Graham Arnold
![]() Arnold managing Australia at the 2023 AFC Asian Cup | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Graham James Arnold[1] | ||
Date of birth | 3 August 1963 | ||
Place of birth | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | ||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Australia (head coach) | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1980–1981 |
Canterbury-Marrickville | ||
1981–1990 |
Sydney United | 178 | (69) |
1990–1992 |
Roda JC | 61 | (22) |
1992–1994 |
Liège | 60 | (23) |
1994–1995 |
Charleroi | 16 | (1) |
1995–1997 | NAC Breda | 63 | (35) |
1997–1998 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 28 | (7) |
1998–2000 |
Northern Spirit | 47 | (5) |
Total | 453 | (161) | |
International career | |||
1985 | Australia B | 2 | (1) |
1985–1997 | Australia | 56 | (19) |
Managerial career | |||
1989–1990 |
Sydney United | ||
1998–2000 |
Northern Spirit | ||
2000–2006 | Australia (assistant) | ||
2006–2007 | Australia (caretaker) | ||
2007–2008 | Australia U23 | ||
2008–2010 | Australia (assistant) | ||
2010–2013 | Central Coast Mariners | ||
2014 | Vegalta Sendai | ||
2014–2018 | Sydney FC | ||
2018–2021 | Australia U23 | ||
2018– | Australia | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Graham James Arnold (born 3 August 1963) is an Australian
Arnold holds a number of A-League records: he has managed the second most games of any manager in the A-League (211), he has achieved the second most wins in the competition's history (116), he has the best career winning percentage of any A-League manager (54.9%), he has the best career unbeaten percentage of any A-League manager (81.5%), and he is one of just three managers to have won multiple A-League championships.[3]
In 2018 he replaced Bert van Marwijk as Australian coach after the 2018 FIFA World Cup.[4] Under Arnold, Australia qualified for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, during which Australia achieved their most successful World Cup campaign: after recording multiple group stage wins for the first time, with their only group stage loss being to eventual runners-up France, Australia qualified for the Round of 16 for the second time in their history, where they narrowly lost to eventual champions Argentina. In 2023 Arnold broke the Australian men’s national team coaching record and holds a win percentage of 66% for the Subway Socceroos. Under Arnold's management, the Australian Socceroos organisation boasts:
- 53 Games
- 35 Wins
- 6 Draws
- 12 Losses (9 of which from teams with higher FIFA rankings)
- Goals: 107 For vs. 36 Against
Personal life
Arnold Place in the Sydney suburb of Glenwood is named for him.[5]
His daughter, Elissa Arnold, was as of February 2017 partner of Trent Sainsbury, a Socceroo player.[6]
Playing career
Club
Arnold was a striker who started his career at Gwawley Bay in 1969. He played for them and Sutherland representative teams concurrently until 1979 when he moved to Canterbury-Marrickville in the
International
Graham Arnold has represented Australia's senior national team 56 times in 'A' international matches, scoring 19 goals (85 caps, 33 goals including unofficial matches and 'B' internationals). He was given his full debut by
Managerial career
Arnold had a cameo role as a coach very early on in his career. He was coach for 2 games while he was a player at
Australia
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He was then appointed to the position of Australian assistant coach in 2000, becoming interim coach in July 2006.
On 6 September 2006 Australia was defeated 2–0 in an
Australia started their Asian Cup campaign drawing with
He was also linked with the manager's position at
Central Coast Mariners
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On 9 February 2010, it was announced that Arnold will take on the position of head coach for the
Arnold is also recognised for having developed many young Australian talents during his time with the Mariners. Australian internationals
Vegalta Sendai
In the month of November 2013 Graham was a target for a few clubs in Asia, especially
Sydney FC
2014–2015 Season
Arnold was appointed as the new head coach of Sydney FC on 8 May 2014.[19] In his first season with the Sky Blues, they were runners-up in the 2014–15 A-League season, finishing second behind Melbourne Victory, and losing the 2015 A-League Grand Final to them.
2015–2016 Season
After the successful 2014–15 season, they saw an unsuccessful 2015–16 A-League season, finishing in 7th place and missing out on the Finals Series. He was, however, able to lead the team to a top place finish in Group H for their
2016–2017 Season
Arnold started his revamp of the squad by releasing 13 players in the pre-season. To solve the teams goalscoring issues, he bought in Brazilian striker
Into the January transfer window, fan favourite
Arnold went on to win the 2017-2018 Premiership, becoming the first coach in A League history to win back to back Premierships.
One of the highlights of Arnold's tenure at Sydney FC was his ability to recruit impactful foreign players to the club. Arnold signed the likes of Milos Ninkovic, Bobo, Filip Holosko, Adrian Mierzejewski, and Marc Janko to the Sky Blues, each of whom made telling contributions to Sydney's success between 2014 and 2018 alongside a raft of key Australian players including Brandon O'Neill, Rhyan Grant, Andrew Redmayne, and Joshua Brillante.
Return to the Australian National Team
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On 8 March 2018, after a vigorous search, it was announced that he would replace
His first tournament on his second stint was the 2019 AFC Asian Cup, where Australia, as the defending champions, unexpectedly lost their quarter-finals game to Jordan 0-1 before ending the campaign with the same scoreline, this time to the hosts on the same stadium, thus suffered criticisms for the team's poor form in the tournament.[20] Despite criticisms, he was able to guide the Olyroos to a third-place finish in 2020 AFC U-23 Championship, thus qualifying for the 2020 Summer Olympics (delayed a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic), as well as achieving for the first-time ever a straight eight wins in the second round of 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers to reach the third round.[21][22]
In June 2022, Arnold guided Australia to its fifth consecutive FIFA World Cup Finals appearance, leading the Socceroos to play-off wins over UAE on 7 June, and Peru on 13 June in Doha, Qatar. In the second play-off against Peru, Arnold made a key decision prior to the penalty shoot-out, substituting goalkeeper captain Mathew Ryan for Andrew Redmayne. Redmayne performed strongly in the shoot-out, saving a decisive penalty to help lift Australia to another World Cup; Arnold himself had been subjects of heavy criticism for Australia's under-performance at the third round of the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification.[23][24]
In the 2022 FIFA World Cup, Arnold defied all odds and criticism aimed against him, leading Australia to the round of 16 for only the second time after 2006 when he was an assistant coach, following 1–0 wins over Tunisia and Denmark in the last two group stage matches, making him the first Australian-born manager to achieve this feat, as well as the first Australia manager to win multiple matches in the same FIFA World Cup tournament.[25][24] Australia were later eliminated by Argentina after a thrilling 2–1 defeat, despite the Socceroos putting up late scare to equalize.[26][27] Following the tournament, Arnold was named the best coach at the 2022 World Cup by French sports newspaper L'Équipe and had his contract extended to the 2026 FIFA World Cup, as he urged Australian officials to do more to promote football across the country.[28][29][30]
Statistics
Club
Club performance | League | |||
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Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals |
Australia | League | |||
1985 | Sydney Croatia |
National Soccer League | 28 | 11 |
1986 | 25 | 12 | ||
1987 | 24 | 17 | ||
1988 | 23 | 7 | ||
1989 | 27 | 10 | ||
1989/90 | 26 | 6 | ||
Netherlands | League | |||
1990/91 | Roda |
Eredivisie | 28 | 8 |
1991/92 | 33 | 14 | ||
Belgium | League | |||
1992/93 | Liège |
First Division |
32 | 16 |
1993/94 | 28 | 7 | ||
1994/95 | Charleroi |
First Division |
16 | 1 |
Netherlands | League | |||
1994/95 | NAC Breda | Eredivisie | 15 | 10 |
1995/96 | 30 | 16 | ||
1996/97 | 18 | 9 | ||
Japan | League | |||
1997 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | J1 League | 18 | 6 |
1998 | 10 | 1 | ||
Australia | League | |||
1998/99 | Northern Spirit |
National Soccer League | 28 | 5 |
1999/00 | 6 | 0 | ||
2000/01 | 13 | 0 | ||
Country | Australia | 200 | 68 | |
Netherlands | 124 | 57 | ||
Belgium | 76 | 24 | ||
Japan | 28 | 7 | ||
Total | 428 | 156 |
International appearances
Australia national team | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
1985 | 2 | 1 |
1986 | 6 | 4 |
1987 | 6 | 3 |
1988 | 16 | 4 |
1989 | 4 | 2 |
1990 | 0 | 0 |
1991 | 2 | 0 |
1992 | 0 | 0 |
1993 | 6 | 1 |
1994 | 0 | 0 |
1995 | 2 | 1 |
1996 | 3 | 0 |
1997 | 7 | 3 |
Total | 54 | 19 |
International goals
Managerial statistics
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/Graham_Arnold.jpg/220px-Graham_Arnold.jpg)
- As of match played 11 June 2024[32]
Team | Nat | From | To | Record | ||||
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G | W | D | L | Win % | ||||
Australia | ![]() |
21 July 2006 | 6 December 2007 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 40.00 |
Central Coast Mariners | 1 June 2010 | 14 November 2013 | 114 | 55 | 30 | 29 | 48.25 | |
Vegalta Sendai[33] | ![]() |
1 February 2014 | 9 April 2014 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0.00 |
Sydney FC | ![]() |
8 May 2014 | 14 July 2018 | 142 | 81 | 34 | 27 | 57.04 |
Australia U23 | 16 July 2018 | 28 July 2021 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 55.56 | |
Australia | 16 July 2018 | Present | 55 | 37 | 6 | 12 | 67.27 | |
Total | 343 | 184 | 80 | 79 | 53.64 |
Honours
Player
Individual
- NSW Player of the Year: 1985
- National Soccer League Player of the Year: 1986
- National Soccer League Golden Boot: 1986
- Football Australia Hall of Fame: 2004[35]
Manager
Central Coast Mariners
- 2011–12
Sydney
- 2017–18
Individual
- A-League All Star Team Manager: 2011–12
- PFA Manager of the Season: 2011–12, 2016–17, 2017-18
Australia (Assistant Manager)
- FIFA Confederations Cup Bronze Medal: 2001
- OFC Nations Cup: 2000
Australia U23
- AFC U23 Asian Cup Bronze Medal: 2020[40]
Record
- Under Arnold, Australia (Socceroos) became first nation in FIFA World Cup qualifying history to win eleven (11) consecutive matches in a single qualification campaign (September 2018 - October 2021)
Olympic Games Association
Graham Arnold has enjoyed a long association with the Olympic Games, having attended four Men's Football Tournament hailing back to Seoul 1988.
- At Seoul 1988, Arnold was a member of Australia's squad under Frank Arok. Australia made the Quarter Finals, with Arnold playing in every match.
- At Athens 2004, Arnold was assistant coach of the 'Olyroos' alongside Frank Farina. Australia made the Quarter Finals after performing strongly in Group C which contained Argentina, Serbia & Montenegro, and Tunisia.
- At Beijing 2008, Arnold was the head coach of the 'Olyroos'. He mentored Australia's U23 men's national football team through a challenging qualification path in Asia, which included an away day in Pyongyang in North Korea where Australia recorded a vital 1–1 draw. At the Olympics proper, the Olyroos competed in Group A alongside Serbia, Ivory Coast, and eventual gold medal winners, Argentina. After drawing 1–1 with Serbia on matchday one, Australia lost late and by the narrowest of margins to a star-studded Argentina and Ivory Coast in its final group games.
- At Tokyo 2020 (held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic), Arnold was the head coach of the 'Olyroos'. Australia hadn't qualified for the Olympic Games since Beijing 2008 (when Arnold was last in charge), however again Arnold guided Australia's U23 men's national football team through qualification in Asia. At Tokyo 2020 the Olyroos played their group games in Sapporo (two matches) and Miyagi (one match). The Olyroos pulled off one of the shocks of Olympic football history in their first game, defeating Argentina - widely fancied to challenge for gold - 2–0. The Olyroos then narrowly lost to a star-studded Spain side on matchday two, before incurring a 2–0 defeat to Egypt on the third and final matchday. Arnold took charge of the Olyroos while he was mentoring the Socceroos in a bid to build more depth for Australia's senior national teams, and to help players develop their careers. Many of the young players that gained experience throughout the Olyroos' Tokyo 2020 qualification campaign and campaign proper have already graduated to the senior national team, and some, to bigger club stages abroad. These players include Denis Genreau, Nathaniel Atkinson, Joel King, Connor Metcalfe, and Marco Tilio.
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External links
- FFA Coaching profile at the Wayback Machine (archived 19 March 2007)
- OzFootball profile
- Hall of Fame Induction article on SMH
- Graham Arnold – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Graham Arnold at National-Football-Teams.com
- Player statistics at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
- Manager statistics manager profile at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)