Chairman, Secretary and committee member in excess of 25 years. Chairman SASF 1979 to 1981, Chairman 1st Division Management committee, SASF delegate to the Australian Soccer Federation, LOC

Member FIFA World Youth Championships 1981 and State Team Manager 1967 to 1972 was also instrumental in bringing to South Australia in excess of 90 overseas

players and their family members

A. (Alex) Tobin OAM


Inducted 2008

Born in Melbourne, Victoria

Contributed to the game of football as a Player, Coach and Manager, Player Life Member SASF

Played 522 NSL games (NSL Record) over 20 years, Won 3 NSL Championships, 2 National Cup Winners Medals, an Oceania Champions Medal and Winner of the Joe

Marston Medal in 1991-92 and 1993-94, Australia’s most capped male footballer with 87 Full International appearances and 113 overall appearances, appeared in 2 World

Cup campaigns 1994 and 1998 and captained Australia on 30 different occasions

Inducted into the FFA National Hall of Fame 2007

J. (Jason) Trimboli


Inducted 2016

Born in Torrensville, South Australia


Played over 400 games in South Australia scoring in excess of 285 goals and represented the State 13 times, also represented the State at SAASL level, was a

Member of the Premier League Team of the Year in 2013

Won the SASF-FFSA Golden Boot Award 6 times and the SAASL Golden Boot Award twice, won the Individual Club Top Goal Scorer Award on 20 different occasions 16 times in the Pro-League and 4 times in the SAASL. Won Premier

League Championship Medals 1998 & 2002 and a Fed Cup Winners Medal in 2003 along with Summer Cup Winners Medals 2004 & 2007, also won SAASL

Championship Medals 2012 & 2014 plus SAASL Challenge Cup Winners Medal 2012

C. (Carl) Veart


Inducted 2012

Born in Whyalla, South Australia


Played 23 times for Australia at senior level, 17 times at U23 level and 6 times for South Australia, Played for Australia in the Olympic Games in Spain 1992, Played in excess of 352 games in the NSL WITH Adelaide City and Adelaide United, Played

over 124 games in England with Sheffield United, Crystal Palace and Millwall

Won Australian National Championship Medals with Adelaide City 1992 & 1994 and National Cup Winners Medal 1992, Won Division 1 Play-off Winners Medsl with

Crystal Palace in 1996-97

A. (Aurelio) Vidmar


Inducted 2008

Born in Woodville, South Australia


Played 294 NSL games (267 with Adelaide City) scoring 52 goals, NSL Player of the Year 2001 and Winner Golden Boot Award 2000/1, in 1994/5 at Standard Liege was Belgium’s top scorer with 22 goals and was voted Oceania’s Player of the Year 1995, represented Australia in 3 World Cup campaigns also the Confederations Cup in 1997

and 2001 and the Olympic Games in Atlanta USA 1996. Played 53 games for Australia 7 as captain scoring 18 goals

Adelaide United FC inaugural Club Captain and later became Assistant and the Head

Coach

T. (Tony) Vidmar


Inducted 2011


Contributed to the game of football as a Player and Coach, inducted into the National Hall of Fame 2009 and is a Player Life Member FFSA

Played 91 times for Australia, of which 76 were “A” Internationals, Played 19 times

for the National U23 side, 5 times for South Australia and has been involved in 4 World Cup campaigns

Played 182 NSL games of which 149 games were for Adelaide City before playing

overseas with various clubs including Ekeren, NAC Breda, Rangers, Middlesbrough and Cardiff City, Won numerous Championship Medals in Australia and Overseas,

also Head Coach of SASI

A. (Bert) Walker *


Inducted 2003

Migrated to Australia from England

Contributed to the game of soccer as a Player and Administrator also a Life Member of SASFA

Represented South Australia as a Player between 1937 and 1946 including playing

against China in 1941 also played for and was captain of West Torrens SC where he won Championship and Cup medals, went on to become Chairman of the SASFA

M. (Mike) Wells

ROLL OF HONOUR

As a member for distinguished contribution Inducted 2003

Migrated to Australia in 1970 from London, England

Contributed to the game of soccer as a Player, Coach, Manager and Administrator

also a Life Member of SASF

Officiated as General Manager SASF, Manager and Coach of SA State teams at all levels and was the first full time Director of Coaching in South Australia, was also the National Director of Coaching and a Coaching Instructor for FIFA, Oceania Football Confederation and the SASF. Member of the SA Sports Advisory Council, Founder

member Athelstone SC, represented the Australian Government on a soccer coaching assignment in Africa conducting coaching courses in Zimbarbwe, Kenya, Tanzania

and Zambia was also the first Australian representative to attend the Brazilian Football Academy in Rio de Janeiro

A.T.R. (Alf) White *


Inducted 2003

Migrated to Australia in 1925 from Lancashire, England

Contributed to the game of soccer as a Player and Administrator, represented Australia including games against India, Palestine, South Africa and New Zealand, also played for South Australia over a period of 11 years between 1929 and 1939

Played for East Torrens, Lancashire and Kingswood winning 1st Division

Championships, Pelaco Cup and Pozza Cup medals and was eventually elected onto the Kingswood SC committee

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