Full name Matthew Kluzek Name Matthew Kluzek Height/Weight 187 cm / 88 kg Date joined 1994 | Years Club Nominations AFL Rising Star 1994–1996 Adelaide | |
Date of birth (1973-04-03) 3 April 1973 (age 42) Draft 31st, 1994 Pre-Season Draft Original team Woodville-West Torrens Football Club | ||
Matthew Kluzek (born 3 April 1973) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Adelaide in the Australian Football League (AFL).
Kluzek came to the Adelaide Football Club from the 1994 Pre-Season Draft, having previously been drafted by Melbourne. He was used a small forward and earned a nomination for the 1994 AFL Rising Star award after kicking five goals in Adelaide's round 17 win over the West Coast Eagles at Football Park. Kluzek played 13 games in the 1995 AFL season but appeared just four times in 1996.
A premiership player with Woodville-West Torrens, Kluzek made a total of 185 SANFL appearances. His brother Chris also played for the club and was the 2000 Ken Farmer Medalist.
Kluzek coached Scotch Old Collegians in the South Australian Amateur Football League from 2002 to 2004 and returned to the club as coach for the 2011 season.