Market value
—
Rating · 99/00
5.5
Solid
Centre-Back Defender
Career snapshot
11
clubs played for
00/01
debut season
0.03
goals / match
TSV 1860 Munich
top club · 120 apps
Position rank · 99/00
#140
goals rank
#61
assists rank
8
season goals
7
season assists
Among 414 Defender - Centre-Backs · ≥200 mins
Career highs
€1.75m
peak value · 2004
€1.40m
top transfer fee · 95/96
2
best season · 2003
63 / 9
int'l caps / goals
298Appearances
8Goals
7Assists
60Yellow cards
2Red cards
107Full matches (90′)
| Full name | Ned Zelic |
|---|---|
| Name in home country | Nedijeljko Zelic |
| Date of birth | 1971-07-04 (54 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Sydney, Australia, Australia |
| Citizenship | Australia Croatia |
| Position | Defender - Centre-Back (main: Defender) |
| Foot | N/A |
| Height | 186.00 m |
| Current club | Retired |
| Joined | 2008-07-01 |
| Contract expires | — |
Jul 2008
Transfer: Dinamo Tbilisi → Retired
08/09 · Transfer
Jul 2007
07/08 — Dinamo Tbilisi
11 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jan 2007
Transfer: Helmond Sport → Dinamo Tbilisi
06/07 · Transfer
Jul 2006
06/07 — Helmond Sport, Dinamo Tbilisi
8 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2006
Transfer: Newcastle → Helmond Sport
06/07 · Transfer
Jul 2005
05/06 — Newcastle United Jets
13 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2005
Transfer: Wacker Tirol → Newcastle
05/06 · Transfer · €150k
Jul 2004
Transfer: Urawa Reds → Wacker Tirol
04/05 · Transfer
Jul 2004
04/05 — FC Wacker Tirol
22 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2003
2003 — Urawa Red Diamonds
29 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2002
2002 — Kyoto Purple Sanga, Urawa Red Diamonds
2 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2002
Transfer: Kyoto P. Sanga → Urawa Reds
02/03 · Transfer
Jan 2002
Transfer: 1860 Munich → Kyoto P. Sanga
01/02 · Transfer
Jul 2001
01/02 — TSV 1860 Munich
12 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2000
00/01 — TSV 1860 Munich
37 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 1999
99/00 — TSV 1860 Munich
24 matches · 2 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 1998
98/99 — TSV 1860 Munich
34 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jan 1998
Transfer: AJ Auxerre → 1860 Munich
97/98 · Transfer · €400k
Jul 1997
97/98 — TSV 1860 Munich, AJ Auxerre
15 matches · 0 G · 2 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 1996
96/97 — AJ Auxerre
14 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 1996
Transfer: E. Frankfurt → AJ Auxerre
96/97 · Transfer
Jan 1996
Transfer: QPR → E. Frankfurt
95/96 · Transfer · €110k
Jul 1995
95/96 — Eintracht Frankfurt, Queens Park Rangers
21 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 1995
Transfer: Bor. Dortmund → QPR
95/96 · Transfer · €1.40m
Jul 1994
94/95 — Borussia Dortmund
5 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 1993
93/94 — Borussia Dortmund
22 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 1992
92/93 — Borussia Dortmund
29 matches · 0 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 1992
Transfer: Sydney Olympic → Bor. Dortmund
92/93 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €1.75m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
Percentile rank vs 355 other Defender - Centre-Backs with ≥500 minutes in 99/00. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).
Goals2 total · 0.18/90
Assists1 total · 0.09/90
G+A3 total · 0.27/90
Yellow cards5 total · 0.44/90
Minutes played by club
TSV 1860 Munich
40.1%
AJ Auxerre
0.0%
Eintracht Frankfurt
15.2%
Queens Park Rangers
0.0%
Borussia Dortmund
12.8%
Urawa Red Diamonds
19.8%
Kyoto Purple Sanga
0.0%
Dinamo Tbilisi
0.0%
Helmond Sport
0.0%
Newcastle United Jets
12.1%
FC Wacker Tirol
0.0%
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TSV 1860 Munich | 5 | 00/01 | 99/00 | 120 | 3 | 4 | 3,870 |
| AJ Auxerre | 2 | 96/97 | 97/98 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eintracht Frankfurt | 1 | 95/96 | 95/96 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1,468 |
| Queens Park Rangers | 1 | 95/96 | 95/96 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Borussia Dortmund | 3 | 92/93 | 94/95 | 56 | 1 | 3 | 1,240 |
| Urawa Red Diamonds | 2 | 2002 | 2003 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 1,912 |
| Kyoto Purple Sanga | 1 | 2002 | 2002 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dinamo Tbilisi | 2 | 06/07 | 07/08 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Helmond Sport | 1 | 06/07 | 06/07 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Newcastle United Jets | 1 | 05/06 | 05/06 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1,170 |
| FC Wacker Tirol | 1 | 04/05 | 04/05 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99/00 | Bundesliga | TSV 1860 Munich | 23 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1,015 |
| 99/00 | DFB-Pokal | TSV 1860 Munich | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 98/99 | Bundesliga | TSV 1860 Munich | 33 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2,855 |
| 98/99 | DFB-Pokal | TSV 1860 Munich | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 97/98 | Bundesliga | TSV 1860 Munich | 13 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 97/98 | Division 1 | AJ Auxerre | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 96/97 | Champions League | AJ Auxerre | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 96/97 | Division 1 | AJ Auxerre | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 95/96 | Bundesliga | Eintracht Frankfurt | 17 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1,468 |
| 95/96 | Premier League | Queens Park Rangers | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 94/95 | Bundesliga | Borussia Dortmund | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 94/95 | UEFA Cup | Borussia Dortmund | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 93/94 | Bundesliga | Borussia Dortmund | 18 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1,240 |
| 93/94 | DFB-Pokal | Borussia Dortmund | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 93/94 | UEFA Cup | Borussia Dortmund | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 92/93 | Bundesliga | Borussia Dortmund | 19 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 92/93 | DFB-Pokal | Borussia Dortmund | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 92/93 | UEFA Cup | Borussia Dortmund | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | J. League Cup | Urawa Red Diamonds | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | J1 - 1st Stage | Urawa Red Diamonds | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1,012 |
| 2003 | J1 - 2nd Stage | Urawa Red Diamonds | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 900 |
| 2002 | J1 - 1st Stage | Kyoto Purple Sanga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | J1 - 2nd Stage | Urawa Red Diamonds | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 07/08 | UEFA-Cup Qualifikation | Dinamo Tbilisi | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 07/08 | Umaghlesi Liga (until 12/2016) | Dinamo Tbilisi | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 06/07 | Jupiler League | Helmond Sport | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 06/07 | Umaghlesi Liga (until 12/2016) | Dinamo Tbilisi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 05/06 | A-League Men | Newcastle United Jets | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1,170 |
| 04/05 | Bundesliga | FC Wacker Tirol | 22 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 01/02 | Bundesliga | TSV 1860 Munich | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 01/02 | DFB-Pokal | TSV 1860 Munich | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 01/02 | UI Cup | TSV 1860 Munich | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 00/01 | Bundesliga | TSV 1860 Munich | 27 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 00/01 | Champions League Qu. | TSV 1860 Munich | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 00/01 | DFB-Pokal | TSV 1860 Munich | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 00/01 | Ligapokal | TSV 1860 Munich | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 00/01 | UEFA Cup | TSV 1860 Munich | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 92/93 | 1992-07-01 | Sydney Olympic | Bor. Dortmund | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 95/96 | 1995-07-01 | Bor. Dortmund | QPR | Transfer | 0 | €1.40m |
| 95/96 | 1996-01-01 | QPR | E. Frankfurt | Transfer | 0 | €110k |
| 96/97 | 1996-07-01 | E. Frankfurt | AJ Auxerre | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 97/98 | 1998-01-01 | AJ Auxerre | 1860 Munich | Transfer | 0 | €400k |
| 01/02 | 2002-01-01 | 1860 Munich | Kyoto P. Sanga | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 02/03 | 2002-07-01 | Kyoto P. Sanga | Urawa Reds | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 04/05 | 2004-07-13 | Urawa Reds | Wacker Tirol | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 05/06 | 2005-07-01 | Wacker Tirol | Newcastle | Transfer | 600000 | €150k |
| 06/07 | 2006-07-01 | Newcastle | Helmond Sport | Transfer | 600000 | — |
| 06/07 | 2007-01-01 | Helmond Sport | Dinamo Tbilisi | Transfer | 600000 | — |
| 08/09 | 2008-07-01 | Dinamo Tbilisi | Retired | Transfer | 600000 | — |
No recorded injuries.
Current—
Peak€1.75m
Low—
Δ since start−€1.75m
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | — |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €600k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €400k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.75m |
| Team | Shirt | Matches | Goals | Debut | Age at debut | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team #53845 | — | 6 | 0 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #32270 | — | 16 | 4 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #22976 | — | 8 | 2 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #3433 | #5 | 33 | 3 | — | — | former national player |
No teammate data.
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99/00 | Bundesliga | TSV 1860 Munich | 2 | 23 |
| 2003 | J1 - 2nd Stage | Urawa Red Diamonds | 1 | 10 |
| 2003 | J1 - 1st Stage | Urawa Red Diamonds | 1 | 12 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 97/98 | Bundesliga | TSV 1860 Munich | 2 | 13 |
| 92/93 | Bundesliga | Borussia Dortmund | 2 | 19 |
| 99/00 | Bundesliga | TSV 1860 Munich | 1 | 23 |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 00/01 | Senior debut season | |
| 05/06 | First senior goal |
Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.
| Season | Matches | Mins | YC | 2nd YC | RC | Cards / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99/00 | 24 | 1,015 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0.53 |
| 98/99 | 34 | 2,855 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.19 |
| 97/98 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 96/97 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 95/96 | 21 | 1,468 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.31 |
| 93/94 | 22 | 1,240 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.51 |
| 92/93 | 29 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 29 | 1,912 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.19 |
| 2002 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 07/08 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 06/07 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 05/06 | 13 | 1,170 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.08 |
| 04/05 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 01/02 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 00/01 | 37 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
Bundesliga
160 apps
5 G
7 A
A-League Men
13 apps
1 G
0 A
J1 - 2nd Stage
11 apps
1 G
0 A
J1 - 1st Stage
13 apps
1 G
0 A
Umaghlesi Liga (until 12/2016)
8 apps
0 G
0 A
Jupiler League
7 apps
0 G
0 A
Bundesliga
22 apps
0 G
0 A
J. League Cup
7 apps
0 G
0 A
DFB-Pokal
9 apps
0 G
0 A
UI Cup
5 apps
0 G
0 A
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Who is Ned Zelic?
Ned Zelic is an Australia professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Retired.
How old is Ned Zelic?
Ned Zelic is 54 years old. He was born on July 4, 1971 in Sydney, Australia.
What position does Ned Zelic play?
Ned Zelic plays as a centre-back (Defender - Centre-Back).
What club does Ned Zelic play for?
Ned Zelic currently plays for Retired.
How many career goals has Ned Zelic scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Ned Zelic has scored 8 goals in 298 appearances.