Jason Čulina

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Jason Čulina
Personal information
Full name	Jason Čulina
Date of birth	August 5, 1980 (1980-08-05) (age 28)
Place of birth	Melbourne, Australia
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position	Attacking Midfielder, Central Midfielder
Club information
Current club	PSV Eindhoven
Number	15
Youth clubs
	St Albans Dinamo Sydney United
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1996-1998 1998-1999 2000-2004 2001 2002-2003 2004-2005 2005-present	Sydney United Sydney Olympic Ajax Amsterdam → Germinal Beeschot (loan) → De Graafschap (loan) FC Twente PSV Eindhoven	32 0(1) 21 0(1) 03 0(0) 12 0(1) 24 0(1) 38 (12) 69 0(2)
National team2
1996-1997 1999 1998-2000 2005-present	Australia U-17 Australia U-20 Australia U-23 Australia	05 0(6) 04 0(1) 16 0(1) 32 0(1)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 May 2007. 2 National team caps and goals correct as of 23 June 2008. * Appearances (Goals)

Jason Čulina [ˈtʃulina] (born August 5, 1980 in Melbourne, Victoria) is a Croatian Australian football player who currently plays for PSV Eindhoven and Australia.

[edit] Club career

Čulina's contract with current club PSV Eindhoven is due to expire at the end of the 07/08 season.

[edit] International career

Čulina made his debut for the Australian national team against South Africa in 2005. He became a regular starter in the Socceroos matches under coach Guus Hiddink, who was also his club coach at PSV Eindhoven. His first international goal came in September 2005 against the Solomon Islands in Sydney. Čulina played in both legs of the World Cup play-off against Uruguay where Australia qualified for the 2006 World Cup following a dramatic penalty shoot-out. He was selected in the Australian squad for the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany and started in all four of Australia's games.

[edit] Personal life

Čulina is the youngest son of renowned Australian coach and former Sydney FC manager Branko Čulina and is of Croatian descent.

On February 5, 2007, Čulina and his wife, Terri, welcomed their first child, a boy named Roman.

[edit] External links

• Official Website
• PSV Eindhoven profile
• FFA - Socceroo profile
• Oz Football profile
• Migration Heritage Centre feature on Culina family

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