Australia men's national soccer team manager
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The role of an Australia national football team manager was first established in 1965 with the appointment of Tiko Jelisavčić. Before this, the Australia team was selected by a committee, a process in which Australia would select coaches and trainers to prepare the side for single games.
Twenty men have occupied the post since its inception; five of those were in short-term caretaker manager roles.
History
Full-time era begins (1965–1969)
Before 1965, the
Rasic in World Cup (1969–1978)
Rale Rasic was appointed as head coach in 1970 at just 34 years of age, and in 1974. After three failed attempts, he led Australia to the 1974 World Cup as coach. After the World Cup, the Australian Soccer Federation sacked Rasic, replacing him with Englishman Brian Green. Rasic and others believe that he was dumped because he was not seen as being a real "Aussie." He has stated, "They took from me something that I was doing better than anyone else. I was a true-blue Aussie and nobody can deny that. I taught the players how to sing the national anthem."[5]
Green was later coach for Australia in 1975 and 1976.,[6] with him winning two, drawing three and losing three. At the end of 1976, Jim Shoulder went on to coach Australia in the 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification from 1976 to 1978. After failing to secure Australia's qualification to the 1978 World Cup in Argentina, Shoulder was sacked,[7] and replaced by German Rudi Gutendorf.
Nations Cup success (1978–1989)
Rudi Gutendorf was appointed in mid-1979, where his first game managed was against
Former player
Statistical summary
The following table provides a summary of the complete record of each Australia manager including their progress in both the
- Statistics correct as of 15 June 2023
Manager | Nationality | Tenure | P | W | D | L | Win % | Competitions |
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Tiko Jelisavčić | Yugoslavia | 1965 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 42.9 | |
Jozef Vengloš | Czechoslovakia | 1967 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | |
Joe Vlatsis
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Hungary | 1967–1969 | 23 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 56.5 | |
Rale Rasic | Yugoslavia | 1970–1974 | 34 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 47.1 | 1974 World Cup – Group stage |
Tony Boggi (caretaker) | Italy | 1975 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 | |
Brian Green | England | 1975–1976 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 25.0 | |
Jim Shoulder | England | 1976–1978 | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 42.3 | |
Rudi Gutendorf | Germany | 1979–1981 | 18 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 16.7 | 1980 OFC Nations Cup – Champions
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Les Scheinflug | Australia | 1981–1983 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 66.7 | |
Frank Arok | Yugoslavia | 1983–1989 | 48 | 22 | 14 | 12 | 45.8 | 1988 Olympic Games – Quarter-final |
Les Scheinflug (caretaker) | Australia | 1983 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 75.0 | |
Les Scheinflug (caretaker) | Australia | 1990 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 | |
Eddie Thomson | Scotland | 1990–1996 | 52 | 21 | 11 | 20 | 40.4 | |
Les Scheinflug (caretaker) | Australia | 1992 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 66.7 | |
Vic Fernandez (caretaker) | Argentina | 1992 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50.0 | |
Les Scheinflug (caretaker) | Australia | 1994 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 | |
Raul Blanco (caretaker) | Argentina | 1996 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 | 1996 OFC Nations Cup – Champions |
Terry Venables | England | 1997–1998 | 23 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 65.2 | 1997 Confederations Cup – Runners-up |
Raul Blanco | Argentina | 1998 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 60.0 | 1998 OFC Nations Cup – Runners-up |
Frank Farina | Australia | 2000–2005 | 58 | 34 | 9 | 15 | 58.6 | 2000 OFC Nations Cup – Champions 2001 Confederations Cup – Third place 2002 OFC Nations Cup – Runners-up 2004 OFC Nations Cup – Champions 2005 Confederations Cup – Group stage |
Guus Hiddink | Netherlands | 2005–2006 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 61.5 | 2006 World Cup – Round of 16 |
Graham Arnold | Australia | 2006–2007 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 35.7 | 2007 Asian Cup – Quarter-final |
Rob Baan (caretaker) | Netherlands | 2007 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 | |
Pim Verbeek | Netherlands | 2008–2010 | 33 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 54.5 | 2010 World Cup – Group stage |
Han Berger (caretaker) | Netherlands | 2010 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | |
Holger Osieck | Germany | 2010–2013 | 44 | 23 | 10 | 11 | 52.3 | 2011 Asian Cup – Runners-up |
Aurelio Vidmar (caretaker) | Australia | 2013 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 | |
Ange Postecoglou | Australia | 2013–2017 | 49 | 22 | 12 | 15 | 44.9 | 2014 World Cup – Group stage 2015 Asian Cup – Champions 2017 Confederations Cup – Group stage |
Bert van Marwijk | Netherlands | 2018 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 28.6 | 2018 World Cup – Group stage |
Graham Arnold | Australia | 2018– | 50 | 31 | 8 | 11 | 62.0 | 2019 Asian Cup – Quarter-final 2022 World Cup – Round of 16 |
- Coaches in Italics were hired as caretakers
Coaches by nationality
Country | No. | Competitions |
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Australia | 5 | Olympic Games Quarter-finals: (1), 1988 )
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England | 4 | Confederations Cup Runners-up: (1), (1997) |
Yugoslavia | 3 | Olympic Games Quarter-finals: (1), (1988 )
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Netherlands | 5 | World Cup Round of 16: (1), (2006) |
Germany | 2 | ) |
Argentina | 3 | OFC Nations Cup Runners-up: (1), (1998 )
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Scotland | 1 | OFC Nations Cup Champions: (1), (1996 )
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Hungary | 1 | — |
Czechoslovakia | 1 | — |
Italy | 1 | — |
References
General
- Howe, Andrew (2018). Encyclopedia of Socceroos: Every national team player. Fair Play Publishing. ISBN 978-0-648-13330-8.
Specific
- ^ "Australian Player Database – Tiko Jelisasavic". OzFootball.net.
- ^ "Socceroo Internationals for 1965". OzFootball.net.
- ^ "Socceroo Internationals for 1967". OzFootball.net.
- ^ "Teams of the Decade | Men's 1963-1970". Australia national football team. 18 December 2013. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
- ^ "Rale Rasic – Sport Australia Hall of Fame". sahof.org.au.
- ^ "Australian Player Database – Brian Green". OzFootball.net. Retrieved 23 February 2010.
- ^ "Proclamations | Proclamations". proclamations.com.au. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
- ^ "Socceroo Internationals for 1979". OzFootball.net.
- ^ "Socceroo Internationals for 1980". OzFootball.net.
- rsssf.com. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
- ^ "Socceroo Internationals for 1979". OzFootball.net.
- ^ "Scotland 2 Australia 0". Glasgow Herald (page 32). 21 November 1985. Retrieved 11 October 2012.
- ^ "Australia 0 Scotland 0". Glasgow Herald (page 30). 5 December 1985. Retrieved 11 October 2012.