Full name Craig Andrew Foster Name Craig Foster Spouse Lara Foster Playing position Role Football player Education Kadina High School | 1986–1987 AIS Nationality Australian Years Team Height 1.80 m | |
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Date of birth (1969-04-15) 15 April 1969 (age 46) Similar People David Zdrilic, Ange Postecoglou, Craig Moore Profiles | ||
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Craig Foster (born 15 April 1969 in Lismore, New South Wales) is a retired Australian association football player, and is currently a sports colour commentator for the Special Broadcasting Service (SBS) in Australia. He is renowned for his outspoken stance on the need for soccer in Australia to mature.
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- Early years
- Club career
- International career
- Post retirement
- International
- Individual
- References
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Early years
Foster attended Kadina High School, and periodically returns to speak and motivate students.
Club career
Playing as a midfielder, Foster debuted with Sydney Croatia in 1988, playing in a losing grand final in his first season. He moved to Victorian club Sunshine George Cross in 1989 before returning to Sydney to play for Avala in the NSW Super League. In 1992, Foster moved to Ernest Borel in Hong Kong before returning to Australia to play for Adelaide City and Marconi in the NSL.
As a 28-year-old he moved to England, linking up with Terry Venables firstly at Portsmouth, before moving to Crystal Palace as a free agent. He played at Palace until the end of the 1999–2000 season.
He returned to Australia to play with Northern Spirit until his retirement from the game in 2003.
He currently plays amateur football in the Inner Western Suburbs of Sydney, with Belmore United Football Club.
International career
Foster earned 29 caps with the Australian national football team, scoring nine goals and captaining the side once (in 2000 against Slovakia). He represented Australia at under 16 level reaching the quarter finals at the 1985 FIFA U-16 World Championship in China.
Post retirement
Following his retirement from professional soccer, Foster became the chief soccer analyst for the SBS show The World Game, and is remembered for his commentary during the World Cup Qualifier in November 2005 against Uruguay. He is also renowned for his advocacy of a more Spanish/South American style of play, as opposed to the constant use of the long ball in soccer.
Foster has been a strong advocate for player’s rights, having served for five years on the Australian Professional Footballers' Association Executive, as a Director of the APFA’s commercial wing, PFAM (PFA Management), and formerly as Chief Executive of the Player’s Association. Foster is a life member of the APFA and a member of the APFA Technical Committee.
He writes for The Sun Herald and the Sydney Morning Herald.
He was a coach for Nerds FC in their second season.
In 2007, Foster was invited to be the Australian representative to judge the Ballon d'Or, the highest award given to an individual football player.