Ivan Ergić

Perth Glory

Ergić was born in the coastal town of Šibenik in SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia but was raised in the near-by village of Gaćelezi. Following the Breakup of Yugoslavia family Ergić fled from the Yugoslav wars to Australia and settled in Carnarvon, Western Australia in 1997. The young Ergić later and trained at the Australian Institute of Sport on a government-funded football scholarship. Ergić signed his first professional football contract with Perth Glory in 1999 and helped the club finish the regular 1999–2000 NSL season as division winners. In the final-series he scored a 'golden goal' in the semi-final to send the club into their first ever final. The 2000 NSL Grand Final was held on 11 June and Glory took a three-goal lead by half time, but their opponents Wollongong Wolves pulled the game back and it ended in a 3–3 draw. The score remained level, even after extra time. The Wolves won the penalty shoot-out and Scott Chipperfield won the Joe Marston Medal as man of the match.

Basel

2000–01

In July 2000, Ergić signed for Italian Serie A team Juventus. However, he was immediately loaned out to Swiss side FC Basel, so that he could gain playing experience. He joined Basel's first team for their 2000–01 season under head coach Christian Gross, who started his second season with the club in that position. After playing in one test game, Ergić played his domestic league debut for his new club in the away game on 5 August as Basel were…

Ergić represented the Australian under-20 national team in a friendly against South Korea in February 1999, scoring in a 3–2 loss. However, Ergić did not choose to play international football for Australia, and instead chose Serbia. On 15 May 2006, he was named as a member of the squad to take part at the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany. He made his international debut in Serbia & Montenegro's 1–1 draw with Uruguay at the Red Star Stadium in Belgrade on 27 May 2006. He left the national team 2007, but he returned in 2008.

Perth Glory National Soccer League: 1999–2000 Basel Schweizer Cup: 2002, 2003, 2007, 2008 Swiss Super League: 2002, 2004, 2005, 2008 Uhrencup: 2003, 2006, 2008 Bursaspor Turkish Super League: 2009–10