OFFICIAL MEDIA GUIDE OF AUSTRALIA AT THE 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP BRAZIL 0
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COACH PR<strong>OF</strong>ILES<br />
Aurelio Vidmar – assistant coach<br />
Born 3 February 1967 in Adelaide<br />
Played for national league teams Adelaide City and Adelaide United (Australia),<br />
Kortrijk, Waregem and Standard Liege (Belgium), Feyenoord (Holland), Sion<br />
(Switzerland), Tenerife (Spain) and Sanfrecce Hiroshima (Japan), from 1984 to 2004<br />
Made 53 appearances (18 goals) for the Australian national team from 1988 to 2001<br />
Belgium league top scorer 1994/95, Oceania Player of the Year 1995<br />
Led Adelaide United to the AFC Champions League final as coach 2008<br />
Australian Coach of the Year 2009<br />
Coaching career:<br />
Adelaide United assistant coach 2003–2007<br />
Adelaide United head coach 2007–2010<br />
Australian senior national team assistant 2010-<br />
Australian Under-23 national team 2010--<br />
Ante Milicic – assistant coach<br />
Born 4 April 1974 in Sydney<br />
Played for national league teams Sydney United (Australia), NAC Breda (Netherlands),<br />
Rijeka (Croatia), Sydney Olympic (Australia), Parramatta Power (Australia), Pahang<br />
(Malaysia), Newcastle Jets (Australia) and Brisbane Roar (Australia) from 1993 to 2007<br />
Australian national league winner and player of the match with Sydney Olympic 2002<br />
Australian Schoolboy, Under-20 and Under-23 international<br />
Made 6 appearances (5 goals) for the Australian national team from 2002 to 2005<br />
Coaching career:<br />
2009 Sydney United (NSW)<br />
2009, 2011 Australian national under-20 team assistant<br />
2010-2012 Melbourne Heart (Australia) assistant<br />
2012-<strong>2014</strong> Western Sydney Wanderers (Australia) assistant<br />
<strong>2014</strong>- Australian national team assistant<br />
Tony Franken – goalkeeper coach<br />
Born on 1 January 1965 in Perth<br />
Australian Institute of Sport graduate<br />
Played for Australian national league teams Canberra City, Sydney Croatia, APIA<br />
Leichhardt, Parramatta Eagles, Sydney Olympic and Perth Glory from 1984 to 2000<br />
Made 14 appearances for the Australian national team from 1984 to 1992<br />
Australian Under-20 (1982) and Under-23 (1984) international<br />
Australian under 21 player of the year in 1984<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> 72
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