Joey Didulica has an older brother, John and sister, Trish.
14 Facts About Joey Didulica
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Joey Didulica's father emigrated to Australia from Policnik, a village in northern Dalmatia, about 10 kilometres outside of Zadar.
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Joey Didulica started to play football in the North Geelong Warriors.
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Joey Didulica, after performing brilliantly well in the UEFA Champions League, signed a three-year deal with Austria Vienna in 2003.
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Joey Didulica returned to the Netherlands to play for AZ after being lured by the great Louis Van Gaal as coach.
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Joey Didulica made seven Eredivisie appearances with the club, before being forced to take a longer break following a brain concussion he sustained in a league match against PSV Eindhoven in October 2006.
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In June 2007, Joey Didulica successfully appealed the decision of the lower court to the High Court of Vienna.
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The original charges against Joey Didulica were quashed and he was acquitted of everything, the Court ruling Joey Didulica had played the ball, not acted unreasonably and did not intend to cause injury to the opponent.
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On 11 October 2011, Joey Didulica announced his retirement from football due to his persistent neck and head injuries.
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In 2000, Joey Didulica was selected to the Australian squad for the Sydney Olympics, but had to withdraw due to injury and never received an international cap for the Australian national team at A-level.
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Joey Didulica made his debut for the Croatia national team in a friendly match against Macedonia on 28 April 2004 in Skopje and was selected to be part of the Croatian team at the Euro 2004 finals, where he served as the second-choice goalkeeper without making an appearance.
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Joey Didulica was a member of the Croatian team in both the qualifying and finals of the 2006 World Cup, but did not play a single minute during the competitions as Tomislav Butina played eight of ten qualifiers and was replaced in the remaining two qualifiers by Stipe Pletikosa, who played every minute in all three games at the finals.
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In more than two years of being part of the Croatia national team, Joey Didulica only made four appearances in friendly matches, against Macedonia, Korea Republic, Hong Kong and Austria.
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Just a month after the end of the 2006 World Cup, Joey Didulica announced his retirement from international football with an explanation that he wants to concentrate more on his club career.