Scott Ollerenshaw

A prominent forward and winger, Scott Ollerenshaw played for several clubs including St George Saints and Sydney Olympic in Australia's National Soccer League before heading overseas. He had a season with Walsall FC in England before becoming a popular overseas player for Sabah FA in Malaysia's M-League. Scoring more than a goal a game in four seasons with Sabah FA, Ollerenshaw twice won the Malaysian Golden Boot and earned the nickname 'The Ginger Maradona'. After returning home to Australia to join National Soccer League club, Northern Spirit FC, a serious hip injury forced him to retire at the age of 31.

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 Australian Bicentenary and included a shock 4–1 victory over Argentina. Later that year, Ollerenshaw also played in the football tournament at the 1988 Summer Olympic Games in Seoul, South Korea.

He is married to Malaysia's former karate champion Michelle Koh. After retirement, Ollerenshaw has run his own sports tourism business in Kota Kinabalu of Sabah, specialising in organising junior and senior football tours and tournaments, including the annual Borneo Cup. Since 2021, he has been the technical and sporting director for his former club, Sabah. He has also helped football development in Malaysia through the recruitment of mixed heritage players from overseas to strengthen Malaysian clubs and the national team. These talented footballers, who have mostly been raised abroad with a Malaysian parent, include national team players Brendan Gan, Darren Lok, Junior Eldstål, Matthew Davies and Corbin-Ong. His overseas connections also helped the Malaysian U23 team compete in Queensland's NPL to aid with their development and at same time assisted Aussie national players and coaches showcasing their talents to clubs in Asia. A familiar face in the Malaysian media, Ollerenshaw occasionally appeared as a Premier League and FIFA World Cup pundit especially on FourFourTwo of Malaysian sports television channel, Astro SuperSport between 2009 and 2014.