Mike Petersen

For those of a similar name, see Mike Petersen (politician) and Mike Peterson.

Mike Petersen

Personal information
Full name	Michael Petersen
Date of birth	(1965-05-06) 6 May 1965
Place of birth	Melbourne, Australia
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
	Port Melbourne
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1983–1984	Heidelberg United	39	(3)
1984–1985	Roda JC	1	(0)
1984–1986	Brunswick Juventus	34	(5)
1987	Ajax	1	(0)
1988	Brunswick Juventus	17	(0)
1989–1997	South Melbourne	171	(8)
International career‡
1985–1992	Australia	32	(1)
Managerial career
1999–2000	St. Albans
2000–2001	South Melbourne
2001	Auckland Football Kingz
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 September 2008 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 September 2008

Michael Petersen (born 6 May 1965) is an Australian former soccer player. He is an inductee of the Football Federation Australia - Football Hall of Fame.

Playing career

Club career

Petersen played for Heidelberg United, Brunswick and South Melbourne in Australia, as well as in the Netherlands with Roda JC and Ajax.

He played nine seasons with South Melbourne between 1989 and 1997, winning the NSL Championship in 1991.

International career

In all Petersen represented Australia 50 times including 32 A International matches.