John Kosmina

Date of birth17 August 1956
Place of birthAustralia
NationalityAustralian
PositionForward

The Aussie forward made his only start for Arsenal in a 2-1 UEFA Cup Second Round First Leg defeat at Hajduk Split in October 1978.

Club history

Team Joined Left Loan / Trialist
Polonia 01 Mar 1978
Arsenal 01 Mar 1978

Club stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Goals Y R
1978-79 Arsenal League Division One
1
1978-79 Arsenal UEFA Cup 1
2


Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

Club matches

Date Match Result Competition Round
19 Aug 1978 Arsenal v Leeds United D 2-2 League Division One
19 Oct 1978 Hajduk Split v Arsenal L 2-1 UEFA Cup 2nd round 1st leg
01 Nov 1978 Arsenal v Hajduk Split W 1-0
Agg: 2-2
UEFA Cup 2nd round 2nd leg
06 Dec 1978 Arsenal v Crvena Zvezda D 1-1
Agg: 1-2
UEFA Cup 3rd round 2nd leg


Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

International stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Goals Y R
1976-77 Australia FIFA World Cup 4
2
1976-77 Australia International Friendly 8
1977-78 Australia FIFA World Cup 7
4
1
1
1977-78 Australia International Friendly 2
1
1978-79 Australia International Friendly
1
1979-80 Australia International Friendly
1
1980-81 Australia FIFA World Cup 3
2
1982-83 Australia International Friendly 5
1
1982-83 Australia Merlion Cup 4
3
1983-84 Australia Merlion Cup 5
5
1984-85 Australia International Friendly 1
2
1985-86 Australia Ampol Cup 1
1
1985-86 Australia FIFA World Cup 7
5
1986-87 Australia International Friendly 3
1987-88 Australia Olympics 7
1988-89 Australia Bicentennial Gold Cup 1
1988-89 Australia Olympics 1
1


Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

International matches

Date Match Result Competition Round
18 Aug 1976 Australia v Hong Kong W 2-0 International Friendly
20 Oct 1976 Indonesia v Australia D 1-1 International Friendly
24 Oct 1976 Hong Kong v Australia W 0-2 International Friendly
29 Oct 1976 China PR v Australia W 0-2 International Friendly
03 Nov 1976 Israel v Australia D 1-1 International Friendly
12 Feb 1977 Australia v Israel D 1-1 International Friendly
16 Feb 1977 Australia v Israel D 1-1 International Friendly
13 Mar 1977 Taiwan v Australia W 0-3 FIFA World Cup Oceania
16 Mar 1977 Australia v Taiwan W 2-1 FIFA World Cup Oceania
19 Mar 1977 Fiji v Australia L 1-0 International Friendly
27 Mar 1977 Australia v New Zealand W 3-1 FIFA World Cup Oceania
30 Mar 1977 New Zealand v Australia D 1-1 FIFA World Cup Oceania
10 Jul 1977 Australia v Hong Kong W 3-0 FIFA World Cup Asia group finals
14 Aug 1977 Australia v Iran L 0-1 FIFA World Cup Asia group finals
27 Aug 1977 Australia v Korea Republic W 2-1 FIFA World Cup Asia group finals
16 Oct 1977 Australia v Kuwait L 1-2 FIFA World Cup Asia group finals
23 Oct 1977 Korea Republic v Australia D 0-0 FIFA World Cup Asia group finals
30 Oct 1977 Hong Kong v Australia W 2-5 FIFA World Cup Asia group finals
13 Nov 1977 Singapore v Australia W 0-2 International Friendly
19 Nov 1977 Kuwait v Australia L 1-0 FIFA World Cup Asia group finals
14 Jun 1978 Australia v Greece L 0-1 International Friendly
13 Jun 1979 New Zealand v Australia L 1-0 International Friendly
18 Jun 1980 Australia v Northern Ireland L 1-2 International Friendly
25 Apr 1981 New Zealand v Australia D 3-3 FIFA World Cup Asia group 1
20 May 1981 Australia v Indonesia W 2-0 FIFA World Cup Asia group 1
10 Jun 1981 Australia v Taiwan W 3-2 FIFA World Cup Asia group 1
06 Oct 1982 Australia v Thailand W 4-0 MERLION CUP Group B
11 Oct 1982 Indonesia v Australia W 0-2 Merlion Cup Group B
14 Oct 1982 Australia v Malaysia W 5-0 MERLION CUP Semi-final
17 Oct 1982 Korea Republic v Australia W 2-3 MERLION CUP Final
22 Feb 1983 New Zealand v Australia L 2-1 International Friendly
27 Feb 1983 Australia v New Zealand L 0-2 International Friendly
12 Jun 1983 Australia v England D 0-0 International Friendly
15 Jun 1983 Australia v England L 0-1 International Friendly
19 Jun 1983 Australia v England D 1-1 International Friendly
04 Dec 1983 Australia v China PR L 1-2 MERLION CUP
07 Dec 1983 Singapore v Australia W 0-1 MERLION CUP
10 Dec 1983 Thailand v Australia W 0-2 MERLION CUP
15 Dec 1983 Korea Republic v Australia W 1-3 MERLION CUP
17 Dec 1983 Singapore v Australia W 2-4 MERLION CUP
03 Nov 1984 China PR v Australia L 3-2 International Friendly
21 Sep 1985 New Zealand v Australia D 0-0 FIFA World Cup Oceania 1st round
28 Sep 1985 Australia v China PR W 3-0 AMPOL CUP
08 Oct 1985 Israel v Australia W 1-2 FIFA World Cup Oceania 1st round
20 Oct 1985 Australia v Israel D 1-1 FIFA World Cup Oceania 1st round
27 Oct 1985 Australia v Taiwan W 8-0 FIFA World Cup Oceania 1st round
03 Nov 1985 Australia v New Zealand W 2-0 FIFA World Cup Oceania 1st round
20 Nov 1985 Scotland v Australia L 2-0 FIFA World Cup Europe v Oceania play-off
04 Dec 1985 Australia v Scotland D 0-0 FIFA World Cup Europe v Oceania play-off
03 Aug 1986 Australia v Czechoslovakia D 1-1 International Friendly
06 Aug 1986 Australia v Czechoslovakia L 0-1 International Friendly
10 Aug 1986 Australia v Czechoslovakia L 0-3 International Friendly
26 Feb 1988 Australia v Taiwan W 3-0 Olympics Oceania preliminary
06 Mar 1988 Australia v Israel W 2-0 Olympics Oceania final group
09 Mar 1988 Australia v Taiwan W 3-2 Olympics Oceania final group
13 Mar 1988 Australia v New Zealand W 3-1 Olympics Oceania final group
20 Mar 1988 Australia v Israel D 0-0 Olympics Oceania final group
23 Mar 1988 New Zealand v Australia D 1-1 Olympics Oceania final group
27 Mar 1988 Australia v Taiwan W 3-0 Olympics Oceania final group
07 Jul 1988 Australia v Brazil L 0-1 BI-CEN GOLD CUP
22 Sep 1988 Australia v Nigeria W 1-0 Olympics Group D


Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.