Marko Rudan
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Marko Ante Rudan[1] | ||
Date of birth | 27 August 1975 | ||
Place of birth | Sydney, Australia | ||
Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Western Sydney Wanderers (head coach) | ||
Youth career | |||
Sydney United 58 | |||
1992–1993 | AIS | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1993–1998 | Sydney United | 73 | (6) |
1998 | Bankstown City | 3 | (0) |
1998–2000 |
Northern Spirit | 46 | (2) |
2000–2002 | Alemannia Aachen | 45 | (1) |
2002 | Nanjing Yoyo | 24 | (3) |
2003–2004 | Sydney United | 37 | (0) |
2004 | Public Bank | 21 | (4) |
2005–2007 | Sydney FC | 61 | (6) |
2008 | Avispa Fukuoka | 26 | (0) |
2009 | FC Vaduz | 17 | (1) |
2009–2010 | Adelaide United | 19 | (0) |
Total | 372 | (23) | |
International career | |||
1993–1995 |
Australia U-20 | 21 | (3) |
1995–1996 |
Australia U-23 | 14 | (2) |
Managerial career | |||
2011–2012 |
Rockdale City Suns | ||
2013–2016 | Sydney United 58 | ||
2016–2017 |
Australia U-20 (assistant) | ||
2017–2018 | Sydney United 58 | ||
2018–2019 | Wellington Phoenix | ||
2019–2021 | Western United | ||
2022– | Western Sydney Wanderers | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Marko Ante "Mark" Rudan (born 27 August 1975) is an Australian soccer manager and former player. He is currently the head coach for A-League Men club Western Sydney Wanderers.
Rudan was one of the inaugural inductees into the
Club career
Rudan joined
Overseas
In mid-2000, unhappy with his situation at Spirit, Rudan bought out the remainder of his contract and moved to
Rudan returned to on-field matters but unable to settle in the team, he and the club sought to part ways. After rumoured transfers to other German clubs,
Sydney FC
Yorke's departure as the 2006–07 season started, saw Rudan reinstated as captain but the year started on a low as Mark was sent off after just 14 minutes against Melbourne Victory in the second match of the new season.[10] He returned from suspension for new coach Terry Butcher. After Sydney were knocked out during the domestic finals competition, the club continued on to the 2007 AFC Champions League. Rudan captained the side through the group matches, playing all six games, and drawing upon his previous experiences in Asian football. With the arrival of Socceroo hero Tony Popovic at the start of the 2007–08 season, Rudan handed him the captaincy.[11]
On 15 December 2007, Rudan farewelled a home crowd of 12,530 following their 4–2 defeat to
Avispa Fukuoka
In December 2007, Rudan signed a deal with J2 League side Avispa Fukuoka, linking up with his former coach of Sydney FC Pierre Littbarski and replacing former teammate Alvin Ceccoli.[12]
FC Vaduz
On 6 January 2009, Rudan signed for
Adelaide United
On 6 August 2009, before the start of the 2009–10 A-League season, Rudan joined Adelaide United on a one-year contract. Despite this, United announced he would not play against Perth Glory on 7 August in the Reds' first game of the new season. He left Adelaide after their final group game in the AFC Champions League as he announced his retirement as a player, and intends to move into coaching.[14]
International career
Rudan's footballing talent was first recognised in 1992 as he was granted a place in the
Coaching career
After his short stint at
In 2013, Rudan departed from Rockdale City Suns and was appointed head coach of Sydney United 58.[16] In his first season, Rudan helped win the NSW Premier League Premiership and then go on to win the inaugural season of the National Premier Leagues with his old club, which also saw him pick up the 2013 Coach of the Year. After 4 successful years coaching Sydney United 58 which included 2 NSW premierships and 2 Australian championships, Mark decided to leave his post as head coach to work with the Australian U/20 team.
Wellington Phoenix
On 30 May 2018, it was announced that Rudan has signed a two-year deal as head coach of
Western United
On 23 May 2019, Rudan was announced as the inaugural head coach for expansion
Rudan's second season in charge of Western United was less successful than his first, with the club finishing 10th with a record of 8 wins, 4 draws and 14 losses. Entering Round 18, Western United were in sixth place, and were on track to qualify for a second consecutive finals series. However, the club experienced a spectacular collapse, ending the season on a 9 match winless run, including 8 consecutive defeats in their final 8 matches of the season. On 8 June 2021, Rudan and Western United came to a mutual agreement to part ways following the end of the 2020–21 A-League season.[25]
Western Sydney Wanderers
On 31 January 2022, Rudan was announced as the interim head coach of the Western Sydney Wanderers A-League men's team until the end of the 2021–22 season.[26] The Wanderers made a bright start to life under new management, beating Perth Glory 1–0 in Mark Rudan’s first game in charge. On 4 March 2022, Rudan signed a permanent two-year extension until the end of the 2023–24 season.[27] In the same week, Rudan guided Western Sydney to a 2–0 triumph over Sydney FC in the Sydney Derby.
Personal life
Rudan's elder sister Mariana was a presenter on Australian football program The World Game.[28]
Born "Marko", Rudan has been known for most of his professional life as "Mark". He reverted to using his birth name in 2022 in honour of his mother, Ana, who has been battling brain cancer.[29]
Managerial statistics
- As of 29 January 2024[30]
Team | Nat | From | To | Record | ||||
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G | W | D | L | Win % | ||||
Wellington Phoenix | May 2018 | May 2019 | 29 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 37.93 | |
Western United | May 2019 | June 2021 | 54 | 21 | 7 | 26 | 38.89 | |
Western Sydney Wanderers | January 2022 | Present | 60 | 23 | 17 | 20 | 38.33 | |
Total | 143 | 55 | 31 | 57 | 38.46 |
References
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- ^ "FIFA Club World Championship Japan 2005 – Official Rosters". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 4 December 2005. Archived from the original on 19 December 2005.
- ^ Schumacher, Wolfgang (6 November 2002). "Anklage gegen Ex-Alemannen Rudan" (in German). Aachener Nachrichten. Archived from the original on 13 January 2016. Retrieved 11 May 2013.
- ^ McDermott, Quentin (27 May 2002). "Final Whistle?". ABC TV. Retrieved 11 May 2013.
- ^ "Geldkoffer-Prozess: Frano Zelic entlastet Bernd Krings" (in German). Alemannia Aachen. 21 October 2003. Archived from the original on 13 January 2016. Retrieved 11 May 2013.
- ^ "January 2002 transfer rumours". globalsoccertransfers.com. Retrieved 11 May 2013.
- ^ "Released players in quarter I/2002". globalsoccertransfers.com. Retrieved 11 May 2013.
- ^ Wilson, Cameron (6 March 2007). "The Aussies are Coming: Shenhua v Sydney FC". Shanghaiist.com. Archived from the original on 23 March 2007. Retrieved 5 June 2007.
- ^ "Long time coming for Rudan". The World Game. SBS. 2 March 2006.
- ^ "Butcher blows stack after star floored, Rudan sent off". Sydney Morning Herald. 3 September 2006. Retrieved 8 June 2007.
- ^ Davutovic, David (27 May 2007). "Sydney FC taking time out". Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 13 July 2007. Retrieved 8 June 2007.
- ^ "Rudan leaves Sydney FC for Japan". Sydney Morning Herald. 10 December 2007. Retrieved 11 December 2007.
- ^ "Australier Rudan verpflichtet" (in German). fcvaduz.li. Archived from the original on 5 October 2011.
- ^ "Rudan exits from Adelaide". au.fourfourtwo.com. 3 May 2010. Retrieved 11 May 2013.
- ^ "Mark Rudan to lead Rockdale City Suns". the real game. 6 May 2012. Archived from the original on 28 April 2013. Retrieved 11 May 2013.
- ^ "2014 Coaching Staff". sydneyunited58fc.com. Archived from the original on 22 May 2014. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
- ^ Lewis, Brad (30 May 2018). "A-League: Australian Mark Rudan appointed Wellington Phoenix head coach". Newshub.
- ^ "Wellington Phoenix mix good fortune with bad in season-opening win over Newcastle". 21 October 2018.
- ^ "Wellington Phoenix Earn a Hard Fought Point on the Road – Wellington Phoenix". 28 October 2018.
- ^ "Wellington Phoenix Battle Through First Defeat of the Season – Wellington Phoenix". 3 November 2018.
- ^ "A-League: Referees protest against Phoenix coach Mark Rudan | Newshub". Newshub.
- ^ "Wellington Phoenix win back-to-back for first time in 20 months". 16 December 2018.
- ^ "A-League news: Mark Rudan to leave Wellington Phoenix, Western United". Fox Sports. 15 April 2019. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
- ^ "A-League news: Mark Rudan finally revealed as Western United's first coach | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
- ^ Monteverde, Marco (8 June 2021). "Mark Rudan axed following Western United's shocking run to finish season". foxsports.com.au. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
- Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
- Sporting News.
- ^ "Mariana Rudan". SBS Sport. Archived from the original on 21 May 2011. Retrieved 20 August 2012.
- ^ Rugari, Vince (5 May 2023). "'Do I have an anger issue? Maybe, but that's me': Meet the real Marko Rudan". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
- ^ "Mark Rudan". ALeagueStats. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
External links
- Mark Rudan at Aussie Footballers
- Marko Rudan at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)