Bosnich, having grown up in Sydney, played for a short time at Sydney United- in fact only five appearances were made for them. Then, at the age of just 16, he moved to England to join Manchester United- quite a remarkable turnaround for a career move. In what was his first stint with United, Bosnich hardly figured, missed out on the squads for the winning FA Cup and European Cup Winners’ Cup teams, and subsequently signed for Aston Villa in 1992.
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Having stayed away from his homeland for much of his career, the goalkeeper had admitted that he regretted to have only represented Australia 17 times. During his international career Bosnich played in a game that he described as “the lowest moment in Australian soccer” when the Socceroos failed to qualify for the 1998 World Cup by losing a two-legged tie with Iran. Bosnich, who moved back to Australia to play for the Central Coast Mariners, before ending up at non-league Sydney Olympic last year, may claim that he played in “the lowest moment” in his country’s history but unfortunately for him there were plenty of low moments in his career.
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