Con Gorozidis

Con Gorozidis (born 20 September 1961) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for St Kilda and Footscray in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Con Gorozidis
Personal information
Full name Con Gorozidis
Date of birth (1961-09-20) 20 September 1961
Original team(s) Caulfield (VFA)
Height 183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 86 kg (190 lb)
Position(s) Forward
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1980–1982 St Kilda 29 (64)
1983 Footscray 05 (10)
Total 34 (74)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1983.
Career highlights
  • St Kilda leading goalkicker: 1981
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Gorozidis was a leading junior player with the East Brighton Football Club and had made his senior football debut at only sixteen with Victorian Football Association (VFA) side Caulfield. He was recruited by St Kilda where he made his senior VFL debut in round 8, 1980, against Geelong Football Club at Geelong's home ground, Kardinia Park. Gorozidis was St Kilda Football Club leading goalkicker in 1981, with 34 goals, but he played only one more season with St Kilda before transferring to rival VFL club Footscray for the 1983 VFL season.

Gorozidis played only one season with Footscray before returning to the VFA with Sandringham Football Club playing in the 1985 premiership.

After moving on from Sandringham Goro returned to East Brighton where he played in a premierships with mate John Bennett. Other clubs Con played for include Hampton Park, Bentleigh, Hampton Hammers and Murrumbeena.

He was also a successful cricketer, playing for over 30 years for the Brighton Union Cricket Club in the City of Moorabbin Cricket Association.[1]

References
  1. Amy, Paul (23 September 2008). "Brighton's Gorozidis retires". Bayside Leader. Archived from the original on 19 February 2012. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
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