Ange Postecoglou

Angelos " Ange" Postecoglou ( born August 27, 1965 in Athens ) is an Australian football coach and former football player of Greek descent. He is currently coached the Australian national team.

Playing career

As a player Postecoglou occurred only in his native Australia in appearance, where he invariably for South Melbourne in the National Soccer League chasing after the ball. After all, he was appointed in 1986 to the national team of his country and came to four internationals.

Coaching career

His association remained faithful even at the beginning of the coaching career received. Between 1996 and 2000 he coached his regular club South Melbourne, 1998 and 1999 won the national championship and won the 1999 Champions Cup Oceania, now known as the OFC Champions League a term. As a continental champions he could compete with his team at the Club World Cup in 2000, remained there but without a win and point.

There followed a first job in the Australian Football Association, where he worked on the U -20 team for seven years. In 2008 he went to Europe and took in his Greek birth country Panachaiki the club, but has already appeared back in December 2008.

Postecoglou returned to downunder and took over in the fall of 2009, the fortunes of Brisbane Roar. The club he led in 2011 and 2012 Australian champion honors. Last supervised Postecoglou the club Melbourne Victory in the A-League before reaching him again the reputation of the national football association. On 23 October 2013, was introduced as the new coach of the Australian national team and therefore as successor Holger Osieck; he agreed with the officials on a dated until August 2018 five- year contract.