Socceroo goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer has been named as the Australian Footballer of the Year for 2009.
The delighted Fulham star said: "It's been a fantastic season,"
"Obviously you have dreams and ambitions in life and I've been very fortunate to live out my dream and along the way accomplish a lot of my life-long goals.
"Now I'm going to have to keep looking for new ones, which is great. I love being in that position."