Christopher Grossman (born 6 March 1987) is a retired Australian football (soccer) player who is currently Head Coach of the Brisbane Roar FC Youth.[1]
 Grossman playing for North Queensland Fury in 2009 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Christopher Grossman | ||
| Date of birth | 6 March 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Brisbane, Australia | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Central midfielder / Central Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| St Bernadines | |||
| 2004 | QAS | ||
| 2005 | AIS | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006 | Queensland Lions | 6 | (0) |
| 2006–2009 | Brisbane Roar | 7 | (0) |
| 2007 | → Rochedale Rovers (loan) | 25 | (7) |
| 2009–2011 | North Queensland Fury | 44 | (5) |
| 2011 | North Queensland Razorbacks | ||
| 2012–2013 | Moreland Zebras | 19 | (0) |
| 2012 | → Newcastle Jets (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2013–2015 | Port Melbourne Sharks | 59 | (2) |
| 2016 | Sunshine George Cross | 24 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2006 | Australia U-20 | 13 | (3) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2018–2021 | Brisbane Roar Youth (assistant) | ||
| 2021– | Brisbane Roar Youth | ||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 September 2015 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:30, 16 November 2010 (UTC) | |||
Club career edit
He was signed from the Queensland Academy of Sport. The Roar allowed him to play for then current Brisbane Premier League champions, Rochedale Rovers Football Club, prior to the commencement of the A-League's third season to maintain match sharpness.[2]
On 24 December 2008, Grossman announced that he had signed with A-League expansion team North Queensland Fury for the 2009–10 season.[3] During the season, he has found himself the unfamiliar role of right back, to which he has excelled in and revelled at the chance of first team starting football. Coach Ian Ferguson elected to play him there largely due to the extensive injury list at North Queensland Fury.
On 21 November 2012 Grossman joined the Newcastle Jets as a short-term injury replacement for Ben Kantarovski.[4]
Grossman signed with Port Melbourne SC ahead of the 2013 season and spent the next 3 seasons at the club, serving as captain and vice-captain during this period. He left the club following the 2015 season.
A-League statistics edit
| Club | Season | League1 | Cup | International2 | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Queensland Roar | 2006–07 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2007–08 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2008–09 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| North Queensland Fury | 2009–10 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 2 |
| 2010–11 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 3 | |
| Newcastle Jets | 2012–13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 51 | 5 | 51 | 5 | |||||
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 in A-League seasons etc.)
References edit
- ^ "Meet our BRFC Academy coaches". brisbaneroar.com.au. Archived from the original on 5 May 2019. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
- ^ Midfield dreams Archived 10 August 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Departing Grossman set for Roar debut". Fox Sports (Australia). 27 December 2008. Retrieved 30 December 2008.
- ^ "Grossman cherishing A-League rebirth". Football Federation Australia. 21 November 2012. Archived from the original on 28 November 2012. Retrieved 21 November 2012.
External links edit
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