Michael Valkanis
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mihalis Valkanis | ||
| Date of birth | 23 August 1974 | ||
| Place of birth | Melbourne, Australia | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Central defender | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Melbourne City | ||
| Youth career | |||
| South Melbourne | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1993–1996 | South Melbourne | 50 | (0) |
| 1996 | Iraklis | 6 | (0) |
| 1996–2001 | Larissa | 102 | (3) |
| 2001–2002 | Agios Nikolaos | 4 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 | Adelaide City | 29 | (3) |
| 2003–2009 | Adelaide United | 77 | (4) |
| 2004 | → Adelaide Olympic (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| Total | 279 | (10) | |
| National team‡ | |||
| Australia U-23 | |||
| 2006 | Australia | 1 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2010–2011 | Adelaide United Youth (Assistant Manager) | ||
| 2011–2013 | Adelaide United Youth | ||
| 2013 | Adelaide United (Caretaker) | ||
| 2013 | Enfield City | ||
| 2013–2016 | Adelaide United (Assistant Manager) | ||
| 2016– | Melbourne City (Assistant Manager) | ||
| 2017– | Melbourne City | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 December 2008. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16 March 2008 |
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Michael Valkanis (born 23 August 1974) is a former Australian football (soccer) player and is the current manager of Melbourne City FC.
He has played in the Greek League with Iraklis, most notably with Larissa where he played for five seasons and won 102 caps, and Agios Nikolaos. He played 110 games in the now-defunct National Soccer League scoring 4 goals with South Melbourne, Adelaide City and Adelaide United.
In mid-2007 Valkanis was named captain of his club side, Adelaide United, replacing Angelo Costanzo (who had been appointed as interim captain after the resignation and departure of Ross Aloisi).
Valkanis announced his intention to retire at the end of the 2008-09 A-League season in December 2008. The former captain and 100 game veteran was given a testimonial match against Newcastle Jets on 9 January 2009 where he replaced Daniel Mullen in the second half and saw Adelaide though to a 2–0 win.
Valkanis' international debut was for the Socceroos in an Asian Cup qualifier versus Kuwait at Aussie Stadium on 16 August 2006.
After the resignation of Adelaide United manager John Kosmina on 28 January 2013, Valkanis was appointed caretaker manager of Adelaide United for the remainder of the A-League season. Under Valkanis, Adelaide United managed to finish the A-League season in 4th place, therefore qualifying for the A-League finals. However, they were eliminated in the first round by Brisbane Roar.
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