List of Perth Glory FC head coaches

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Bernd Stange was Perth's first manager to win a major piece of silverware, the 1999-2000 premiership Bernd Stange 2012.jpg
Bernd Stange was Perth's first manager to win a major piece of silverware, the 1999–2000 premiership

Perth Glory Football Club is an Australian professional soccer club based in Perth, Western Australia. The club played its first competitive match in October 1996, in the first round of the 1996–97 National Soccer League. They have played at their current home ground, Perth Oval, since their foundation in 1995. Perth is one of the three A-League clubs to survive the demise of the National Soccer League, the previous top division in Australian soccer. The club was implemented into the inaugural A-League season in 2005, and has since participated in every A-League Men season.

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Since the inception of the club in 1995, Perth have had 16 different managers (including two caretaker managers). The current manager is David Zdrilic, who took over from Alen Stajcic on 28 June 2024. Glory's most successful manager is Mich d'Avray, who won two premierships and two championships during his three-season tenure. [1] [2]

Managers

Key

List of Perth Glory FC managers
ImageNameNationalityFromToMWDLGFGAWin %HonoursNotes
Gary Marocchi Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 1 July 199630 June 1998522111208381040.38
Bernd Stange 2012.jpg Bernd Stange Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 1 July 199830 June 200199542322200121054.551 National Soccer League premiership [2]
Mich d'Avray Flag of England.svg  England 1 July 200130 June 20048961121619584068.542 National Soccer League premierships
2 National Soccer League championships		 [2]
Steve McMahon.jpg Steve McMahon Flag of England.svg  England 25 January 20057 December 2005218582920038.10
Vest Sarawak.jpg Alan Vest †Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 8 December 200525 July 20066213118033.33 [6]
Ron Smith Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 26 July 20064 November 200743914204444020.93 [7] [8]
Dave Mitchell Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 4 December 200712 October 20107124163110291033.80 [9]
IanFerguson17thMay1987 (cropped).jpg Ian Ferguson Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 12 October 201013 January 2013722314358287031.94 [10]
Alistair Edwards Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 11 February 201317 December 2013187472220038.89 [11]
Kenny Lowe ‡Flag of England.svg  England 20 December 201320 April 2018141612753226185043.26 [12]
Tony Popovic 24 April 2016.png Tony Popovic Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 11 May 201826 August 20206030131710457050.001 A-League Men premiership [13] [14] [15]
Richard Garcia-Australia.jpg Richard Garcia Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 18 September 202020 March 2022481212246360025.00 [16] [17]
Ruben Zadkovich.jpg Ruben Zadkovich ‡Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 20 March 20222 June 202337810194456021.62 [17] [18]
Kenny Lowe †Flag of England.svg  England 12 July 20233 August 2023100104000.00 [19]
Alen Stajcic at 2017 Algarve Cup.jpeg Alen Stajcic Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 3 August 202325 June 20242757154669018.52 [20] [21]
David Zdrillic (6177529434; cropped).jpg David Zdrilic Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 28 June 2024Present2965183265020.69 [22]

References

  1. ↑ "About us". Perth Glory Football Club. Archived from the original on 26 August 2017. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 "The Australian National Soccer League". www.ozfootball.net. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
  3. ↑ "Perth Glory » Manager history". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
  4. ↑ "The Australian National Soccer League". ozfootball.net. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  5. ↑ "Perth Glory Team Statistics: Coaching history". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
  6. ↑ "Vest and Mori to take Glory forward". Perth Glory Football Club. 9 December 2005. Archived from the original on 24 August 2006. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
  7. ↑ Smith Grabs the Glory [ permanent dead link ] "The World Game", July 2006
  8. ↑ Glory's Smith 'best coach in Australia' Archived 14 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine , ESPN, 26 July 2006
  9. ↑ "Mitchell steps down". A-League.com.au. Sportal. 12 October 2010. Archived from the original on 25 February 2011. Retrieved 5 July 2010.
  10. ↑ "Fergie Out At Fury, Joins Glory - Australian FourFourTwo - The Ultimate football Website". 9 April 2010. Archived from the original on 9 April 2010. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
  11. ↑ "Perth sack Ferguson". Football Federation Australia. 11 February 2013. Archived from the original on 15 February 2013. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
  12. ↑ "KENNY LOWE APPOINTED INTERIM PERTH GLORY HEAD COACH". Football Federation Australia. 20 December 2013.
  13. ↑ "Popovic heads to Greece as Aussie trio bid to revive battling Xanthi". The World Game.
  14. ↑ "Tony Popovic returns to A-League as Perth Glory coach". The Guardian . 11 May 2018.
  15. ↑ "Wellington Phoenix's Roy Krishna adds Johnny Warren Medal to A-League Golden Boot". Stuff.co.nz . 13 May 2019.
  16. ↑ "Richard Garcia appointed new Glory Head Coach". Perth Glory FC. 18 September 2020.
  17. 1 2 "COACHING CHANGE MADE AS GARCIA AND MCGARRY DEPART CLUB". Perth Glory. 20 March 2022.
  18. ↑ "Perth Glory coach Ruben Zadkovich resigns after one season in charge". ABC News. 2 June 2023. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  19. ↑ Comito, Matthew (12 July 2023). "Perth Glory confirm familiar face as interim coach & provide big update on ownership situation". KEEPUP.
  20. ↑ Gareth, Morgan (3 August 2023). "Stajcic named new Glory ISUZU UTE A-League Head Coach". Perth Glory.
  21. ↑ Gareth, Morgan (25 June 2024). "ALM Head Coach Stajcic parts company with club". Perth Glory. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  22. ↑ Morgan, Gareth (28 June 2024). "Zdrilic appointed Glory ALM Head Coach". Perth Glory. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
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