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{{Short description|Australian soccer player and sports pundit}}
{{Use Australian English|date=October 2016}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2023}}
{{Infobox football biography
|           name = Mark Bosnich
|          image = Mark Bosnich.jpg
|        caption = Bosnich playing for the Central Coast Mariners in 2008
|            alt = Bosnich playing for the Central Coast Mariners in 2008
|       fullname = Mark John Bosnich<ref>{{Hugman|1911|access-date=4 January 2021}}</ref>
|     birth_date = {{birth date and age|1972|1|13|df=y}}
|    birth_place = [[Sydney]], [[New South Wales]], Australia
|         height = 1.88 m<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mark Bosnich |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/mark-bosnich/ |access-date=26 September 2022 |website=worldfootball.net |language=en}}</ref>
|       position = [[Goalkeeper (association football)|Goalkeeper]]
|    youthyears1 = 1988–1989 |youthclubs1 = [[Sydney United FC|Sydney Croatia]]
|    youthyears2 = 1989–1990 |youthclubs2 = [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]
|         years1 = 1990–1991 |clubs1 = [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]         |caps1 = 3   |goals1 = 0
|         years2 = 1991–1992 |clubs2 = [[Sydney United FC|Sydney United]]                   |caps2 = 5   |goals2 = 0
|         years3 = 1992–1999 |clubs3 = [[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]]                     |caps3 = 179 |goals3 = 0
|         years4 = 1999–2001 |clubs4 = [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]         |caps4 = 23  |goals4 = 0
|         years5 = 2001–2003 |clubs5 = [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]]                             |caps5 = 5   |goals5 = 0
|         years6 = 2008      |clubs6 = [[Central Coast Mariners FC|Central Coast Mariners]] |caps6 = 4   |goals6 = 0
|         years7 = 2009      |clubs7 = [[Sydney Olympic FC|Sydney Olympic]]                 |caps7 = 8   |goals7 = 0
|      totalcaps = 227 |totalgoals = 0
| nationalyears1 = 1991      |nationalteam1 = [[Young Socceroos|Australia U20]]                           |nationalcaps1 = 6  |nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 1991–1992 |nationalteam2 = [[Australia men's national under-23 soccer team|Australia U23]] |nationalcaps2 = 6  |nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalyears3 = 1993–2000 |nationalteam3 = [[Australia men's national soccer team|Australia]]  |nationalcaps3 = 17 |nationalgoals3 = 1
| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's [[Association football|football]]}}
{{MedalCountry|{{fb|AUS}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[FIFA Confederations Cup]]}}
{{Medal|RU|[[1997 FIFA Confederations Cup|1997 Saudi Arabia]]|}}
}}

'''Mark John Bosnich''' ({{langx|hr|Marko Ivan Bosnić}}; born 13 January 1972) is an Australian former professional [[association football|soccer]] player who played as a [[goalkeeper (association football)|goalkeeper]], and sports pundit. He played in England for [[Premier League]] clubs [[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]], [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] and [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]]. He also played in Australia for [[Sydney United FC|Sydney United]], [[Central Coast Mariners F.C.|Central Coast Mariners]] and [[Sydney Olympic FC|Sydney Olympic]], as well as representing [[Australia men's national soccer team|Australia]] 17 times during his career, scoring one goal for his nation. He was a co-host of ''[[Bill & Boz]]'' on [[Fox Sports News (Australia)|Fox Sports News]].

Manchester United brought Bosnich to England in 1989, but a lack of first-team opportunities and a failed attempt to secure a work visa, saw him return to Australia. A year later, Aston Villa brought him back to England and he established himself as one of the best goalkeepers in the [[Premier League]] during the 1990s. Manchester United re-signed him in 1999 as a replacement for the departing [[Peter Schmeichel]], but injuries and a lack of first-team opportunities led to a decline in form. He left Manchester United for Chelsea in 2001, where he again struggled to find a regular place in the starting line-up and continued to battle with injuries. In September 2002, he was released by Chelsea and banned from football for nine months after testing positive for [[cocaine]].

Bosnich subsequently developed an addiction to the drug and spent the next six years of his life in exile, before training for a comeback in 2007 and eventually making a return to the professional game in his native Australia the following year, before retiring in 2009.

==Club career==

===Manchester United (1988–1991)===
Bosnich was born and raised in [[Liverpool, New South Wales|Liverpool, southwestern Sydney]]. His [[Croats|Croatian]] immigrant father was born in [[Blato, Korčula|Blato]], [[Korčula]], [[Croatia]], and migrated to Sydney in 1959 and his mother is [[Croatian Australians|Australian-born]] to Croatian immigrants. He attended Casula Primary School and later Liverpool Boys High School.{{citation needed|date=August 2025}} Bosnich played for [[Sydney United FC|Sydney Croatia]] youth team before moving to England. In 1989, at the age of 17, he joined [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] on a non-contract basis and made his debut for them in a [[Football League First Division|First Division]] fixture against [[Wimbledon F.C.|Wimbledon]] on 30 April 1990.

He only played two more games for Manchester United before his registration with the club was cancelled on 30 June 1991. Bosnich had been in England using a student visa and when this expired in July 1991, he then returned to [[Sydney United FC|Sydney Croatia]] briefly in the [[1991–92 National Soccer League|1991–92]] season.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Players/B/BOS.html |title=Australian Player Database |publisher= ozfootball.net |access-date=7 August 2011 }}</ref> He returned to England signing for [[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]] on a free transfer on 28 February 1992.

===Aston Villa (1992–1999)===
Bosnich did not claim a regular place in the Aston Villa first team until the [[1993–94 in English football|1993–94 season]]. In the [[Football League Cup|League Cup]] semi-final against [[Tranmere Rovers F.C.|Tranmere Rovers]] that season, he dramatically stopped three shots in a penalty shoot-out.{{citation needed|date=June 2019}} Villa won the final, against his former club, Manchester United. In March 1994 Bosnich saved two penalties against [[Tottenham Hotspur]], one from [[Darren Anderton]] and one from [[Nick Barmby]], to help secure a 1–1 draw. These were his fourth and fifth penalty saves from open play that season.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-heroic-bosnich-stops-two-penalties-tottenham-finally-gain-a-point-through-rosenthal-1426784.html|title=Heroic Bosnich stops two penalties: Tottenham finally gain a point through Rosenthal |work=The Independent |date=3 March 1994 |access-date=2 August 2016}}</ref> [[1994–95 in English football|1994–95]] was Bosnich's first full season as Villa's first-choice goalkeeper, but it was a disappointing season for the club as they narrowly avoided relegation.

Bosnich was one of the few players to be retained by new manager [[Brian Little (footballer)|Brian Little]] following [[Ron Atkinson]]'s dismissal in November 1994, as the bulk of Atkinson's team was sold off to make way for a new side. [[1995–96 in English football|1995–96]] was perhaps the best season of Bosnich's career. He was now widely acclaimed as one of the best goalkeepers in the [[Premier League]], as he helped Villa finish fourth in the league and win the Football League Cup final at [[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley]] with a 3–0 triumph over [[Leeds United F.C.|Leeds United]].

In 1996, Bosnich was fined £1,000 and censured by the FA after he was found guilty of misconduct by upsetting fans of [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]] (a club with a large Jewish following) with a [[Nazi salute]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/trying-to-get-our-heads-around-mark-bosnichs-nazi-salute-at-white-hart-lane/|title=Trying to get our heads around Mark Bosnich's Nazi salute at White Hart Lane |work=Vice |date=4 May 2017 |access-date=1 July 2020}}</ref> Bosnich spent three more seasons at [[Villa Park]] before his contract expired and he joined Manchester United on a free transfer. He had played 207 times in seven and a half years with Villa.

===Return to Manchester United (1999–2001)===
Bosnich was signed for Manchester United in the 1999 close season as successor to [[Peter Schmeichel]], signing on a free transfer after his contract at [[Villa Park]] expired. During the season, he picked up a [[Premier League]] title medal as United were crowned champions by an 18-point margin. That season Bosnich started 23 league games, [[Raimond van der Gouw]] started 11 and [[Massimo Taibi]] started 4. Highlights of this season were saving two penalties in January 2000; one from [[Club Necaxa|Necaxa]]'s [[Álex Aguinaga]] in the [[2000 FIFA Club World Championship]] to secure a 1–1 draw, and the other from Middlesbrough's [[Juninho Paulista|Juninho]] to help secure a 1–0 win.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/special_report/1999/12/99/world_club_championship/593722.stm |title=Beckham off in Man Utd epic |publisher=BBC |date=6 January 2000 |access-date=28 July 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/sport/football/fa_carling_premiership/623704.stm|title=Man Utd take top spot |publisher=BBC |date=29 January 2000 |access-date=28 July 2016}}</ref> He also played a key role in Manchester United becoming the first English team to win the [[Intercontinental Cup (1960–2004)|Intercontinental Cup]] in keeping a clean sheet against [[Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras|Palmeiras]] of [[Brazil]], in Tokyo.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/sport/football/543368.stm |title=Man Utd crowned world champions |publisher=BBC |date=30 November 1999 |access-date=24 March 2020}}</ref>

He had one season as United's regular goalkeeper, but then they signed the French World Cup-winning goalkeeper [[Fabien Barthez]] in June 2000. Soon after, Bosnich found himself as third-choice goalkeeper. Newly appointed [[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]] manager [[Martin O'Neill]] made an offer to loan Bosnich for the [[2000–01 in Scottish football|2000–01 season]], but he decided against the move and decided that he would try to regain his place in the Manchester United first team. He had also fallen out of favour with the national side, losing his spot to [[Mark Schwarzer]]. With hopes of a first-team return fading, Bosnich was linked with Chelsea.<ref>{{cite web|last=Webster|first=Rupert|title=WOULD BOSNICH BOOST BRIDGE?|url=http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11667/2201846/would-bosnich-boost-bridge|publisher=Sky Sports}}</ref>

In [[Alex Ferguson]]'s autobiography released in 2013, he called Bosnich a "terrible professional". Bosnich responded to Ferguson, saying, "The fact remains that I was the only player he signed twice at Manchester United. I'm honoured to be mentioned. He's entitled to his view and I'm entitled to mine."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2013/oct/23/sir-alex-ferguson-mark-bosnich-manchester-united|title = Mark Bosnich was a 'terrible professional,' says Sir Alex Ferguson|website = [[TheGuardian.com]]|date = 22 October 2013}}</ref>

===Chelsea (2001–2002)===
Bosnich never played a first-team game for United after the arrival of Fabien Barthez, and on 18 January 2001 he signed for [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] on a free transfer.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/m/man_utd/1124106.stm |title=Bosnich signs for Chelsea |publisher=[[BBC]] |date=18 January 2001 |access-date=24 March 2020 }}</ref> Problems with his fitness and injury meant his debut did not happen until the following season in a [[UEFA Cup]] tie against [[Hapoel Tel Aviv F.C.|Hapoel Tel Aviv]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/uefa_cup/1605181.stm |title=Hapoel stun subdued Chelsea |publisher=[[BBC]] |date=18 October 2001 |access-date=24 March 2020 }}</ref> Bosnich was earning [[Australian dollar|A$]]130,000-a-week (approximately [[Pound sterling|£]]45,500-a-week) at Chelsea.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.news.com.au/national/insult-that-raised-a-smile-from-mark-bosnich/story-e6frfkp9-1111117250989|title='Insult' that raised a smile from Mark Bosnich|website=NewsComAu|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160324194744/http://www.news.com.au/national/insult-that-raised-a-smile-from-mark-bosnich/story-e6frfkp9-1111117250989|archive-date=24 March 2016|access-date=16 March 2016}}</ref> He was injured in a league game against [[Everton F.C.|Everton]] in November 2001 and this proved to be his final appearance for the club.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/1656846.stm |title=Everton hold Chelsea |publisher=[[BBC]] |date=18 November 2001 |access-date=24 March 2020 }}</ref> His career reached rock-bottom in September 2002 when he failed a drugs test and was subsequently sacked by Chelsea and banned from football for nine months.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2004/oct/03/newsstory.sport |work=The Guardian |location=London |title=Triumph and despair |first=Nick |last=Green |date=3 October 2004 |access-date=5 April 2010 }}</ref>

===Exile and return (2002–2007)===
The suspension scuppered a move to [[Bolton Wanderers F.C.|Bolton Wanderers]] in the newly introduced winter transfer window. Bosnich was keen on the idea of moving to the Reebok Stadium and the player's agent admitted that dialogue had taken place but [[Sam Allardyce]] remained coy about his interest. In the autumn of 2004, Bosnich spurned an opportunity to return to football with [[EFL League One|League One]] side [[Walsall F.C.|Walsall]], who were then managed by [[Paul Merson]], who had played alongside Bosnich in his final season at Aston Villa.{{citation needed|date=June 2019}}

Bosnich developed a $5,000-a-week cocaine addiction and became a [[recluse]].<ref name="autogenerated2003">{{cite news |url=http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/08/17/1061059723727.html |work=The Sydney Morning Herald |title=Bosnich admits cocaine addiction |date=18 August 2003 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/Socceroos/default.aspx?s=aus_soc_news_feat_news_news_item&id=20229 |title=Official Socceroos &#124; Home |publisher=Footballaustralia.com.au |access-date=23 October 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121011105742/http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/Socceroos/default.aspx?s=aus_soc_news_feat_news_news_item&id=20229 |archive-date=11 October 2012 }}</ref> Bosnich took up to {{convert|10|g|abbr=on}} of cocaine a day. At one stage, he almost shot his father with an [[air rifle]], thinking it was an intruder in his home. His father convinced him to quit the drug.<ref name="autogenerated2003"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.news.com.au/national/mark-bosnich-lifts-lid-on-drug-hell/story-e6frfkp9-1225967565065|title=Mark Bosnich lifts lid on drug hell|website=NewsComAu|access-date=16 March 2016}}</ref> In early 2007, former Chelsea teammate and QPR goalkeeping coach [[Ed de Goey]] gave him inspiration to come out of retirement. By July 2007, Bosnich started training at [[Queens Park Rangers F.C.|Queens Park Rangers]]' training ground in an attempt to initially get fit, with the view to play professionally again.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,22529773-23215,00.html |title=One Last Shot |work=Fox Sports |date=4 October 2007 |access-date=20 September 2008 }}</ref> During the summer he lost {{convert|15|kg|abbr=on}} and claimed to have regained most of his reflexes. In September he kept a clean sheet in goal during a friendly behind closed doors against [[Barnet F.C.|Barnet]], which QPR won 2–0.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,22488756-23215,00.html |title=Bosnich back for one more go |work=Fox Sports |date=27 September 2007 |access-date=20 September 2008 }}</ref>

===Australia===
Bosnich returned to Australia in 2008 after many years living in London.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en/news/808/australia/2009/06/15/1325621/aussie-exclusive-being-mark-bosnich |title=Aussie Exclusive: Being Mark Bosnich |publisher=Goal.com |date=15 June 2009 |access-date=23 October 2013}}</ref> Bosnich was confirmed to be the starting goalkeeper for the [[Central Coast Mariners]] for their pre-season cup game against [[Sydney FC]] on 27 July 2008.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,24077074-23215,00.html |title=Bosnich confirmed to make debut |work=Fox Sports |date=25 July 2008 |access-date=20 September 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080802141510/http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,24077074-23215,00.html |archive-date=2 August 2008}}</ref> Bosnich kept a clean sheet including saving a penalty by Sydney FC's [[Steve Corica]] before being substituted in the 80th minute to a standing ovation by both sets of supporters. On 19 August 2008, Bosnich signed a seven-week guest player deal with the Mariners.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,24214027-11088,00.html?from=public_rss |title=Mark Bosnich signs seven-game deal with Central Coast |work=HeraldSun – News.com.au |date=21 August 2008 |access-date=20 September 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081013002056/http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0%2C21985%2C24214027-11088%2C00.html?from=public_rss |archive-date=13 October 2008 }}</ref>

Bosnich made his [[A-League]] debut with the Central Coast Mariners on 31 August 2008 in a 4–2 away win against the [[Queensland Roar]] at the Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane. Once Mariners first-choice goalkeeper [[Danny Vukovic]] had served his suspension, Bosnich did not play again for the Mariners. On 31 May 2009, it was announced that Bosnich had signed to play for [[Sydney Olympic Football Club|Sydney Olympic]] for the remainder of the [[NSW Premier League]] season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/former-socceroo-goalkeeper-mark-bosnich-signs-for-sydney-olympic/story-e6frf7jo-1225720503054 |title=Category |work=Herald Sun}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/former-socceroo-goalkeeper-mark-bosnich-signs-for-sydney-olympic/story-e6frf7jo-1225720503054|title=Former Socceroo goalkeeper Mark Bosnich signs for Sydney Olympic|date=3 June 2009|via=Herald Sun}}</ref>

Bosnich suffered a hamstring injury and he ended his playing career to focus on his television commitments.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theroar.com.au/2010/02/23/bozza-moves-to-the-baordroom/ |title=Mark Bosnich joins Sydney Olympic board |publisher=The Roar |access-date=23 October 2013}}</ref> On 22 October 2010, it was confirmed Bosnich would temporarily join the [[North Queensland Fury]] as an interim coach for the fixture against [[Newcastle Jets]], in the absence of [[Franz Straka]] and [[Stuart McLaren]], who had been banned from the touchline for two games.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/news/1028115/Bosnich-to-coach-Fury |title=Bosnich to coach Fury : The World Game on SBS |publisher=Theworldgame.sbs.com.au |date=22 October 2010 |access-date=23 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120323034712/http://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/news/1028115/Bosnich-to-coach-Fury |archive-date=23 March 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref> However, Bosnich was not allowed by the [[Football Federation Australia|FFA]] because he did not have a coaching license.

==International career==
His first appearance with the [[Australia men's national soccer team|Australia national team]] came in 1990 against touring [[USSR]] club side [[FC Torpedo Moscow|Torpedo]], followed by a number of further appearances in 'unofficial' Socceroos matches in the next few years. His first full international appearance came in 1993 against [[New Zealand national soccer team|New Zealand]] in a qualifying match for the [[1994 FIFA World Cup]]. Bosnich also appeared for the Socceroos at the [[Football at the 1992 Summer Olympics|1992 Barcelona Olympics]] and the [[1997 FIFA Confederations Cup]].

Although his international appearances with the Socceroos were rare, they were memorable occasions. Keeping for Australia in the away leg of its home-and-away qualifier with [[Iran national football team|Iran]] in a failed attempt to qualify for the [[Football World Cup 1998|1998 World Cup]], Australia losing on away goals in what Bosnich described as "the lowest moment in Australian football". Bosnich also scored a late [[Penalty kick (association football)|penalty]] for his national team in a 13–0 win over the [[Solomon Islands national football team|Solomon Islands]]. In November 1997 he admitted that he was hopeful of selection for Australia to make up for the times he shunned it in favour of his club commitments. "If I ever get the chance to play for Australia again, I will never make the mistake of saying 'no'."<ref>{{cite web |last1=Lewis |first1=David |title=Bosnich targets comeback |url=http://www.theworldgame.com.au/home/index.php?pid=st&cid=97034 |website=The World Game |access-date=19 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071117092646/http://www.theworldgame.com.au/home/index.php?pid=st&cid=97034 |archive-date=17 November 2007 |date=17 November 2007}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Bosnich married for the first time in 1992, to an English woman named Lisa Hall. The wedding took place in Sydney, New South Wales, in February. It was rumoured that he married Hall to be able to return to Britain, after problems with his working visa. After two years of marriage, Home Office officials were satisfied it was not a wedding of convenience and Bosnich was allowed to remain indefinitely in Britain. However, the marriage ended just three months later. According to him, "We were in love but our marriage just didn't work out."<ref>{{cite news |url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4161/is_/ai_n14472707 |title=My girl married a foreign soccer star. It only broke her heart |first=Andy |last=Buckwell |date=29 March 1998 |work=Sunday Mirror }}</ref> His second marriage was to Sarah Jarrett, in 1999. He almost failed to reach the altar, having only been released on bail hours before the wedding following an incident at a strip club during his stag night celebrations.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/360662.stm |work=BBC News |title=Bailed Bosnich in church on time |date=4 June 1999 |access-date=5 April 2010 }}</ref>

The marriage lasted only 14 months. Jarrett was pregnant at the time of the divorce, but she lost the baby soon afterwards, in the third month of pregnancy.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4161/is_/ai_n12839749 |title=I do hope Dani Behr is as happy with Mark as I am with my pounds 80 |first=Dennis |last=Ellam |date=14 April 2002 |work=Sunday Mirror }}</ref> Bosnich said that much of his [[cocaine]] problem was due to his relationship with British model [[Sophie Anderton]], claiming that for every line of cocaine she had, he had to have one too. He does not regret his actions however, crediting them with being able to help someone in need.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/11/14/1100384432831.html |title=Bosnich opens up about cocaine problem |date=15 November 2004 |work=The Sydney Morning Herald }}</ref> His addiction worsened and he later said, "There was a stage where I got up to 10 grams a day when I was really down in the dumps." On 16 July 2008, he was made bankrupt at the High Court in London on the petition of a creditor.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.smh.com.au/sport/soccer/bosnich-joins-stan-sport-20210907-p58pfj.html |work=Sydney Morning Herald |title=Bosnich joins Stan Sport |date=4 September 2021 |access-date=14 December 2021 }}</ref>

Bosnich provided special comments for the Socceroos' friendly with [[Nigeria national football team|Nigeria]] on 17 November alongside [[Simon Hill]] on Australia's [[Fox Sports (Australia)|Fox Sports]] and subsequently on [[Special Broadcasting Service|SBS]]'s coverage of the 2008 FA Cup final. Bosnich is now a football analyst and [[Sports commentator|commentator]] for [[Fox Sports FC|Fox Sports]] football programmes. As part of this role, he co-hosted ''[[Bill & Boz]]'' which has since been cancelled. In 2021, Bosnich joined Stan Sport to cover the UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League and UEFA Europa Conference League competitions.{{citation needed|date=February 2023}} He also works as a player agent. Bosnich trains at [[Kostya Tszyu]]'s Boxing Academy in [[Rockdale, New South Wales|Rockdale]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,27534798-5019516,00.html |title=Live Sports Scores |work=Fox Sports }}</ref> Bosnich lived with his parents in Fairfield when he returned to Australia and now lives in [[Woolloomooloo]] with his partner Sarah Jones.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/first-child-for-mark-bosnich-and-partner-sarah-jones/story-e6freye0-1226068205042 |title=First child for Mark Bosnich and partner Sarah Jones |work=The Daily Telegraph (Australia) |date=3 June 2011 |access-date=23 October 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/warming-to-the-idea-of-a-big-party/story-e6freye0-1225900806544 |title=Warming to the idea of a big party |work=The Daily Telegraph (Australia) |author=Josh Massoud and James Phelps |date=4 August 2010 |access-date=23 October 2013}}</ref>

==Career statistics==

===Club===
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|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|National cup
!colspan="2"|League cup
!colspan="2"|Continental
!colspan="2"|Other
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]
|[[1989–90 Manchester United F.C. season|1989–90]]
|[[Football League First Division|First Division]]
|1||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||1||0
|-
|[[1990–91 Manchester United F.C. season|1990–91]]
|First Division
|2||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||2||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!3!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!3!!0
|-
|[[Sydney United|Sydney Croatia]]
|[[1991–92 National Soccer League|1991–92]]
|[[National Soccer League|NSL]]
|5||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||5||0
|-
|rowspan="9"|[[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]]
|[[1991–92 Aston Villa F.C. season|1991–92]]
|First Division
|1||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||1||0
|-
|[[1992–93 Aston Villa F.C. season|1992–93]]
|[[Premier League]]
|17||0||1||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||18||0
|-
|[[1993–94 Aston Villa F.C. season|1993–94]]
|Premier League
|28||0||3||0||8||0||2||0||colspan="2"|—||41||0
|-
|[[1994–95 Aston Villa F.C. season|1994–95]]
|Premier League
|30||0||1||0||3||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||34||0
|-
|[[1995–96 Aston Villa F.C. season|1995–96]]
|Premier League
|38||0||5||0||8||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||51||0
|-
|[[1996–97 Aston Villa F.C. season|1996–97]]
|Premier League
|20||0||3||0||1||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||24||0
|-
|[[1997–98 Aston Villa F.C. season|1997–98]]
|Premier League
|30||0||4||0||1||0||7||0||colspan="2"|—||42||0
|-
|[[1998–99 Aston Villa F.C. season|1998–99]]
|Premier League
|15||0||0||0||0||0||2||0||colspan="2"|—||17||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!179!!0!!17!!0!!42!!0!!11!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!228!!0
|-
|rowspan="3"|Manchester United
|[[1999–2000 Manchester United F.C. season|1999–2000]]
|Premier League
|23||0||colspan="2"|—||1||0||7||0||4||0||35||0
|-
|[[2000–01 Manchester United F.C. season|2000–01]]
|Premier League
|0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!23!!0!!0!!0!!1!!0!!7!!0!!4!!0!!35!!0
|-
|rowspan="4"|[[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]]
|[[2000–01 Chelsea F.C. season|2000–01]]
|Premier League
|0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0
|-
|[[2001–02 Chelsea F.C. season|2001–02]]
|Premier League
|5||0||0||0||0||0||2||0||0||0||7||0
|-
|[[2002–03 Chelsea F.C. season|2002–03]]
|Premier League
|0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!5!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!2!!0!!0!!0!!7!!0
|-
|[[Central Coast Mariners FC|Central Coast Mariners]]
|[[2008–09 A-League|2008–09]]
|[[A-League]]
|4||0||2||0||colspan="2"|—||0||0||colspan="2"|—||6||0
|-
|[[Sydney Olympic FC|Sydney Olympic]]
|[[2009 NSW Premier League season|2009]]
|[[National Premier Leagues NSW|NSW Premier League]]
|8||0|| || || || || || || || || ||
|-
!colspan="3"|Career total
!227!!0!!19!!0!!43!!0!!20!!0!!4!!0!!313!!0
|}

===International===
:''Scores and results list Australia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Bosnich goal.''

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!scope="col"|No.
!scope="col"|Date
!scope="col"|Venue
!scope="col"|Opponent
!scope="col"|Score
!scope="col"|Result
!scope="col"|Competition
|-
|align="center"| 1 || 11 June 1997 || [[Parramatta Stadium]], [[Sydney]], Australia || {{fb|SOL}} ||align="center"| 13–0 ||align="center"| 13–0 || [[1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC)|1998 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|}

==Honours==
'''Aston Villa'''
*[[Football League Cup]]: [[1993–94 Football League Cup|1993–94]],<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-cocacola-cup-final-saunders-destroys-united-s-dream-aston-villa-s-master-plan-puts-paid-to-ferguson-s-malfunctioning-big-red-machine-as-kanchelskis-is-dismissed-1432264.html |title=Football / Coca-Cola Cup Final: Saunders destroys United's dream: Aston Villa's master plan puts paid to Ferguson's malfunctioning Big Red Machine as Kanchelskis is dismissed |first=Joe |last=Lovejoy |website=The Independent |date=27 March 1994 |access-date=16 April 2024}}</ref> [[1995–96 Football League Cup|1995–96]]<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/milosevic-gives-villa-a-touch-of-magic-1343925.html |title=Milosevic gives; Villa a touch of magic |website=The Independent |date=25 March 1996 |access-date=2 April 2024}}</ref>

'''Manchester United'''
*[[Premier League]]: [[1999–2000 FA Premier League|1999–2000]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.premierleague.com/players/32/Mark-Bosnich/overview |title=Mark Bosnich: Overview |publisher=Premier League |access-date=16 April 2018}}</ref>
*[[Intercontinental Cup (1960–2004)|Intercontinental Cup]]: [[1999 Intercontinental Cup|1999]]

'''Australia'''
*[[FIFA Confederations Cup]] runner-up: [[1997 FIFA Confederations Cup|1997]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/confederationscup/matches/round=1984/match=17489/index.html |title=FIFA Confederations Cup Saudi Arabia 1997: Brazil 6–0 Australia |publisher=FIFA|access-date=20 November 2019 |archive-date=18 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190618001151/https://www.fifa.com/confederationscup/matches/round%3D1984/match%3D17489/index.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>

'''Individual'''
*[[Oceania Footballer of the Year]]: 1997
*[[Oceania Footballer of the Year#Other Oceania awards|Oceania Goalkeeper of the Century]]: 1999

==References==
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==External links==
{{commons category}}
*{{IMDb name|id=0098043|name=Mark Bosnich}}
*{{NFT player|12798}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110928055332/http://www.ccmariners.com.au/default.aspx?s=aleague_profile&pid=42&tid=2 Central Coast Mariners profile]
*[http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Players/B/BOS.html#BosnichMark OzFootball profile]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070311155107/http://www.astonvillayears.com/years/1994-1998starplayers.htm Aston Villa profile]
*{{FIFA player|161075}}
*{{Soccerbase}}

{{Australia Squad 1992 Summer Olympics}}
{{Australia Squad 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup}}
{{1997 FIFA Confederations Cup Team of the Tournament}}
{{Oceania Footballer of the Year}}

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