Dean Anastasiadis (born 6 June 1970) is a former Australian

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player.

Biography

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, he played for many years at a variety of clubs in the

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. This included being part of the 2000–01 championship side at

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, and the 1997–98 Grand Final runner up

Carlton SC Carlton Soccer Club is a defunct Australian association football (soccer) club. It participated in the National Soccer League from the 1997–98 season until round eight of the 2000–01 season, after which it folded. The club was strongly linke ...

side, of whom he is also the games record holder. On both occasions, he played and was scored against by his brother

John Anastasiadis Giannis "Johnny" Anastasiadis (Greek: Γιάννης "Τζόνι" Αναστασιάδης; born 13 August 1968 in Melbourne, Australia) is a former Australian soccer player who spent the majority of his career playing for Greek club PAOK FC. ...

. He retired at the end of 2008. Since then Anastasiadis has been coaching in the Victorian Premier League, and various State levels specializing in goalkeeper training. He also completed his Level B AFC/FFA outfield coaching diploma and Level 1 AFC/FFA goalkeeper licence. He is currently the goalkeeper coach with Melbourne Victory FC.

Honours

Player

South Melbourne FC VPL: Championship: 2006

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: 1993, 1995

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: 1995/96 Hellenic Cup: 2007 Wollongong Wolves *

Championship: 2000–01 Australia *

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: runner-up

2002 The effects of the September 11 attacks of the previous year had a significant impact on the affairs of 2002. The war on terror was a major political focus. Without settled international law, several nations engaged in anti-terror operation ...

Personal honours

Victorian Premier League The Victorian Premier League (VPL) is an Australian soccer league based in Victoria that was founded in 2023 and administered by Football Victoria. It consists of two divisions that were named after the VPL's breakaway of the National Premier L ...

Goalkeeper of the Year: 2005, 2006

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Aussie Footballers
Anastasiadis to Arcaba {{DEFAULTSORT:Anastasiadis, Dean 1970 births Living people Australian men's soccer players Soccer players from Melbourne Australian people of Greek descent Sportspeople of Greek descent Men's association football goalkeepers Australia men's international soccer players National Soccer League (Australia) players Carlton SC players Port Melbourne SC players South Melbourne FC players Wollongong Wolves FC players Collingwood Warriors SC players 2002 OFC Nations Cup players