Žarko Odžakov (Macedonian: Жарко Оџаков;born 11 November 1955) is a retired soccer player who played as a midfielder. Born in Yugoslavia, he played for the Australia national team 13 times.[2][3][4] Former Australia coach Rale Rasic in 2006 picked Odžakov in his greatest Socceroo team.[5]
From 1985 until 1987 he played at NSL club Sydney Croatia. It was at Croatia that he took the notice of the Australian selectors.[1][3]
Blacktown City
After two years at Croatia he moved to Blacktown City where he played two years, playing 55 NSL matches.[1]
International career
Outdoor football
In 1985 Odžakov played his first international match for the Australia. In all he played 13 full international matches for the Socceroos, playing his last match in 1987.[1]
Soon after retiring Odžakov returned to his native North Macedonia. He soon received his coaching accreditation in Belgrade.[2]
After a string of assistant coaching roles Odžakov had stint managing FK Vardar, where he managed to place Vardar in the top half of the Macedonian First League.[2]