List of Adelaide United FC managers

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John Kosmina, first and longest serving manager for Adelaide United. John Kosmina.jpg
John Kosmina, first and longest serving manager for Adelaide United.

Adelaide United Football Club is an Australian professional soccer club based in Hindmarsh, Adelaide. The club was formed in 2003 and became the first and only South Australian member to participate in the A-League Men since 2005. In their history, they have managed by nine different managers.

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John Kosmina is the longest serving manager, in charge for 4 years, 8 months and 30 days across two tenures. Carl Veart is the current manager of Adelaide United, initially appointed as an interim on 15 June 2020, he was promoted to full-time on 18 September 2020, and has managed more games than any previous head coach. Guillermo Amor is the most successful coach in club history, winning the 2015–16 A-League premiership and championship double.

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List of Adelaide United FC managers [1]
NameNationalityFromToTenureMWDLGFGAWin %HonoursRef
John Kosmina Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia1 July 200322 February 2007 [2] 3 years, 7 months, 21 days88422125145131047.73A-League premiers: 2005–06 [3]
Aurelio Vidmar ‡Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia23 February 2007 [2] 30 June 20103 years, 4 months, 7 days10239303312679038.24 [4]
Rini Coolen Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands1 July 201017 December 20111 year, 5 months, 16 days502110197062042.00 [5]
John Kosmina Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia18 December 201127 January 20131 year, 1 month, 9 days441910156054043.18 [3]
Michael Valkanis †Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia28 January 2013 [6] 30 June 20135 months, 2 days102351111020.00 [7]
Josep Gombau Flag of Spain.svg Spain1 July 2013 [8] 23 July 2015 [9] 2 years, 22 days6230122010561048.39FFA Cup winners: 2014 [10]
Guillermo Amor Flag of Spain.svg Spain24 July 2015 [9] 10 May 2017 [11] 1 year, 9 months, 16 days672417269882035.82A-League premiers: 2015–16
A-League champions: 2016 		[12]
Marco Kurz Flag of Germany.svg Germany16 June 2017 [13] 21 May 2019 [14] 1 year, 11 months, 5 days673314209867049.25FFA Cup winners: 2018 [15]
Gertjan Verbeek Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands22 May 2019 [16] 29 April 2020 [17] 11 months, 7 days26140124947053.85FFA Cup winners: 2019 [18]
Carl Veart ‡Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia15 June 2020 [lower-alpha 1] Incumbent [lower-alpha 2] 3 years, 10 months, 9 days124523141211160041.94 [22]

Notes

  1. ↑ Carl Veart was appointed as an interim on 15 June 2020, [19] and was promoted to full-time on 18 September 2020. [20]
  2. ↑ Carl Veart is under contract until the end of the 2025–26 season. [21]

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References

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  2. 1 2 "Kosmina calls it quits". Sydney Morning Herald . 23 February 2007. Archived from the original on 24 December 2023.
  3. 1 2 "John Kosmina coaching history". A-League Stats.
  4. ↑ "Aurelio Vidmar coaching history". A-League Stats.
  5. ↑ "Rini Coolen coaching history". A-League Stats.
  6. ↑ "Valkanis: Kosmina exit not my fault". KeepUp . 29 January 2013. Archived from the original on 24 December 2023.
  7. ↑ "Michael Valkanis coaching history". A-League Stats.
  8. ↑ "Gombau to coach Adelaide United FC". Adelaide United . 30 April 2013. Archived from the original on 27 July 2022.
  9. 1 2 "Amor to replace Gombau". Adelaide United . 24 July 2015. Archived from the original on 26 October 2017.
  10. ↑ "Josep Gombau coaching history". A-League Stats.
  11. ↑ "Guillermo Amor to depart Reds". Adelaide United . 10 May 2017. Archived from the original on 10 October 2017.
  12. ↑ "Guillermo Amor coaching history". A-League Stats.
  13. ↑ "Marco Kurz appointed as Reds head coach". Adelaide United . 16 June 2017. Archived from the original on 3 April 2018.
  14. ↑ "Adelaide United Football Club statement: Marco Kurz". Adelaide United . 19 March 2019. Archived from the original on 9 April 2019.
  15. ↑ "Marco Kurz coaching history". A-League Stats.
  16. ↑ "Reds unveil Gertjan Verbeek as new head coach". Adelaide United . 22 May 2019. Archived from the original on 24 May 2019.
  17. ↑ "Adelaide United statement: Gertjan Verbeek". Adelaide United . 29 April 2020. Archived from the original on 26 May 2020.
  18. ↑ "Gertjan Verbeek coaching history". A-League Stats.
  19. ↑ "Veart appointed interim coach as Reds return to training". Adelaide United . 15 June 2020. Archived from the original on 15 June 2020.
  20. ↑ "Reds appoint Carl Veart as head coach". Adelaide United . 18 February 2020. Archived from the original on 22 October 2020.
  21. ↑ "Veart re-signs with Reds for further three years". Adelaide United . 6 April 2023. Archived from the original on 6 April 2023.
  22. ↑ "Carl Veart coaching history". A-League Stats.
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