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Tony Popovic
Australian association football player and manager / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Tony Popovic (born 4 July 1973) is a former Australian football player. He has played for Australia national team.
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![]() Popovic in 2013 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Tony Popovic[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1973-07-04) 4 July 1973 (age 51) | ||
Place of birth | Sydney, Australia | ||
Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Melbourne Victory (manager) | ||
Youth career | |||
Fairfield Bulls | |||
Sydney United | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1989–1997 | Sydney United | 162 | (14) |
1994 | → Canberra FC (loan) | 5 | (1) |
1997–2001 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 87 | (13) |
2001–2006 | Crystal Palace | 123 | (6) |
2006–2007 | Al-Arabi | 17 | (2) |
2007–2008 | Sydney FC | 27 | (1) |
Total | 421 | (37) | |
National team | |||
1988–1989 | Australia U17 | 7 | (2) |
1990–1991 | Australia U20 | 9 | (1) |
1992 | Australia U23 | 4 | (0) |
1995–2006 | Australia | 58 | (8) |
Teams managed | |||
2008–2011 | Sydney FC (assistant) | ||
2009 | Sydney FC (caretaker) | ||
2011–2012 | Crystal Palace (assistant) | ||
2012–2017 | Western Sydney Wanderers | ||
2017 | Karabükspor | ||
2018–2020 | Perth Glory | ||
2020–2021 | Xanthi | ||
2021– | Melbourne Victory | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
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