Scott Ollerenshaw (born 9 February 1968) is a former Australian

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player, best known for his appearances for his country's national side in the late 1980s.

Club career

A prominent forward and winger, Scott Ollerenshaw played for several clubs including St George Saints and

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in Australia's

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before heading overseas. He had a season with

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in England before becoming a popular overseas player for

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in Malaysia's M-League. Scoring more than a goal a game in four seasons with

, Ollerenshaw twice won the Malaysian Golden Boot and earned the nickname 'The Ginger Maradona'. After returning home to Australia to join

club, Northern Spirit FC, he was forced to retire at the age of 31 because of a serious hip injury.

International career

As a 19-year-old, Ollerenshaw was capped in 1987 by his St George Saints manager Frank Arok who was also the national coach. Ollerenshaw played in the 1988 Gold Cup in Sydney, which marked the

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and included a shock 4–1 victory over

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. Later that year, Ollerenshaw also played in the football tournament at the

1988 Summer Olympic Games The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Seoul 1988 ( ko, 서울 1988, Seoul Cheon gubaek palsip-pal), was an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October ...

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Post-playing career

Ollerenshaw now runs his own sports tourism business in Sabah which specializes in organizing junior and senior football tours & tournaments . The tours has included taking the Malaysian u23 & Senior National teams on tours to Australia & Asia . Golf & Lawn Bowls are also included in the sports tourism programme . (www.borneosportsholidays.com) Ollie also appears on Malaysian television as a pundit for Astro SuperSport for their football programmes including the English Premier League . Ollerenshaw has evolved into player management for Aussie players venturing into Asia which has included involvement in Adam Griffiths to Malaysia and Bernie Ibini & Daniel McBreen to China . Most recently Ollerenshaw facilitated the deal between Football Queensland & Football Association Malaysia resulting in Malaysia u23 National Teams historical inclusion into the 2014 Queensland NPL.

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Season 1991/1992 in detail
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