List of Melbourne City FC managers

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Melbourne City Football Club is an Australian professional association football club based in Cranbourne East, Melbourne. The club was formed 2009 as Melbourne Heart before it was renamed to Melbourne City in 2014. They were the second Victorian club admitted into the A-League Men in 2010.

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There have been five permanent and two caretaker managers of Melbourne City since 2010; John van 't Schip has managed the club in two separate spells.

This chronological list comprises all those who have held the position of manager of the first team of Melbourne City since their foundation in 2009. Each manager's entry includes his 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 care. Caretaker managers are included, where known, as well as those who have been in permanent charge.

Managers

Statistics are complete as of 9 February 2024.

Key

List of Melbourne City FC managers
NameNationalityFromToMWDLGFGAWin %HonoursNotes
John van 't Schip Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands13 October 20095 April 2012581721206778029.31
John Aloisi Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia8 May 201229 December 20133987244052020.51
John van 't Schip Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands30 December 20135 January 20179643223117893044.79 FFA Cup winners: 2016
Michael Valkanis †Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia5 January 201719 June 2017156182726040.00
Warren Joyce Flag of England.svg England19 June 20171 June 2019632911239162046.03
Erick Mombaerts Flag of France.svg France1 June 20193 September 20203319596442057.58 [nb 1]
Patrick Kisnorbo Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia3 September 202023 November 20227443171414778058.11 A-League Men premiers: 2020–21, 2021–22
A-League Men champions: 2021 		[nb 2]
Rado Vidošić ‡Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia23 November 20221 November 20233217876749053.13 A-League Men premiers: 2022–23 [nb 3]
Aurelio Vidmar Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia1 November 2023Present186663117033.33

Notes

  1. ↑ Patrick Kisnorbo was a fill-in coach between Mombaerts' contract. Kisnorbo's record was W1-D0-L1, scoring 5 goals and conceding 4 goals.
  2. ↑ Des Buckingham was a fill-in coach between Kisnorbo's contract. Buckingham's record was W3-D0-L0, scoring 8 goals and conceding 3 goals.
  3. ↑ Petr Kratky was a fill-in coach between Vidošić's contract. Kratky's record was W1-D0-L0, scoring 2 goals and conceding 0 goals.

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References

  1. ↑ "Melbourne City FC » Manager history". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  2. ↑ "Melbourne C: Managers". Soccerbase. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
  3. ↑ "Melbourne City Team Statistics: Coaching history". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
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