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Manny Gotis |
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Squad No. |
3 |
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Date of Birth |
18/11/1969 |
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Age |
30 |
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Born |
Nhill, Australia |
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Occupation |
Soccer Player |
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Marital Status |
Single; girlfriend Vicky |
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Position Played |
Defender |
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Junior Clubs |
Warragul United, Moe United, Morwell Falcons. |
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Representative Honours |
Victorian Youth representative; Represented Gippsland squads at all age levels; Victoria country representative. |
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Medals, Trophies won |
6 Latrobe Valley championships in 7 years; 4 Victorian Country championships in 4 years; Many Best & Fairest awards; Tony Caprara Achievement Award with Gippsland Facons. |
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Senior Clubs |
Warragul United (1 yr); Croydon City (1 yr); Traralgon Olympians (6 yrs); Port Melbourne (1 yr); Morwell/Gippsland Falcons (7 yrs). |
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NSL Debut |
1996, Sydney Olympic, 0-3 loss. |
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Most Memorable Match |
1997/98 season against Sydney Olympic – acting captain - losing 2-0 and we came back to win 3-2 at home. I scored the first of the 3 goals. |
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Biggest Disappointment in soccer |
Not being at Gippsland Falcons from the start of the NSL |
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Biggest Achievement to date |
Breaking into the NSL with Gippsland. |
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Most difficult opponent |
All difficult on their day, however De Jong of Kingz has class and strength. |
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Most Admired Players –Australian |
Mehmed Durakovic – reliable, honest, with tough winning attitude. |
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Most Admired Players – Overseas |
Michel Platini was my favourite. Class distribution with both feet and excellent vision – complete central midfielder. |
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Most Admired Sportsperson(s) |
Michel Platini, Greg Norman, Ivan Lendl, Dermott Brereton – all champions. |
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Professional Ambition |
To be successful and do well, show the way to younger generation. |
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Most Exciting Young Player at club |
Puca, Hutchy, Vargas and Bell. |
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Personal Ambition |
Play as long as I can, compete and do well. |
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Favourite Pastimes |
Race horses, watching sports programmes. |
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Favourite Other Teams |
Chelsea, Olympiakos. |
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Favourite Other Soccer Stadium |
Perth – for surface and atmosphere. |
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Favourite Food |
Pasta, salads, and Greek dips. |
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Favourite TV Show |
All sports. |
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Favourite Cartoon Character(s) |
Batman and Robin. |
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Favourite Comedians |
My team-mates. |
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Favourite Actor & Actress |
Clint Eastwood, Demi Moore. |
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Favourite Movie |
Ghost |
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Favourite Bands/singers |
All bands / music excluding heavy / classical |
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Most Embarrassing Moment |
Sent off against Sydney Olympic in Sydney after I scored an Own Goal. |
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Funniest Team-mate |
Juan Nilo. |
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