Lee Sterrey

Lee Sterrey (born 1 May 1961) is an Australian soccer coach and former player who last coached Macarthur Rams in his home country in 2016. He has managed in the Australian National Soccer League (NSL) and Fiji.

Lee Sterrey

Personal information
Date of birth	(1961-05-01) 1 May 1961 (age 63)[1]
Place of birth	Australia
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1981–1982	Sydney Croatia
1984	Sydney Croatia	26	(0)
1985–1986	Marconi Fairfield	44	(0)
1989	Blacktown City	17	(0)
Total		87+	(0+)
Managerial career
1996–1997	Marconi Stallions (youth)
1997–1998	Marconi Stallions (assistant)
1998–2000	Newcastle Breakers
2000–2001	Newcastle United
2001–2002	Marconi Stallions
2002	MSC Liverpool
	Bankstown City
2003–20??	Olympic Sharks[2][3]
2004–2006	Fiji
2008	Granville Rage
2008[4]-20??	Marconi Stallions[5]
2011	Rockdale City Suns[6]
2011–2012	Parramatta[7]
2016	Macarthur Rams
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

Sterrey played 87 times in the National Soccer League (NSL), turning out for Sydney Croatia in their first NSL season in 1984. In 1985, Sterrey moved to Marconi on a A$4,000 transfer. He played two seasons for the Stallions, making 44 appearances. Sterrey returned to the NSL in 1989 playing for Blacktown City.^[8][9]

Coaching career

Taking charge of the Fiji national selection in 2004 on a two-year contract with the aim of improving the team and securing an A-League job, Sterrey has stated that Fijian football has gone in a downwards trajectory, disliking the use of foreign players and advising the use of young, homegrown talents instead.^[10][11][12] His first win as coach would be a 1–0 victory over India on 17 August 2005.^[13] By 2006, the Australian was replaced by Uruguayan Juan Carlos Buzzetti^[14] which would be his only coaching appointment abroad.

Achievements

• National Soccer League Championship Grand Final: 2002–03^[15]