John Buonavoglia

John Buonavoglia

Personal information
Full name	John Buonavoglia
Date of birth	(1975-10-19) 19 October 1975
Place of birth	Naples, Italy
Height	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Playing position	striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1994–1996	St George Saints	?	(?)
1997–1999	APIA Leichhardt	48	(17)
1998–2000	Newcastle Breakers	62	(22)
2000–2001	Newcastle United Jets	28	(7)
2001–2004	Parramatta Power	59	(23)
2004	Dulwich Hill	7	(3)
2004–2005	Sydney Olympic	?	(?)
2005	Sydney FC	3	(0)
2006	Marconi Stallions	?	(?)
2006–2012	Balmain Tigers	?	(?)
National team‡
2005	Australia beach soccer team
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 August 2011 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20 May 2007

Gianpaolo "John" Buonavoglia (born 19 October 1975) is an Australian footballer.

Biography

Buonavoglia played for a number of NSW clubs including NSL side Parramatta Power. He signed for Sydney FC in 2005 shortly after the mutual termination of defender Steve Laurie's contract. Prior to this, Buonavoglia made a number of short-term contract appearances for the club, most notably in the Oceania Club Championship 2004-05.

Following his first A-League start on 30 October 2005 against Newcastle Jets, Sydney FC were informed by Football Federation Australia of a "mix up over his registration papers"^[1] which prevented him from making another appearance. Bounovoglia however made an appearance in the FIFA Club World Championship 2005 in Japan.

Buonavoglia now plays with Balmain FC in NSW State League 1. Buonavoglia represented Australia in 2005 at the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup. Buonavoglia is remembered by Newcastle Breakers' fans for collecting the ball from deep inside his own half and embarking on a mazy run, beating many defenders before crossing from the byline to the near post for Andy Harper to head the ball into the net.

References

External links

• Balmain Soccer Club - Player Stats