# Paul Urlovic

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{{short description|New Zealand footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Paul Urlovic
| image = 
| caption = 
| fullname = Paul-Mark Urlovic<ref name="FCWC 2009">{{cite web |title=FIFA Club World Cup UAE 2009 presented by Toyota: List of Players |url=http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/95/12/84/fcwc_2009_squadlists.pdf |publisher=FIFA |page=3 |date=9 December 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120902182958/http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/95/12/84/fcwc_2009_squadlists.pdf |archive-date=2 September 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1978|11|21}}<ref name="FCWC 2009"/>
| birth_place = [Auckland](/source/Auckland), [New Zealand](/source/New_Zealand)
| height = {{height|m=1.78}}<ref name="FCWC 2009"/>
| position = [Striker](/source/Forward_(football))
| currentclub = 
| clubnumber = 
| youthyears1 = 
| youthclubs1 = 
| years1 = 1996–1999;2012
| years2 = 1999–2000
| years3 = 2000–2003
| years4 = 2005–2009
| years5 = 2010–2011
| clubs1 = [Central United FC](/source/Central_United)
| clubs2 = [Melbourne Knights](/source/Melbourne_Knights)
| clubs3 = [Football Kingz](/source/Football_Kingz)
| clubs4 = [Auckland City](/source/Auckland_City_FC)
| clubs5 = [Three Kings United](/source/Three_Kings_United)
| caps1 = 146
| caps2 = 24
| caps3 = 59
| caps4 = 114
| caps5 = 24
| goals1 = 136
| goals2 = 4
| goals3 = 16
| goals4 = 51
| goals5 = 13
| nationalyears1 = 
| nationalyears2 = 
| nationalyears3 = 
| nationalyears4 = 1998–2006
| nationalteam1 = [New Zealand U17](/source/New_Zealand_national_under-17_football_team)
| nationalteam2 = [New Zealand U20](/source/New_Zealand_national_under-20_football_team)
| nationalteam3 = [New Zealand U23](/source/New_Zealand_national_under-23_football_team)
| nationalteam4 = [New Zealand](/source/New_Zealand_men's_national_football_team)
| nationalcaps1 = 
| nationalcaps2 = 
| nationalcaps3 = 
| nationalcaps4 = 27
| nationalgoals1 = 
| nationalgoals2 = 
| nationalgoals3 = 
| nationalgoals4 = 5
| pcupdate = 10 April 2009
| ntupdate = 
| medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry|{{fb|NZ}}}}
{{MedalSport|Men's [Association football](/source/Association_football)}}
{{MedalCompetition|[OFC Nations Cup](/source/OFC_Nations_Cup)}}
{{Medal|W|[1998 Australia](/source/1998_OFC_Nations_Cup)|}}
{{Medal|W|[2002 New Zealand](/source/2002_OFC_Nations_Cup)|}}
{{Medal|RU|[2000 Tahiti](/source/2000_OFC_Nations_Cup)|}}
}}
'''Paul-Mark Urlovic''' (born 21 November 1978) is a [New Zealand](/source/New_Zealand) former professional [footballer](/source/association_football) who played as [striker](/source/Forward_(football)) for [Central United FC](/source/Central_United) in the NRFL Premier Division. Urlovic previously played for [Auckland City](/source/Auckland_City_FC) in the [ASB Premiership](/source/ASB_Premiership) and Oceania Champions League.

==Early life==
Urlovic was raised in Auckland and attended [Liston College](/source/Liston_College).<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=3009141|title=Soccer: The long spell between drinks|newspaper=The New Zealand Herald|date=12 December 2002}}</ref>

==Club career==
Urlovic was a member of the Auckland City squad that contested the FIFA Club World Cup in Japan in 2006 and UAE in 2009.

==International career==
After representing New Zealand at U17, U20 and U23 level, Urlovic made his [New Zealand](/source/New_Zealand_national_soccer_team) full international debut on as a substitute in an 8 - 1 victory over [Vanuatu](/source/Vanuatu_national_football_team) on 28 September 1998. He played 27 A-internationals for the [All Whites](/source/All_Whites), between 1998 and 2006 scoring 5 goals.<ref name="aapp">{{cite web|url=http://www.ultimatenzsoccer.com/NZRepSoccer/id1708.htm|title=A-International Appearances - Overall|publisher=The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website|access-date=2008-07-25|archive-date=1 May 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090501185855/http://www.ultimatenzsoccer.com/NZRepSoccer/id1708.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="agoal">{{cite web|url=http://www.ultimatenzsoccer.com/NZRepSoccer/id1842.htm|title=A-International Scorers - Overall|publisher=The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website|access-date=2008-07-25|archive-date=28 February 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080228182255/http://www.ultimatenzsoccer.com/NZRepSoccer/id1842.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Career statistics==
===International===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year<ref>{{NFT player|4718|access-date=28 July 2025}}</ref>
|-
!National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="6"|[New Zealand](/source/New_Zealand_men's_national_football_team)
|1998||2||0
|-
|1999||6||1
|-
|2000||10||1
|-
|2001||5||1
|-
|2002||2||2
|-
|2006||2||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!27!!5
|}

:''Scores and results list New Zealand's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Urlovic goal.''

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of international goals scored by Paul Urlovic

!scope="col"|No.
!scope="col"|Date
!scope="col"|Venue
!scope="col"|Opponent
!scope="col"|Score
!scope="col"|Result
!scope="col"|Competition
!scope="col" class="unsortable"|{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
|style="text-align:center"|1
|{{dts|3 July 1999}}
|[Kuala Lumpur](/source/Kuala_Lumpur), Malaysia
|{{fb|Malaysia}}
|style="text-align:center"|–
|style="text-align:center"|5–1
|[Friendly](/source/Friendly_(association_football))
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Malaysia vs. New Zealand|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/24660/Malaysia_New_Zealand.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=28 July 2025}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|2
|{{dts|19 August 2000}}
|[Merdeka Stadium](/source/Stadium_Merdeka), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	
|{{fb|Malaysia}}
|style="text-align:center"|2–0
|style="text-align:center"|2–0
|Friendly
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Malaysia vs. New Zealand|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/22671/Malaysia_New_Zealand.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=28 July 2025}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|3
|{{dts|11 June 2001}}
|[North Harbour Stadium](/source/North_Harbour_Stadium), [North Shore City](/source/North_Shore_City), New Zealand
|{{fb|Solomon Islands}}
|style="text-align:center"|5–0
|style="text-align:center"|5–1
|[2002 FIFA World Cup qualification](/source/2002_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_(OFC))
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=New Zealand vs. Solomon Islands|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/21542/New_Zealand_Solomon_Islands.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=28 July 2025}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|4
|{{dts|5 July 2002}}
|North Harbour Stadium, North Shore City, New Zealand	
|{{fb|Tahiti}}
|style="text-align:center"|3–0
|style="text-align:center"|4–0
|[2002 OFC Nations Cup](/source/2002_OFC_Nations_Cup)
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=New Zealand vs. Tahiti|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/19968/New_Zealand_Tahiti.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=28 July 2025}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|5
|{{dts|9 July 2002}}
|North Harbour Stadium, North Shore City, New Zealand	
|{{fb|Solomon Islands}}
|style="text-align:center"|2–0
|style="text-align:center"|6–1
|2002 OFC Nations Cup
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=New Zealand vs. Solomon Islands|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/19970/New_Zealand_Solomon_Islands.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=28 July 2025}}</ref>
|}

== Honours ==
'''New Zeland'''
*[OFC Nations Cup](/source/OFC_Nations_Cup): [1998](/source/1998_OFC_Nations_Cup)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tables/98oc.html|title=Oceania Nations Cup 1998|access-date=May 3, 2026}}</ref>, [2002](/source/2002_OFC_Nations_Cup)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tables/02oc.html|title=Oceania Nations Cup 2002|access-date=May 3, 2026}}</ref>; Runner-up, [2000](/source/2000_OFC_Nations_Cup)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tables/00oc.html|title=Oceania Nations Cup 2000|access-date=May 3, 2026}}</ref>

== Achievements ==
FIFA Confederations Cup Mexico 1999;
Oceania Nations Cup Champions 1998 & 2002;
FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2006 (6th place) & UAE 2009 (5th place);
Oceania Club Champions 2006 & 2009;
NZ National League Champions 1999, 2005, 2006, 2007 & 2009;
Chatham Cup Winners 1997, 1998, 2005, 2007 & 2012;
New Zealand Young Player of the Year 1998<ref name="nzhon">{{cite web|url=http://www.ultimatenzsoccer.com/NZRepSoccer/id170.htm|title=Honours List|publisher=The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website|access-date=2008-07-25}}</ref>
NZ National League Golden Boot 1999;
NRFL Premier Division Golden Boot 2012;
NZ Rep U17. U20, U23 & Full International;

==References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* [https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=3009141 Paul Urlovic Interview]
* [https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=224165 Kingz need Urlovic to reach his target]
*{{FIFA player|181205|Paul Urlovic}}

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