Shane Stefanutto (born 12 January 1980) is an Australian former professional

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who is the Technical Director of Brisbane Roar. He previously played for Brisbane Strikers, Lillestrøm, Lyn, North Queensland Fury, Brisbane Roar, Olympic FC and Australian national team.

Club career

Stefanutto trained at the Queensland Academy of Sport before playing for the Brisbane Strikers in the defunct

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from 1998 to 2004, before transferring Lillestrøm in Norway. On 26 August 2007, Stefanutto scored his first goal for LSK in his 112th match, against Aalesund. The goal came from a long-range free kick. His contract with Lillestrøm expired at the end of the 2007 season, and he played for Lyn Oslo in the 2008 season, before signing for North Queensland Fury on 5 August 2009. He sustained a potentially season-ending knee injury in a match against

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after an innocuous challenge with Adriano Pellegrino, which was presumed to be a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament. The injury hindered his World Cup 2010 selection hopes. On 13 April 2010, Stefanutto signed a contract with the Brisbane Roar, which would see him play there for the next three seasons. Shane announced his retirement from professional football on 30 April 2016 at the end of the 2015–16 A-League season. In June 2016, he signed with National Premier Leagues Queensland side Olympic FC.

International career

On 2 November 2006 he received his first call-up to the Australian national team for an international friendly against

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, in London but did not play. On 24 March 2007 Stefanutto won his first international

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in a friendly match against

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. He remained out of the team for more than two years before receiving a recall in Australia's final qualification match for the 2010 World Cup against

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in June 2009.

Personal life

Stefanutto is also an

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citizen, and his family originates from the town of Latisana, near the city of

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, in the region of

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. He is married to Tammy Woolf and they have two children, Stella and Max. Following his professional retirement in 2016, Stefanutto transitioned into Brisbane Roar's administration staff, re-joining the club as their Media & Communications Officer.

A-League statistics

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final series statistics
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statistics;

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statistics are included in season commencing after group stages (i.e. ACL and A-League seasons etc.)

Honours

Club

Lillestrøm: *

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Brisbane Roar: * A-League Premiership: 2010–11, 2013–14 * A-League Championship: 2010–11, 2011–12, 2013–14

References

External links

Brisbane Roar profile

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