Ricky Diaco
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Ricky Diaco is an Australia
n football (soccer)
player who played as a striker
for the Melbourne Victory
in the inaugural season of the A-League
.
An important turning point for Diaco's career was winning the VPL (Victorian Premier League
) Gold Medal award for best player in the league in 2004 whilst at Frankston Pines
(tying with Doug Mladenović of Altona Magic
).
Prior to this Diaco had stints with Essendon Royals
and Springvale White Eagles
. For the 2005 VPL season Diaco made yet another move, joining Bulleen Zebras
. However his tenure at the Veneto Club was short lived when his rapid improvement was rewarded with a contract at newly formed A-League team Melbourne Victory. Diaco has also represented Australia in Futsal
.
Diaco was released by Melbourne Victory
at the end of the 05/06 season and played the remainder of the 2006 VPL season with the Bulleen Zebras
. During the 2007 pre-season he signed a 2-year contract for South Melbourne FC
. At the end of his 2-year contract with South Melbourne FC
him and the club parted ways and he was signed by Oakleigh Cannons
.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n football (soccer)
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
player who played as a striker
Striker
Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...
for the Melbourne Victory
Melbourne Victory
Melbourne Victory Football Club is an Australian professional football club based in Melbourne, Victoria, that plays in the A-League....
in the inaugural season of the A-League
A-League
The A-League is the top Australasian professional football league. Run by Australian governing body Football Federation Australia , it was founded in 2004 following the folding of the National Soccer League and staged its inaugural season in 2005–06. It is sponsored by Hyundai Motor Company...
.
An important turning point for Diaco's career was winning the VPL (Victorian Premier League
Victorian Premier League
The Victorian Premier League is the highest State level association football competition in Victoria, Australia, and second highest nationally after the A-League...
) Gold Medal award for best player in the league in 2004 whilst at Frankston Pines
Frankston Pines
The Frankston Pines Football Club is an Australian association football club from Frankston North, Victoria, a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria. The club was formed by local Scottish Australians in 1965. The club has had several stints in the Victorian Premier League since the mid-1980s, with best...
(tying with Doug Mladenović of Altona Magic
Altona Magic
Altona Magic Soccer Club is a football team based in Altona North, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. They currently play in the Victorian State League Division 1.-History:...
).
Prior to this Diaco had stints with Essendon Royals
Essendon Royals
FC Bulleen Lions is an Australian association football club from Bulleen, a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.The Essendon Royals senior team merged with the Veneto Social Club at the start of the 2008 season. The Essendon Royals then became the Bulleen Royals, then the FC Bulleen Lions...
and Springvale White Eagles
Springvale White Eagles
Springvale White Eagles Soccer Club is an Australian association football club based in Melbourne, Victoria currently playing in Victorian State League Division 1...
. For the 2005 VPL season Diaco made yet another move, joining Bulleen Zebras
Bulleen Zebras
Whittlesea Zebras is an Australian association football club based in Epping, Melbourne. The Zebras play in the Victorian Premier League....
. However his tenure at the Veneto Club was short lived when his rapid improvement was rewarded with a contract at newly formed A-League team Melbourne Victory. Diaco has also represented Australia in Futsal
Futsal
Futsal is a variant of association football that is played on a smaller pitch and mainly played indoors. Its name is a portmanteau of the Portuguese futebol de salão and the Spanish fútbol de salón , which can be translated as "hall football" or "indoor football"...
.
Diaco was released by Melbourne Victory
Melbourne Victory
Melbourne Victory Football Club is an Australian professional football club based in Melbourne, Victoria, that plays in the A-League....
at the end of the 05/06 season and played the remainder of the 2006 VPL season with the Bulleen Zebras
Bulleen Zebras
Whittlesea Zebras is an Australian association football club based in Epping, Melbourne. The Zebras play in the Victorian Premier League....
. During the 2007 pre-season he signed a 2-year contract for South Melbourne FC
South Melbourne FC
South Melbourne FC is a football club based in South Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.Considered the most successful association football club in Australia, they have won four national championships, a string of Victorian State League titles, and represented Oceania in the 2000 FIFA Club World...
. At the end of his 2-year contract with South Melbourne FC
South Melbourne FC
South Melbourne FC is a football club based in South Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.Considered the most successful association football club in Australia, they have won four national championships, a string of Victorian State League titles, and represented Oceania in the 2000 FIFA Club World...
him and the club parted ways and he was signed by Oakleigh Cannons
Oakleigh Cannons
Oakleigh Cannons Football Club is a football club based in the south-east Melbourne suburb of Oakleigh, Victoria, Australia. The club was formed in 1972 as the South Oakleigh Soccer Club by members of Oakleigh's Greek Australian community...
.