Legendary Fulham goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer has been inducted into Football Australia’s Hall of Fame.
Schwarzer – who kept 73 clean sheets in 220 appearances for the Whites – is the Socceroos’ most capped player of all time, representing his country on 109 occasions.
He played a key role in their qualification for the 2006 World Cup, saving two penalties against Uruguay in their Play-Off to end Australia’s 32-year absence from the competition.
Schwarzer also represented the Socceroos at the 2010 World Cup, and his 44 clean sheets are a record for his nation.
The 49-year-old was inducted in Melbourne ahead of Australia’s 2022 World Cup Qualifier against Vietnam. He was nominated alongside Kate Gill, Heather Garriock and Joseph Huxley Honeysett via a public process, with the nominees then considered by a panel of Australian football historians.
The panel of historians provided their recommendations to the Football Australia Board, with Football Australia’s Directors subsequently ratifying each person’s elevation into the Hall of Fame.
Chairman Chris Nikou commented: “The Football Australia Hall of Fame celebrates legends, and the people behind the legends, in our game.
“Through their respective inductions into the Football Australia Hall of Fame, Kate, Heather, Mark and Joe will forever be recognised as greats of Australian football – people that on and off the pitch showed their class and toiled for the sport to reach new heights.”
From everyone at Fulham, congratulations Schwarz!
