Adem Poric
Adem Poric (born 22 April 1973) is an English-born Australian former professional footballer, coach and scout of Bosnian descent. He is currently the president of Magic United.[1] He is now also the coach of Gold Coast Knights FC
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Adem Poric | ||
| Date of birth | 22 April 1973 | ||
| Place of birth | London, England | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1992–1993 | St George Saints | ? | (?) |
| 1993–1998 | Sheffield Wednesday | 13 | (0) |
| 1997 | → Southend United (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 1998 | → Rotherham United (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 1998 | Notts County | 5 | (0) |
| 1998–1999 | Sydney Olympic | 6 | (1) |
| 1999 | Northern Spirit FC | 2 | (0) |
| 2000–2002 | City of Gold Coast | ? | (?) |
| National team | |||
| 1990 | Australia U20 | 2 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10 January 2008 | |||
As a player he was a midfielder from 1992 to 2002 and most notably played in the Premier League for Sheffield Wednesday. He also spent time in England with Southend United, Rotherham United and Notts County as well as Australian sides St George Saints, Sydney Olympic and City of Gold Coast.
Club career
During the 1991–92 season he had an unsuccessful trial at Arsenal, playing in three reserve team games. Sheffield Wednesday signed Poric for £60,000 from St George Saints on 1 October 1993. He found it difficult to break into the first team at Hillsborough and loan spells at Southend United and Rotherham United followed. He made just 13 league appearances in two seasons for the Owls, then a Premier League side, under Trevor Francis.
He eventually joined Notts County on a free transfer on 27 March 1998. He had not appeared in a competitive game for Sheffield Wednesday for almost three years by this stage, his last appearance coming as a substitute against Manchester United in a 1–0 defeat at Old Trafford in the league on 7 May 1995.
Coaching career
Poric has returned to Australia where he is involved in running the Total Football Academy. The Academy has developed links to Sheffield Wednesday[3] with the first of an anticipated influx of academy players coming to Hillsborough in September 2008.