David Graovac

Episode 64 David Graovac

Welcome everybody to episode 64 of the Football United vs Soccer City podcast. Firstly I would like to sincerely thank all of the interviewees, listeners and the football public of the Illawarra, Australia and the World who download this podcast. Additionally I would like to say thank you to the great people who contribute, comment and reminisce on the social media pages.

David Graovac is our interviewee in episode 64. This very talented midfielder who is synonymous with the White Eagles (initially Wollongong White Eagles and then the Albion Park White Eagles) discusses his football journey, which spans over three decades in the Illawarra.

David details his time watching Wollongong White Eagles as a boy at Herb Clunas Oval with his Grandfather, his junior football journey with Wollongong Olympic, Figtree and the Illawarra Lions junior representative teams. He delves into his senior career with the White Eagles, a club where he spent 17 seasons.

It was fantastic to hear David’s recollections about parts of his footballing journey. My appreciation and respect go out to him and his Family for giving up their time, so I could record this interview in their home. Note that at the end of David’s interview there is an additional few minutes of a chat I recorded with Harvey Rodriguez a former teammate and friend. Thanks to Harvey for giving us further insight into David the player. Please enjoy episode 64!