Melbourne City Football Club (A-League Women) is an Australian professional women's association football club based in Cranbourne East, Melbourne. The club was formed in Bundoora in 2015.
Melbourne City Football Club (A-League Women) is an Australian professional women's association football club based in Cranbourne East, Melbourne. The club was formed in Bundoora in 2015.
There have been four permanent and one caretaker managers of Melbourne City (A-League Women) since 2015; Joe Montemurro was the first to manage the club. The most successful people to manage Melbourne City (A-League Women) is Joe Montemurro and Rado Vidošić, who both won two A-League Women premierships and two A-League Women championships, between 2016 and 2020. Rado Vidošić is the club's longest-serving manager.[ citation needed ]
This chronological list comprises all those who have held the position of manager of the first team of Melbourne City (A-League Women) since their foundation in 2015. Each manager's entry includes his/her dates of tenure and the club's overall competitive record (in terms of matches won, drawn and lost), honours won and significant achievements while under his/her care. Caretaker managers are included, where known, as well as those who have been in permanent charge.[ citation needed ]
Within the foundation of the club in the W-League (now A-League Women) in 2015, Joe Montemurro was confirmed the first head coach following the conclusion of the NPL season, with five months to spare in immediate plans for squad assembling before their inaugural season. [1] He led the club to a double by full winning regular season and a Grand Final win against Sydney FC. During the 2016–17 season, Montemurro left to be the interim assistant coach for the men's team hence Welsh international player-coach Jess Fishlock replacing the women's head coach role in January 2017, [2] leading her side to the championship of the 2016–17 W-League against the Perth Glory. Patrick Kisnorbo took the role around the start of the 2017–18 season in which he would lead the club to another championship in 2018. [3] Kisnorbo who then moved to the men's assistant coach (and eventually men's head coach), had his women's head coach role swapped by Rado Vidošić in June 2018, [4] where the next three full seasons he would be in charge and leading the club to another double in the 2019–20 season. In November 2022, Rado Vidošić's head coach role was swapped by his son Dario, due to Rado heading for caretaker role for the men's team in replacement of Kisnorbo.
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| Name | Nationality | From | To | M | W | D | L | GF | GA | Win % | Honours | Notes |
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| Joe Montemurro |  Australia | 1 July 2015 | 4 January 2017 | 22 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 55 | 12 | 81.82 | A-League Women premiers: 2015–16 A-League Women champions: 2016 | |
| Jess Fishlock |  Wales | 5 January 2017 | 31 March 2017 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 66.67 | A-League Women champions: 2017 | |
| Patrick Kisnorbo | Australia | 1 July 2017 | 30 June 2018 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 15 | 57.14 | A-League Women champions: 2018 | |
| Rado Vidošić | Australia | 1 July 2018 | 22 November 2022 | 55 | 35 | 3 | 17 | 100 | 60 | 63.64 | A-League Women premiers: 2019–20 A-League Women champions: 2020 | |
| Dario Vidošić | Australia | 23 November 2022 | Present | 36 | 17 | 7 | 12 | 68 | 45 | 47.22 |
Patrick Fabio Maxime Kisnorbo is an Australian professional football manager and former player. He is also known by his nicknames Paddy and PK. As a player, Kisnorbo was a primarily a centre-back, but also played as a defensive midfielder. He made eighteen appearances for the Australia national team.
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The 2017–18 Melbourne City FC W-League season was the club's third season in the W-League, the premier competition for women's football in Australia. The team was based at the City Football Academy at La Trobe University and played home games at both AAMI Park and CB Smith Reserve. The club was managed by former Melbourne City men's player Patrick Kisnorbo who was the assistant coach in the previous season. Jess Fishlock, who was a player-coach in the previous season, returned to the club and was Kisnorbo's assistant coach.
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The 2018–19 Melbourne City FC W-League season was the club's fourth season in the W-League, the premier competition for women's football in Australia. The team is based at the City Football Academy at La Trobe University and played home games at both AAMI Park and CB Smith Reserve. Melbourne City entered the season having won the past three W-League grand finals. This is the first season they were without Jess Fishlock as she joined Olympique Lyonnais instead of playing in the W-League.
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