Mark Koussas is a former Australian international football player. He is married to his wife Faye and has two children; Maree and James. He was awarded the Adidas Golden Boot having scored four goals in the

1981 FIFA World Youth Championship The 1981 FIFA World Youth Championship, the third edition of the FIFA World Youth Championship, was held in Australia from 3 to 18 October 1981. The tournament took place in six venues—where a total of 32 matches were played. Adelaide, Brisb ...

.Warren, Johnny
"Koussas, the forgotten man, on his way back"
'' Sydney Morning Herald'', 8 July 1983, p. 25. Retrieved on 1 August 2013. He is of Greek descent. He played for

Sydney Olympic F.C. Sydney Olympic Football Club is an Australian semi-professional soccer club, based in Belmore, Sydney, New South Wales, that plays in the National Premier Leagues NSW. The Club was founded as Pan-Hellenic Soccer Club in 1957 by Greek immigra ...

and

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during his career. He made at least two full international appearances for the

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making his debut against

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in August 1981. During his time as a player at Sydney Olympic, he was in full-time education working towards becoming a computer programmer.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Koussas, Mark 1963 births Australian soccer players Australian people of Greek descent Sydney Olympic FC players Australia international soccer players Living people Soccer players from Sydney Association football midfielders Sportsmen from New South Wales