Arthur Papas
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Arthur Thomas Papastamatis | ||
| Date of birth | 12 February 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Melbourne, Australia | ||
| Teams managed | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2010–2011 | Oakleigh Cannons | ||
| 2010–2011 | Australia U17 (assistant) | ||
| 2011–2012 | Newcastle Jets (assistant) | ||
| 2012 | India U23 | ||
| 2012–2013 | Pailan Arrows | ||
| 2013–2015 | Dempo | ||
| 2014–2015 | FC Goa (Assistant) | ||
| 2015 | Oakleigh Cannons | ||
| 2016–2017 | Green Gully | ||
| 2017 | Ettifaq FC (assistant) | ||
| 2017– | Green Gully | ||
Arthur Thomas Papastamatis (born 12 February 1980) is an Australian football coach who is currently an assistant coach at Saudi Professional League club Ettifaq FC.
Papas began learning his coaching skills at the age of 16 while a player and started learning full-time after retiring as a player due to six knee operations at the age of 25. He went back to university and gained a few coaching licenses. Then in 2008 Papas furthered his coaching education at a KNVB-run coaching course in Canberra. He stayed there for two years.
Arthur also has a strong academic coaching background: he currently holds an AFC PRO Coaching License (2014), has a Masters in Sports Coaching (2012), has an FFA Football Conditioning Certificate (2011) and a Bachelor of Applied Science - Exercise (2009).
In the late 2010 season Papas, then 30 years of age, was handed the Head Coach position at Victorian Premier League club Oakleigh Cannons FC. He was the youngest ever coach in the Victorian Premier League. He coached his first match for the Oakleigh on 18 February 2011 against Northcote City SC, the match ended 3–2 to Oakleigh. He then lead the team into the VPL playoffs in which the club made it to the Grand Final against Green Gully SC in which they lost 3–2 on 3 September 2011. After taking Cannons to the Grand Final Papas was awarded the coach of the year award by Football Federation Victoria.
After the season ended with Cannons Papas joined Newcastle Jets as the Head Coach of the youth league team and Assistant coach of the first team. After the 2011-12 A-League National Youth League season ended Jets youth team ended in eighth place, with a 5–5–8 record. In terms of assistant coaching, after the 2011-12 A-League Jets first team ended in seventh. After the 2011–12 Australian football season Papas resigned.
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