Mike Petersen (soccer)

Mike Petersen
Personal information
Full name	Michael Petersen
Date of birth	6 May 1965 (age 59)
Place of birth	Melbourne, Australia
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
	Port Melbourne
Senior career*
Years	Team
1983–1984	Heidelberg United
1984–1985	Roda JC
1984–1986	Brunswick Juventus
1987	Ajax
1988	Brunswick Juventus
1989–1997	South Melbourne
International career‡
1985	Australia B
1985–1992	Australia
Managerial career
1999–2000	St. Albans
2000–2001	South Melbourne
2001	Auckland Football Kingz
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 September 2008; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 September 2008

Michael Petersen (born 6 May 1965) is an Australian former soccer player. He is an inductee of the Football Federation Australia - Football Hall of Fame.^[1]

Playing career

Petersen played for Heidelberg United, Brunswick and South Melbourne in Australia, as well as in the Netherlands with Roda JC and Ajax.^[1]^[2]

He played nine seasons with South Melbourne between 1989 and 1997, winning the NSL Championship in 1991.^[3]

In all Petersen represented Australia 50 times including 32 A International matches.^[2]^[4]

^ ^a ^b "Slater & Johnston Head Hall Of Fame Inductees". Football Federation Australia. 21 September 2005. Archived from the original on 11 October 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2011.
^ ^a ^b "Peterson, Mike". Australian Player Database. OzFootball. Retrieved 1 January 2011.
^ "Team of the Century Midfielder Nominees". South Melbourne Official Website. South Melbourne FC. Archived from the original on 4 October 2009. Retrieved 1 January 2011.
^ The Australian National Men's Football Team: Caps And Captains. Football Federation Australia.

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