Patrick Kisnorbo
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Patrick Fabio Maxime Kisnorbo (born 24 March 1981) is an Australian professional football manager and former player. He is also known by his nicknames Paddy and PK.[4] As a player, Kisnorbo was a primarily a centre-back, but also played as a defensive midfielder.[5] He made eighteen appearances for the Australia national team.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Patrick Fabio Maxime Kisnorbo[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1981-03-24) 24 March 1981 (age 43) | ||
Place of birth | Melbourne, Australia | ||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
Thomastown Devils | |||
North Glenroy | |||
Essendon City | |||
Fawkner Blues | |||
Bulleen Zebras | |||
Richmond SC | |||
South Melbourne | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2000–2003 | South Melbourne | 67 | (3) |
2003–2005 | Hearts | 48 | (1) |
2005–2009 | Leicester City | 126 | (10) |
2009–2013 | Leeds United | 49 | (1) |
2013 | → Ipswich Town (loan) | 3 | (0) |
2013–2016 | Melbourne City[3] | 76 | (5) |
Total | 368 | (20) | |
International career | |||
2001 | Australia U20 | 14 | (1) |
2003–2004 | Australia U23 | 3 | (0) |
2002–2009 | Australia | 18 | (1) |
Managerial career | |||
2016–2017 | Melbourne City Youth | ||
2017 | Melbourne City Women (assistant) | ||
2017–2018 | Melbourne City Women | ||
2018–2020 | Melbourne City (assistant) | ||
2020–2022 | Melbourne City | ||
2022–2023 | Troyes | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Kisnorbo was a fans' favourite at Leicester City, accumulating over 100 appearances in his four years at the club.[6] During his time with Leicester, he was at the centre of a number of refereeing controversies in which officiating calls were later shown to be wrong.[7][8] He has also suffered some injuries that affected his playing ability for a time. Kisnorbo has represented Australia at international level in three tournaments; the 2002 and 2004 Nation Cups and the 2007 Asian Cup. He started his professional career at South Melbourne and later played for the Scottish club Hearts before joining Leicester and then transferring to Leeds United.
Kisnorbo won the 2009–10 fans Player of The Season award and also the Players Player Award for Leeds United in his debut season. During his first two years at Leeds, Kisnorbo wore a headband bandage when playing football as 'a superstition' after initially wearing it following a head injury suffered on his Leeds debut.[9][10]