Zlatko Arambasic

Zlatko Arambašić (born 20 September 1969, often Anglicised to Arambasic) is a former Australian football player. Mainly a forward, he could be deployed as a second striker or winger

He began his senior career at Canterbury-Marrickville, and in 1988 signed for NSL club Blacktown City Demons for an undisclosed fee. He spent most of his time in Belgium playing with Mechelen and Oostende. In September 1994, he signed for FC Metz on a year deal. He played for several clubs in Europe and in Australia.

Arambašić made his senior international debut for Australia in 1992. He made a total of 4 appearances for Australia.

Club career Early career Arambašić began his career in Croatia at his local football club in Split and briefly played for Canterbury-Marrickville before making a name for himself with successful spells at Blacktown City Demons.

Blacktown City Demons Arambašić's performances and record of 14 goals in 44 games in two National Soccer League (NSL) seasons earned him a move to Belgian Pro League side Mechelen in 1990. After two seasons at Mechelan, Arambasić moved to Australian side Sydney Olympic.

KV Mechelen Arambašić's return to Australia got him a return to the Belgian side Mechelen. Arambasić signed a year-long deal. After a year spell at Mechelen, he signed for French Ligue 1 side FC Metz.

International career He played at the 1992 Summer Olympics but never a full international for the senior team.

International

Scores and results list Australia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Arambasić goal.

+ List of international goals scored by Zlatko ArambašićNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1 28 July 1992 Camp Nou, Barcelona, Spain 0–1 1–1 1992 Summer Olympics

Personal life Zlatko Arambašić has one child, Marco. Zlatko is of Croatian descent. After Zlatko's retirement from professional football, he decided to take upon teaching, where for eighteen years he had been working as a PDHPE teacher at Trinity Grammar School in Sydney's inner West since 2000. In 2024, he departed Trinity Grammar, and took up a role at Scots College, as Head of Football, and PDHPE teacher.