Personal information | |||
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Full name | Iosif Joe Palatsides | ||
Date of birth | 2 July 1965 | ||
Place of birth | Australia | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1985–1988 | Brunswick Juventus | 64 | (12) |
1989 | Footscray JUST | 23 | (4) |
1990 | South Melbourne FC | 33 | (5) |
1991–1993 | Heidelberg United | 47 | (5) |
1993–1996 | Apollon Kalamarias | 12 | (3) |
1996–1997 | PAOK | 4 | (0) |
1998 | Olympiakos Volou | 12 | (0) |
1999 | Poseidon Neas Michanionas | 24 | (0) |
International career | |||
1990 | Australia | 1 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
2000 | Poseidon Michanionas | ||
2000–2005 | Kallikrateia Chalkidiki | ||
2005 | OFI Ierapetra | ||
2006–2008 | Kallikrateia Chalkidiki | ||
2008–2009 | Zakynthos | ||
2010 | Anagennisi Karditsa | ||
2011 | Apollon Kalamarias | ||
2012 | Moreland Zebras | ||
2012–2019 | Melbourne City FC (assistant) | ||
2019–2021 | Singapore (technical director) | ||
2021- | Melbourne Victory FC Youth | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Joe Palatsides (born 7 July 1965) is a Greek Australian soccer manager and former player. He is the head coach of the Melbourne Victory FC Youth.
A defender, Palatsides began his senior football career with Brunswick Juventus where he quickly became a first team regular, his best season coming in their relegation year where he played in every home-and-away game, scoring 11 goals. He signed with Footscray JUST in 1989, but they would also be relegated, and he eventually made the move to South Melbourne when the National Soccer League moved to the summer format. After two seasons, he transferred to rivals Heidelberg United, where he spent a further three seasons in Australia's top flight competition.
At 29, and with a wealth of senior football experience in Australia behind him, he tried his luck abroad in the country of his origin, firstly with Apollon Kalamarias in the Greek Super League. where he scored 3 goals in 12 appearances.
Palatsides retired in 2000 in order to become the manager of Poseidon Neas Michanionias and he had three wins and five losses in eight games played. He then joined Kallikratida Chalkidiki club in which he stayed about five years as manager of the club. He joined in 2005 OFI Ierapetra where he stayed about two months, from 4 October till 15 December, managing the team in Gamma Ethniki and winning nine out of nine matches. For personal causes he went back to Kallikrateia Chalkidiki club until 2008 when he took charge at Zakynthos. The club was promoted under his management to Gamma Ethniki for season 2008–09. He is also a member of the Australian Professional Footballers' Association (APFA) and he is one of the members that have served on the APFA Executive (with international honours).
On 2 May 2019, the Football Association of Singapore unveiled Joe Palatsides as its new technical director. [1] Palatsides extended his contract in 2021, but ended his stint by mutual agreement citing the COVID-19 pandemic as well as health and personal issues on 9 November the same year. [2] [3] [4] A day later, Palatsides joined Melbourne Victory's Youth Academy as a coach. [5]
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