Shane Stefanutto

Shane Stefanutto (born 12 January 1980) is an Australian former professional footballer who is the Technical Director of Brisbane Roar. He previously played for Brisbane Strikers, Lillestrøm, Lyn, North Queensland Fury, Brisbane Roar, Olympic FC and Australian national team.

Shane Stefanutto
Stefanutto playing for North Queensland Fury in 2009
Personal information
Full name Shane Peter Stefanutto
Date of birth (1980-01-12) 12 January 1980
Place of birth Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Height 177 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Left back
Club information
Current team
 Olympic FC
Youth career
Edge Hill SC
1997–1998 QAS
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–2004 Brisbane Strikers 124 (1)
2004–2007 Lillestrøm 78 (1)
2008–2009 Lyn 43 (0)
2009–2010 North Queensland Fury 7 (0)
2010–2016 Brisbane Roar 134 (0)
2016–2018 Olympic FC 47 (0)
National team
2007–2009 Australia 3 (0)
Teams managed
2019– Brisbane Roar (Technical Director)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 September 2018

Club career

Stefanutto trained at the Queensland Academy of Sport before playing for the Brisbane Strikers in the defunct National Soccer League from 1998 to 2004, before transferring Lillestrøm in Norway. On 26 August 2007, Stefanutto scored his first goal for LSK in his 112th match, against Aalesund. The goal came from a long-range free kick. His contract with Lillestrøm expired at the end of the 2007 season, and he played for Lyn Oslo in the 2008 season, before signing for North Queensland Fury on 5 August 2009.[1]

He sustained a potentially season-ending knee injury in a match against Perth Glory after an innocuous challenge with Adriano Pellegrino, which was presumed to be a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament.[2] The injury hindered his World Cup 2010 selection hopes. On 13 April 2010, Stefanutto signed a contract with the Brisbane Roar, which would see him play there for the next three seasons.[3]

Shane announced his retirement from professional football on 30 April 2016 at the end of the 2015–16 A-League season.[4]

In June 2016, he signed with National Premier Leagues Queensland side Olympic FC.[5]

International career

On 2 November 2006 he received his first call-up to the Australian national team for an international friendly against Ghana, in London but did not play. On 24 March 2007 Stefanutto won his first international cap in a friendly match against China. He remained out of the team for more than two years before receiving a recall in Australia's final qualification match for the 2010 World Cup against Japan in June 2009.[6]

Personal life

Stefanutto is also an Italian citizen, and his family originates from the town of Latisana, near the city of Udine, in the region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia. He is married to Tammy Woolf and they have two children, Stella and Max. Following his professional retirement in 2016, Stefanutto transitioned into Brisbane Roar's administration staff, re-joining the club as their Media & Communications Officer. [7]

A-League statistics
As of 30 April 2016
Club Season League1 Cup International2 Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
North Queensland Fury 2009–10 70––0070
Total 70––0070
Brisbane Roar 2010–11 230––00230
2011–12 290––51341
2012–13 280––10290
2013–14 180––––180
2014–15 1300030160
2015–16 16010--170
Total 134010911440
Career Total 14101091 1511

1 - includes A-League final series statistics
 2 - includes FIFA Club World Cup statistics; AFC Champions League statistics are included in season commencing after group stages (i.e. ACL and A-League seasons etc.)

Honours

Club

Lillestrøm:

Brisbane Roar:

References
  1. Ny Lyn-spiller solgt
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2 March 2011. Retrieved 5 October 2009.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. http://au.fourfourtwo.com/news/126516,roar-swoop-for-furys-stefanutto.aspx
  4. Monteverde, Marco (30 April 2016). "Brisbane Roar veteran Shane Stefanutto retires from top-flight football". The Courier-Mail.
  5. "Welcome Shane Stefanutto". Olympic FC. 4 June 2016. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
  6. Gough, Paul (17 June 2009) Williams handed Socceroos debut; Sportal
  7. "Q and a with Shane Stefanutto". 24 February 2012.
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