Matthew James Osman (born 29 July 1983) is an Australian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
Club career On 12 October 2007, Osman was injured during training and as a result he sat out the remainder of the 2007–08 A-League season.Mariners lose Osman for season He was forced to have an anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction, returning to training in May 2008. In July 2008 he re-signed with the Mariners for the 2008–09 season.Gumprecht and Osman re-sign for season four assault
Osman appeared in a Season 5 episode of the U.S. TV series The Office. As described by reddit user kiasam111, new boss Charles (Idris Elba) walks out of his office to find Andy (Ed Helms) looking at what appears to be a screen-saver with a series of photos of football. A photo appears of two players, taken from an A-League (soccer) game between Central Coast Mariners and Perth Glory, played at Central Coast Stadium in Gosford, Australia, on 31 December 2008. The players in the photo (taken by Corey Davis of Getty Images) are Marc Anthony (Perth) and Osman (Central Coast).
On 3 December 2008, Osman was signed by Gold Coast United for their inaugural A-league season.Six more names confirmed for United He signed for Parramatta Eagles in summer of 2011.
International career Osman was named in the Australia under-20 team squad for the 2002 OFC U-20 Championship in Fiji.
Honours Central Coast Mariners A-League Premiership: 2007–08 A-League Pre-Season Challenge Cup: 2005
Australia U-20 OFC U-19 Men's Championship: 2002
See also List of Central Coast Mariners FC players List of Gold Coast United FC players
References
External links
Oz Football profile