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Holger Osieck names extended Australia squad for Germany friendly

Australia coach Holger Osieck today named his squad for the upcoming international friendly match against Germany for later this month. Osieck has selected a reduced squad of 17 players comprising of 15 who were part of the squad that finished runners-up at the recent AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2011.

Striker Nikita Rukavytsya returns to the squad after last being selected for the international friendly against Slovenia, whilst goalkeeper Mitchell Langerak receives his first ever call-up following some impressive performances with his German club Borussia Dortmund.

AUSTRALIA SQUAD

Tim CAHILL - Everton FC, England 52 (23) FW David CARNEY - Blackpool FC, England 38 (5) DF Brett EMERTON - Blackburn Rovers, England 83 (17) MF Brett HOLMAN - AZ Alkmaar, Netherlands 45 (6) MF Mile JEDINAK - Genclerbirligi SK, Turkey 24 (2) MF Harry KEWELL - Galatasaray SK, Turkey 53 (16) MF Neil KILKENNY - Leeds United FC, England 7 (0) MF Robbie KRUSE - Melbourne Victory, Australia 4 (1) FW Mitchell LANGERAK - Borussia Dortmund, Germany - GK Jon McKAIN - Al Nassr, Saudi Arabia 14 (0) DF Matt McKAY - Brisbane Roar, Australia 13 (0) MF Lucas NEILL - Galatasaray SK, Turkey 70 (0) DF Sasa OGNENOVSKI - Seongnam Ilhwa, Korea Republic 8 (1) DF Nikita RUKAVYTSYA - Hertha Berlin, Germany 7 (0) FW Mark SCHWARZER - Fulham FC, England 88 (0) GK Carl VALERI - U.S. Sassuolo Calcio, Italy 35 (1) MF Luke WILKSHIRE - FK Dinamo Moscow, Russia 56 (3) DF

AUSTRALIA TRAINING CAMP SQUAD

Shane CANSDELL-SHERRIFF - Shrewsbury Town, England DF Mitchell LANGERAK - Borussia Dortmund, Germany GK Adrian MADASCHI - Portogruara, Italy DF Adam SAROTA - FC Utrecht, Netherlands MF James TROISI - Kayserispor, Turkey FW Michael ZULLO - FC Utrecht, Netherlands DF Dean BOUZANIS - Liverpool FC, England GK Apostolos GIANNOU - AO Kavala, Greece FW Chris HERD - Aston Villa, England MF James HOLLAND - Sparta Rotterdam, Netherland (on-loan from AZ Alkmaar) MF Shane LOWRY - Sheffield United, England (on-loan from Aston Villa) DF Ryan McGOWAN - Partick Thistle, Scotland (on loan from Hearts) DF Aaron MOOY - St Mirren, Scotland MF Kearyn BACCUS - Le Mans, France MF ( Ante DRAZINA - Hertha Berlin, Germany DF Corey GAMIERO - Fulham FC, England FW Bradden INMAN - Newcastle United, England MF Josip KONYIT - Dinamo Zagreb, Croatia MF George LAMBADARIDIS - Club Brugge, Belgium MF Mathew LECKIE - Borussia Mönchengladbach, Germany FW Massimo LUONGO - Tottenham Hotspurs, England MF Brent McGRATH - Brøndby IF, Denmark FW

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