Damian Mori

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Damian Mori
Mori (left) contests a ball with Mark Schwarzer (right) in an NSL match.
Personal information
Date of birth (1970-09-30) 30 September 1970 (age 53)
Place of birth Melbourne, Australia
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1989–1990 South Melbourne 33 (5)
1990–1991
Sunshine George Cross
 24 (4)
1991
Bulleen
 16 (7)
1991–1992
Melbourne Knights
 29 (12)
1992–1996 Adelaide City 126 (75)
1996–1997 Borussia Mönchengladbach 6 (0)
1997–2000 Adelaide City 91 (56)
2000–2004 Perth Glory 112 (77)
2004–2005 Adelaide City 44 (33)
2005–2006 Perth Glory 17 (7)
2006 Adelaide City 18 (13)
2006 Central Coast Mariners 8 (6)
2006–2007
Queensland Roar
 8 (2)
2007 Adelaide City 17 (13)
2007 Central Coast Mariners 3 (0)
2008–2010 Adelaide City 37 (22)
2010 South Adelaide Panthers 4 (2)
2011 Adelaide City 3 (0)
Total 596 (334)
International career
1991–1992
Australia U-23
 13 (5)
1992–2002
Australia
 45 (29)
Managerial career
2005–2008 Adelaide City
2010–2018 Adelaide City
2020–2022 FK Beograd
2022– Adelaide United (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Damian Mori (born 30 September 1970) is an Australian former football player who is an assistant coach for Adelaide United.[1] He won two Johnny Warren Medals, awarded to the best player in the Australian league and was top scorer on 5 occasions. He established a reputation as a pacy, poaching goalscorer, which is notable for a player who started his career as a defender.

Early and personal life

Mori was born in Box Hill North, Victoria in 1970. His father, Joseph Mori, was a footballer who emigrated from Slovenia.[2] His paternal grandfather was of Italian ancestry.

Club career

Mori was successful at club level – mainly in the

Australian domestic league. After developing into Adelaide City's most important and best player, he spent a single season (1996–97) overseas in Germany with Borussia Mönchengladbach. This move was characterised only by frustration. He appeared in only six games, and never played more than half a match. In those six games, he didn't score once. Mori returned home to become NSL
Top Goalscorer the following season.

In 1996, Mori held the world record for the

Sydney United
.

In 2000, Mori transferred to Perth Glory and enjoyed great success. The striking partnership with Bobby Despotovski was renowned as one of the most potent in the competition. Mori won the NSL championship in 2002–03, scoring in the Grand Final. He was also part of the 2003–04 Perth Glory championship side.

Following the end of the

A-League
club.

It later emerged that a major stumbling block was Mori's desire for a part-time contract to allow him to manage business interests in

Adelaide United
, the club strongly desired a permanent deal. After some wrangling with Adelaide City chairman Bob D'Ottavi, Mori agreed to a one-year deal.

On 9 December 2005, it was announced that Mori would be appointed as assistant manager at Perth Glory. This appointment followed the elevation of

player-manager
.

On 27 September 2006, Mori signed with the

Queensland Roar manager Frank Farina
and signed the following day on a short-term "until the end of the season" contract. After the Roar failed to make the playoffs, Mori returned to SA to be the player-coach once again of defending South Australian champions Adelaide City.

International career

Mori made his international debut against

capped
45 times and scored 29 goals.

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[3][4]
Club Season League National cup[a] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
South Melbourne 1989 National Soccer League 20 4 0 0 — — 20 4
1989–90 13 1 0 0 — — 13 1
Total 33 5 0 0 — — 33 5
Sunshine George Cross 1990–91 National Soccer League 24 4 2 0 — — 26 4
Bulleen
 1991 Victoria Premier League 16 7 — — — 16 7
Melbourne Croatia 1991–92 National Soccer League 26 11 3 1 — — 29 12
Adelaide City 1992–93 National Soccer League 30 12 3 2 — — 33 14
1993–94 31 11 3 2 — — 34 13
1994–95 27 18 2 0 — — 29 18
1995–96 36 31 3 0 — — 39 31
Total 124 72 11 4 — — 135 76
Borussia Mönchengladbach 1996–97 Bundesliga 6 0 0 0 — — 6 0
Adelaide City 1997–98 National Soccer League 27 19 — — — 27 19
1998–99 30 15 — — — 30 15
1999–2000 34 22 — — — 34 22
Total 91 56 0 0 — — 91 56
Perth Glory 2000–01 National Soccer League 28 19 — — — 28 19
2001–02 27 18 — — — 27 18
2002–03 31 24 — — — 31 24
2003–04 26 16 — — — 26 16
Total 112 77 0 0 — — 112 77
Adelaide City 2004 SA Premier League 18 11 0 0 — — 18 11
2005 26 22 1 0 — — 27 22
Total 44 33 1 0 — — 45 33
Perth Glory 2005–06
A-League
 17 7 0 0 — — 17 7
Adelaide City 2006 SA State League 18 13 5 4 — — 23 17
Central Coast Mariners 2006–07 A-League 8 6 0 0 — — 8 6
Queensland Roar
 2006–07 A-League 8 2 0 0 — — 8 2
Central Coast Mariners 2007–08 A-League 3 0 0 0 — — 3 0
South Adelaide Panthers 2010 SA State League 4 2 — — — 4 2
Adelaide City 2011 SA Premier League 3 0 — — — 3 0
Career total 537 295 22 9 0 0 0 0 559 304
  1. ^ Includes the NSL Cup.

International

National team Year Competitive Friendly Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Australia U23
 1991 3 0 2 2 5 2
1992 6 1 2 2 8 3
Total 9 1 4 4 13 5
Australia
 1992 4 1 0 0 4 1
1993 0 0 4 1 4 1
1994 0 0 4 0 4 0
1995 2 1 3 0 5 1
1996 3 2 4 1 7 3
1997 7 6 2 0 9 6
1998 4 10 1 0 5 10
2001 3 4 0 0 3 4
2002 4 3 0 0 4 3
Total 27 27 18 2 45 29
Career total 36 28 22 6 58 34
Scores and results list Australia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Mori goal.
List of international goals scored by Damian Mori[5]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 11 September 1992
Stade Pater, Papeete
, Tahiti		  Tahiti 1–0 3–0 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification
2 24 September 1993 Dongdaemun Stadium, Seoul, South Korea  South Korea 1–1 1–1 Friendly
3 15 November 1995
Breakers Stadium, Newcastle
, Australia		  New Zealand 1–0 3–0 Trans-Tasman Cup
4 14 February 1996 Lakeside Stadium, Melbourne, Australia  Japan 1–0 3–0 Friendly
5 14 September 1996 Kings Park Stadium, Durban, South Africa  Ghana 1–0 2–0 Friendly
6 21 September 1996
Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
, South Africa		  Kenya 3–0 4–0 Friendly
7 11 June 1997 Parramatta Stadium, Sydney, Australia  Solomon Islands 1–0 13–0 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
8 2–0
9 4–0
10 6–0
11 9–0
12 12 December 1997
King Fahd Stadium, Riyadh
, Saudi Arabia		  Mexico 3–1 3–1 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup
13 25 September 1998
Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
, Australia		  Fiji 1–0 3–1 1998 OFC Nations Cup
14 2–0
15 3–0
16 28 September 1998 Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane, Australia  Cook Islands 2–0 16–0 1998 OFC Nations Cup
17 4–0
18 6–0
19 7–0
20 2 October 1998 Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane, Australia  Tahiti 1–0 4–1 1998 OFC Nations Cup
21 2–0
22 3–1
23 9 April 2001
BCU International Stadium, Coffs Harbour
, Australia		  Tonga 2–0 22–0 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
24 5–0
25 8–0
26 12–0
27 6 July 2002
Ericsson Stadium, Auckland
, New Zealand		  Vanuatu 1–0 2–0 2002 OFC Nations Cup
28 8 July 2002 Ericsson Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand  New Caledonia 4–0 11–0 2002 OFC Nations Cup
29 14 July 2002 Ericsson Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand  Tahiti 2–1 2–1 2002 OFC Nations Cup

Honours

South Melbourne

Adelaide City

Perth Glory

  • NSL Championship: 2002–03, 2003–04

Australia

Individual:

  • Johnny Warren Medal: 1995–96, 2002–03
  • NSL top scorer: 1995–96 (31 goals), 1997–98 (19 goals), 1999–2000 (22 goals), 2001–02 (17 goals), 2002–03 (24 goals)

References

  1. ^ "Damian Mori returns to Reds as assistant coach". Adelaide United. 22 August 2022.
  2. ^ Hill, Simon (29 January 2013). "Simon Hill chats to Damian Mori about his career in the NSL and A-League and his coaching ambitions". Fox Sports Australia. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
  3. ^ Damian Mori at National-Football-Teams.com
  4. ^ "Damian Mori – Australian Player Database". OzFootball. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  5. ^ Damian Mori – Goals in International Matches

External links

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