John Kosmina
Be the first in the stands
AustraliaCounted from the international goal archive — every scorer-credited goal in the matches it covers, 1916 to today. A record of covered matches, not a complete career count; own goals never join a scorer's tally.
Alexander John Kosmina, known as John Kosmina, is an Australian former football (soccer) player and manager, most recently being the Senior Head Coach of Brisbane Strikers. He is a member of the Football Federation Australia Football Hall of Fame. — Wikipedia
identity matched to Wikidata · last verified 2026-08-31
In the line-ups
2 appearances in recorded line-ups · 1985The archive holds 2 team sheets naming John Kosmina in Australia's starting line-up, from 1985-11-20 to 1985-12-04.
2 appearances in the starting line-ups the archive holds — not a career total. Our line-up coverage is partial, so a match he played that we hold no sheet for is simply not counted here.
International goals in our archive
13 goals across 9 scoring matches · 1 tournament · 1977–1985| Date | Opponent | Result | Minutes | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985-11-03 |  New Zealand | W2–0(h) | 12' | Sydney |
| 1985-10-27 |  Taiwan | W8–0(h) | 65' (pen) 72' 88'hat-trick | Sydney |
| 1985-10-08 |  Israel | W2–1(a) | 50' | Ramat Gan |
| 1981-06-10 | Taiwan | W3–2(h) | 54' | Adelaide |
| 1981-05-20 |  Indonesia | W2–0(h) | 29' | Melbourne |
| 1977-08-27 |  South Korea | W2–1(h) | 63' 75' | Sydney |
| 1977-07-10 |  Hong Kong | W3–0(h) | 28' 84' | Adelaide |
| 1977-03-27 | New Zealand | W3–1(h) | 72' | Sydney |
| 1977-03-16 | Taiwan | W2–1(n) | 35' | Ba |
Honours
4 team trophies · Wikipedia + Wikidata, community-updated| Team honours4 | ||||
| NSL Championship | ×2 | 1981, 1982 | Sydney City | |
| A-League Premiership | ×1 | 2005–2006 | Adelaide United | |
| NSL Cup | ×1 | 1986 | Sydney City | |
| Individual honours3 | ||||
| Scoring titles · 1 | ||||
| NSL Top Scorer | 1982 | |||
| Player of the year · 1 | ||||
| NSL Under 21 Player of the Year | 1977 | |||
| More honours · 1 | ||||
| FFA Hall of Fame | 1999 | |||