Sydney United appoint Davor Bajsic as Technical Youth Director for 2010
After a major review of the Club?s Technical Football Curriculum, The Board of Sydney United have engaged Mr Bajsic with the major task of delivering a comprehensive Football programme specifically aimed at developing and raising the Technical Competency for those players aged 8 to 15 in line with the criteria as established and outlined by FFA in its recently released National Football Curriculum.
To that end, Mr Bajsic has undertaken extensive study on various Brazilian, Dutch and Croatian Technical Models and intends to implement what he believes to be the best aspects of each of those Footballing Systems.
Regarding his appointment Davor made the following comments.
?First of all I would like to thank the Sydney United Board for giving me this opportunity and putting faith in my ability to overhaul the Club?s Technical Football Programme.
?Although I have only been in Australia a few years I am well aware of the Club?s proud history in producing Players that have gone on to represent the National teams at Youth and Senior Level.
“As I understand it the 90?s was a golden decade for the Club in terms of Player development and we must now try and recapture that spirit and passion once again in order to go to the next level.
?I look forward to the challenge?
Brief Bio: Mr Davor Bajsic
Davor has been the Club?s star Premier League midfielder and was instrumental in helping the Clubs winning the Premiership in the 2009 NSW TeleChoice Premier League championship. Davor has spent most of his career playing in Europe including many UEFA Cup games. He is also a former Croatian youth International. He played for the Croatian U21 side in 1994 along side Croatian stars Dario SIMIC, Milan RAPAIC and Ivica MORNAR
Other interesting facts:
? At 17 he broke into the NK Osijek first team. Where he played for 4 seasons.
? In 2000 He joined Slaven Belupo(Croatia).
? In 2002 While playing for NK Slaven Belupo(Croatia) Davor scored in the UEFA Intertoto cup semi final loss against German side VfB Stuttgart 2:1. After this he ventured overseas to play in Israel for Hapoel Irony Rishon (Rishon leZion).
? In 2003 Davor returned to Croatia and competed in the UEFA cup second leg in front of 52,000 supporters with his side Kamen Ingrad) going down 1-0 to German opponent Schalke 04.
? In 2005/06 he spent one year playing for Croatian outfit NK Zadar.
? In 2007/2008 his last season in Europe Davor played for NK Graficar Vodovod before heading over to Sydney United Football Club for the 2009 season.
? Holds a UEFA B Coaching License
-Source ? Sydney United Press Release
