Michael Matricciani

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Michael Matricciani
Personal information
Full name Michael Matricciani
Date of birth (1986-03-15) 15 March 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth Adelaide, Australia
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Melbourne City Women (coach)
Youth career
Campbelltown City
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2003 MetroStars 14 (0)
2004 Campbelltown City 17 (4)
2005–2006 Adelaide United 3 (0)
2006–2007 Campbelltown City 28 (10)
2008–2011 MetroStars 65 (42)
2011–2012 Chirag United 6 (1)
2012–2013 MetroStars 20 (13)
2013–2016 Campbelltown City 79 (50)
2017 Western Strikers 22 (8)
Total254(128)
International career‡
2009–2014 Australia (Beach Soccer)
Managerial career
2016–2018 Football SA NTC Girls
2018–2020 Adelaide City
2020–2021 Adelaide University
2022–2024 Campbelltown City
2024– Melbourne City Women
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 September 2017
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 August 2014

Michael Matricciani (born 15 March 1986) is a former Australian footballer who currently coaches Melbourne City in the A-League Women.

Matricciani coached Adelaide City in the National Premier League until the end of the 2020 season. Prior to this, Matricciani spent three years as head coach of Football SA NTC Girls and was awarded the 2018 Bob Bush Trophy, recognising the Women's National Premier League's Coach of the Year. He also served as Technical Director at the Campbelltown City Soccer Club from 2013 to 2016 and has undertaken study visits to Chievo Verona, Inter Milan and FC Barcelona. [1]

Club career

He played for Adelaide United in the newly formed Hyundai A-League's inaugural season, [2] but was delisted in the close of the 06/07 season. Michael also has a younger brother who is also a footballer named Dominic.

On 3 September 2011 it was announced that he had signed with I-League club Chirag United. [3] He scored his first goal for Chirag on 28 October 2011 against Mohun Bagan.

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References

  1. ↑ AUSC (17 December 2020). "Adelaide University Soccer Club appoints Michael Matricciani as Senior Coach and Junior Boys Technical Director". Adelaide University Soccer Club. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  2. ↑ Adelaide United Profile Archived 4 April 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ↑ http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport/metrostars-goal-ace-bows-out-of-finals/story-e6frecj3-1226128490290 Metrostars goal ace bows out of finals
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