Ange Postecoglou
Postecoglou during the 2015 AFC Asian Cup tour in 2014
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| Full name | Angelos Postecoglou | ||||||||
| Date of birth | 27 August 1965 | ||||||||
| Place of birth | Nea Filadelfeia, Athens, Greece | ||||||||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | ||||||||
| Playing position | Defender | ||||||||
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Current team
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Australia (head coach) | ||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||
| 1978–1983 | South Melbourne | ||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||
| 1984–1993 | South Melbourne | 193 | (19) | ||||||
| 1994 | Western Suburbs | (4) | |||||||
| National team | |||||||||
| 1985 | Australia U-20 | 13 | (1) | ||||||
| 1986 | Australia | 4 | (0) | ||||||
| Teams managed | |||||||||
| 1996–2000 | South Melbourne | ||||||||
| 2000–2005 | Australia U-17 | ||||||||
| 2000–2007 | Australia U-20 | ||||||||
| 2008 | Panachaiki | ||||||||
| 2009–2012 | Brisbane Roar | ||||||||
| 2012–2013 | Melbourne Victory | ||||||||
| 2013– | Australia | ||||||||
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Honours
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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Angelos "Ange" Postecoglou (Greek: Άγγελος Ποστέκογλου) is an Australian former football (soccer) player and the head coach of the Australia national soccer team and mentor at Nunawading City FC where his son, James, plays. He is one of the most successful Australian club coaches with two premierships, four championships and a continental title.
Postecoglou was born in Athens, Greece, and emigrated to Australia from his native country at the age of five, growing up in Melbourne, Victoria. In his early years he grew up playing Australian rules football and is a lifelong supporter of the Carlton Football Club in the Australian Football League. Postecoglou supports Liverpool.
Postecoglou played 193 games from 1984 to 1993 for South Melbourne in the National Soccer League, where he was involved in their 1984 and 1990–91 titles, the latter as captain, before moving into coaching.
In his international playing career, Postecoglou represented Australia on four occasions between 1986 and 1988 as well as representing Australia at youth level in 1985.
Postecoglou coached South Melbourne from 1996 until 2000. He led them to consecutive National Soccer League titles in 1997–98 and 1998–99, as well as winning the 1999 Oceania Club Championship, which in turn led to their participation in the 2000 FIFA Club World Championship. After the 1999–2000 NSL season, he stood down from the South Melbourne coaching role when he was appointed coach of the Australian youth team. He is the only person to have been involved in all four of South Melbourne's NSL title-winning teams, the first two as a player and the latter two as coach.
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