OFFICIAL MEDIA GUIDE OF AUSTRALIA AT THE 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP BRAZIL 0
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COACH PR<strong>OF</strong>ILES<br />
Ange Postecoglou – head coach<br />
Born 27-Aug-65, Athens, Greece<br />
Playing career – club<br />
1984–1993 South Melbourne, 192 appearances (19 goals)<br />
won National Soccer League Championship 1984 (1st season)<br />
won National Soccer League Championship 90/91 (as captain)<br />
Playing career –national teams<br />
U-20: 1985 <strong>FIFA</strong> U-20 World Cup (USSR), 3 appearances<br />
Senior: 4 appearances [1986–1988]<br />
v Czechoslovakia x2 (1986), v New Zealand x2 (1988)<br />
Coaching career – clubs<br />
1996–2000 South Melbourne (127 national league matches)<br />
2008 Panachaiki, Greece<br />
2009–2012 Brisbane Roar (79 national league matches)<br />
2012–2013 Melbourne Victory (32 national league matches)<br />
National league W-D-L record (238 matches): W124–D57–L57<br />
Coaching career – national teams<br />
2000–2007 Australian national U-20 men’s team<br />
2013– Australian national senior men’s team<br />
Coaching honours :<br />
With South Melbourne<br />
National Soccer League Championship, Coach of the Year 1997/98<br />
National Soccer League Championship 1998/99<br />
Oceania Club Championship (winners) 1999<br />
<strong>FIFA</strong> Club World Championships (participated) 2000<br />
With Brisbane Roar<br />
A-League Championship, Coach of the Year 2010/11<br />
A-League Championship 2011/12<br />
With Australian Under-20 national team:<br />
Reached Under-20 <strong>FIFA</strong> World Cup 2001 (in Argentina) – reached round of 16<br />
Reached Under-20 <strong>FIFA</strong> World Cup 2003 (United Arab Emirates) – reached round of 16<br />
Reached Under-20 <strong>FIFA</strong> World Cup 2005 (Netherlands) – group stage<br />
<strong><strong>OF</strong>FICIAL</strong> <strong>MEDIA</strong> <strong>GUIDE</strong> <strong>OF</strong> <strong>AUSTRALIA</strong> <strong>AT</strong> <strong>THE</strong> <strong>2014</strong> <strong>FIFA</strong> <strong>WORLD</strong> <strong>CUP</strong> <strong>BRAZIL</strong> 71