Individual Honours

NZ All White Internationals which have come through the ranks at Wellington Olympic AFC. 

Leo BERTOS 

(1997-2000)

Bertos is easily one of the most exciting talents to come out of Wellington Olympic Football Club. In 1997 Leo made his first team debut for Olympic at aged 15 and went on to make 53 first team appearances before signing for English Championship side Barnsley FC in 2000. Leo spent seven seasons in the UK before making a move to Australias Premier Competition the Hyundai A-League signing for Perth Glory in 2006.

Leo went on to play for the Wellington Phoenix in the Hyundai A-League and won the Sony Player of the Year award in 08/09 in his first season at the Club.

New Zealand International Caps: 50 (2002 - Current All White).

De Gregorio began his senior club career with Wellington United in 1997 before spending time in Europe with Bohemians Dordrechtand Clyde. He returned to New Zealand in 2003 where he was a regular with The Football Kingz in the old NSL (National Soccer League). A short spell with Finnish side FC Jokerit followed, before once again returning to New Zealand with Team Wellington. In 2005 de Gregorio again returned to Europe for a short spell with HJK Helsinki.

Kosta is the most recent talent to come through the ranks at Wellington Olympic AFC and achieve full international honours. Kosta aged 16 scored on his first team debut for Wellington Olympic vs Lower Hutt City in the Central League on the 17 April, 2006. He went on to make 24 appearances scoring 14 goals before he signed for the Wellington Phoenix Football Club in 2007.

Barbarouses captained New Zealand at the 2007 U-17 World Cup in Korea, having scored a hat-trick in their final qualifying match to ensure progression to the finals. He made his senior debut in a World Cup qualifier against Fiji on 19 November, 2008.

New Zealand International Caps: 17 (2008 - Current All White).

Former Thai Air Ways Oly-Whites U23s and U20s Junior All Whites Coach Stu Jacobs played for Wellington Olympic AFC from 1993 to 1996. During his time at Olympic he went on to make 84 appearances and score 16 goals at the Club.  Stu was part of the Golden era of Wellington Olympic as they were believed to be one of the best clubs in New Zealand in the mid 90s. Jacobs was part of the Wellington Olympic side that made the Chatham Cup final in 1994.

Stu made his debut for the All Whites on the 17th November, 1988 and during his three seasons at Welligton Olympic AFC he appeared eleven times for the All Whites.  Stu is now the current All Whites' Assistant Coach (2023).

New Zealand International Caps: 16 (1988 - 1997).

Simon Elliott is one of the most successful players to come out of New Zealand Football. He began his professional career with USL First Division team Boston Bulldogs in 1999, before joining Major League Soccer club Los Angeles Galaxy in May 1999.He made 122 appearances for Galaxy in five seasons, scoring ten goals. Elliott was traded in January 2004 to the Columbus Crew in exchange for a first round pick in the 2005 MLS SuperDraft. He played every game in the 2005 season before signing for Fulham Football Club in the English Premier League applying his trade in the worlds most watched league til he was released May 2008.

Elliot earned his his 50th international cap in a 3-0 win over New Caledonia on 10 September 2008, accruing 6 goals en route to his milestone. He appeared in qualifying matches for the 2002 FIFA World Cup and in the 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup in France. Elliott was included in the New Zealand U-23 squad for their first appearance at the Olympic Games as one of three over age players, alongside Ryan Nelsen and Chris Killen.

Simon Elliott played 74 games and scored 32 goals for Wellington Olympic AFC from 1993 - 1995. He also managed to make four International caps during his 1995 season at Wellington Olympic AFC.

New Zealand International Caps:  65 (1995 - 2010).

These statistics are pre-2023 season.  The stats have been updated  on our Club Stats page to record Gianni Bouzoukis now overtaking Spiros Androutsos