| Full name | John Aloisi |
| Birthplace | Adelaide, Australia |
| Year of Birth | 1976 |
| Current Club | Melbourne Heart |
| Nickname | JA |
| Playing history | Adelaide City - Standard Liege - Royal Antwerp - Cremonese - Portsmouth - Coventry - Osasuna - Deportivo Alaves- Central Coast Mariners- Sydney FC |
| National Team Appearances | 55 |
| National Team Goals | 27 |
| Favourite player(s) | Diego Maradona and Lionel Messi |
| Biggest influence on career | My dad Rocky, and my brother Ross |
| Favourite other club(s) | Osasuna and Portsmouth. |
| Rising star | Brendan Hamill - 17yo defender at Heart |
| Most memorable game(s) | 1. Spanish Cup Final 2005. Playing for Osasuna against Real Betis, we ended up losing in extra time, but the atmosphere was amazing and I scored in the last few minutes of normal time to take the game to extra time. 2. World Cup Qualifier - 2nd Leg against Uruguay in 2005. 3. Every World Cup game I've played in. |
| Most embarassing moment | Should never be embarrassed when you give 100%. Sometimes disappointed, but never embarrassed. |
| Best player you've played alongside | Josip Skoko. |
| Best player you've played against | Lionel Messi and Zinadine Zidane. |
| Any playing regrets? | Never regret anything, just get on with things. |
| Advice to youngsters | Most importantly enjoy yourself and give 100%. |
| Who will Melbourne Heart meet in the A-League Grand Final? | Melbourne Victory - And wouldn't it be nice to do to them what they did to Adelaide in 2007! |
| Which Adelaide United player poses the greatest threat this week? | Sergio Van Dijk (if fit) and Lucas Pantelis |
| Heart player to look out for this season? | Quite a few, including Hamill |
| Funniest player at your club? | Alex Terra - he talks and talks but no-one can understand him! I can understand him when he speaks Spanish though. |
| Person(s) you would most like to meet (dead or alive) | Nelson Mandela - an amazing man. |
| Favourite food | Too many to list here!. |
| Favourite hangout | At home with the family. |
| Hobbies | Playing tennis with dad whenever I get the chance. |
| Favourite band / singer / song | Whatever's popular at the time. |
| Favourite movie | The Godfather Collection. |
| Favourite other sport(s) | Tennis and Aussie Rules* |
| If you had a racehorse, what would you name it? | Can't call it Aloisi, someone's already called their horse by that name! |
| How would you spend your last $20? | On my kids |
Editors Note : Sources say that John was a great cricketer in his school-days, especially as a slips fieldsman.
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