Paul Okon
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Paul Michael Okon | ||
| Date of birth | 5 April 1972 | ||
| Place of birth | Sydney, Australia | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender / Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1989–1991 | Marconi Stallions | 49 | (4) |
| 1991–1996 | Club Brugge | 72 | (1) |
| 1996–1999 | Lazio | 19 | (0) |
| 1999–2000 | Fiorentina | 11 | (0) |
| 2000–2002 | Middlesbrough | 28 | (1) |
| 2002 | → Watford (loan) | 15 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 | Leeds United | 15 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | Vicenza | 28 | (2) |
| 2004–2005 | K.V. Oostende | 33 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | APOEL | 9 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Newcastle Jets | 17 | (0) |
| Total | 296 | (9) | |
| National team‡ | |||
| 1991 | Australia U-20 | 4 | (0) |
| 1992 | Australia U-23 | 3 | (0) |
| 1991–2003 | Australia | 28 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2008–2009 | APIA Leichhardt (Interim) | ||
| 2009 | Australia U-18 | ||
| 2009–2010 | Gold Coast United (Assist.) | ||
| 2012–2016 | Australia U-20 | ||
| 2012–2016 | Australia U-23 (Asst.) | ||
| 2016– | Central Coast Mariners | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:47, 25 February 2010 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17:30, 25 February 2010 (UTC) |
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Paul Michael Okon (born 5 April 1972 in Sydney) is a former Australian football (soccer) player and the current coach of Central Coast Mariners. He has a Belgian citizenship.
He previously captained the Australian National Team and has represented Australia Olympic Football Team at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. Okon's career began at Marconi Stallions in the old NSL in Australia. He then went on to play at many European clubs including S.S. Lazio and Fiorentina in Italy's Serie A, Vicenza Calcio in Serie B, Middlesbrough F.C. and Leeds United F.C. in the English Premiership, Club Brugge, K.V. Oostende in Belgium's Jupiler League and APOEL in the Cypriot First Division. Okon was inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame in 2009, for his services to football in Australia. During his time in Belgium, Okon acquired citizenship of the country.
Okon grew up in the Sydney suburb of Bossley Park. He is of German and Italian descent. He represented his high school, Patrician Brothers' College, Fairfield during his time as a teenage schoolboy and featured prominently in all teams including the A Grade squad. However, his abilities did not stop at the football pitch. He set the record for high jump at the College's annual Athletics Carnival in the under 16s age group which was not broken until 2004.
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