1. Sasa Ognenovski is an Australian retired soccer player who played as a central defender, who played for the Australia national team on 22 occasions, and who last played for Sydney FC in the A-League.
12 Facts About Sasa Ognenovski
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Sasa Ognenovski is currently work as director of football at Preston Lions.
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In January 2009 it was revealed that Sasa Ognenovski was a target for K-League club Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma but the initial bid of A$285,000 was rejected with Adelaide asking for a transfer fee of $570,000.
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Sasa Ognenovski was a transfer target of another K-League side, FC Seoul, who sent officials to negotiate the fee with Adelaide.
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Sasa Ognenovski was voted the second best Macedonian footballer of 2008, behind Inter Milan's Goran Pandev.
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In 2010, in his second season with Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma, Sasa Ognenovski captained the team to victory in the AFC Champions League.
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Sasa Ognenovski was named the Man of the Match and the tournament's Most Valuable Player.
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On 7 July 2012, Sasa Ognenovski moved to Umm-Salal Sports Club in the Qatar Stars League after an outstanding three-year spell at Seongnam.
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On 4 February 2014, Sasa Ognenovski moved back to the A-League to sign with Sydney FC.
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Sasa Ognenovski scored his first goal against Newcastle Jets assisted by Italian marquee Alessandro Del Piero.
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Sasa Ognenovski was eligible to represent Australia, but after not being selected for 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification matches against Indonesia and Kuwait, he expressed his disappointment and put himself up for selection for the country of his heritage, Macedonia.
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Sasa Ognenovski is first coaching of the NPL Victoria team Dandenong City.