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Jeff Olver
Olver in 2014
Personal information
Full name Jeffrey Olver
Date of birth (1960-12-25) 25 December 1960 (age 63)
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
Albion Rovers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1980–1987 Heidelberg
1988–1989 Melbourne Croatia
1990–1992 Heidelberg
1994–1996 Bulleen Lions
International career
1984 Australia B 2 (0)
1985–1989 Australia 37 (0)
1989 Australia (futsal) 3 (0)
Managerial career
1995 Bulleen Lions
1997–1999 Carlton (youth)
2000 Heidelberg
2003 Thomastown Devils
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jeffrey Olver (born 25 December 1960) is an Australian former football (soccer) player.[1] Olver is a member of the Football Federation Australia - Football Hall of Fame.

Playing career

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Club career

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Olver played for Heidelberg and Melbourne Croatia in the Australian National Soccer League.[1]

International career

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Olver played 37 times for Australia.[1] He was part of the Australian team that made the Quarter Final of the 1988 Olympic Football Tournament.[2][3]

He played for Australia in the 1989 FIFA Futsal World Championship finals.

Olver is often regarded as one of the greatest goalkeepers Australia has ever produced

Coaching career

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In 1995 Olver coached Bulleen Lions in the Victorian Premier League. He later coached Carlton's youth team in the National Soccer League National Youth League. In 2000, he rejoined Heidelberg.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Australian Player Database - OB". ozfootball.net. Retrieved 29 May 2009.
  2. ^ "Athlete: Jeffrey Olver". Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 29 May 2009.
  3. ^ "FIFA Player Statistics - Jeffrey Olver". FIFA. Archived from the original on 4 November 2012. Retrieved 29 May 2009.