Graham Arnold

Australian association football player and manager

Graham Arnold (born 3 August 1963) is a former Australian soccer manager and former player. He has played for Australia national team.

Graham Arnold
Personal information
Full name Graham James Arnold[1]
Date of birth (1963-08-03) 3 August 1963 (age 60)
Place of birth Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
Australia (head coach)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1980–1981 Canterbury-Marrickville
1982–1990 Sydney United 178 (68)
1990–1992 Roda JC 61 (22)
1992–1994 Liège 60 (23)
1994–1995 Charleroi 16 (1)
1995–1997 NAC Breda 63 (35)
1997–1998 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 28 (7)
1998–2000 Northern Spirit 47 (5)
Total 453 (161)
National team
1985 Australia B 2 (1)
1985–1997 Australia 56 (19)
Teams managed
1989–1990 Sydney United
1998–2000 Northern Spirit
2000–2006 Australia (assistant)
2006–2007 Australia (caretaker)
2007–2008 Australia U23
2008–2010 Australia (assistant)
2010–2013 Central Coast Mariners
2014 Vegalta Sendai
2014–2018 Sydney FC
2018–2021 Australia U23
2018– Australia
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Statistics change

Club change

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Club performance League
Season Club League Apps Goals
Australia League
1985 Sydney Croatia National Soccer League 28 11
1986 25 12
1987 24 17
1988 23 7
1989 27 10
1989–90 26 6
Netherlands League
1990/91 Roda Eredivisie 28 8
1991/92 33 14
Belgium League
1992–93 Liège First Division 32 16
1993–94 28 7
1994–95 Charleroi First Division 16 1
Netherlands League
1994–95 NAC Breda Eredivisie 15 10
1995–96 30 16
1996–97 18 9
Japan League
1997 Sanfrecce Hiroshima J1 League 18 6
1998 10 1
Australia League
1998–99 Northern Spirit National Soccer League 28 5
1999–00 6 0
2000–01 13 0
Country Australia 200 68
Netherlands 124 57
Belgium 76 24
Japan 28 7
Total 428 156

International appearances change

Australia national team
Year Apps Goals
1985 2 1
1986 6 4
1987 6 3
1988 16 4
1989 4 2
1990 0 0
1991 2 0
1992 0 0
1993 6 1
1994 0 0
1995 2 1
1996 3 0
1997 7 3
Total 54 19

International goals change

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 4 August 1985 St George Stadium   Red Star Belgrade 4–1 4–1 Friendly Game
2 9 August 1985 Hindmarsh Stadium   Red Star Belgrade 1–4 1–4 Friendly Game
3 11 August 1985 Olympic Park Stadium   Red Star Belgrade 4–0 4–0 Friendly Game
4 25 September 1985 St George Stadium   China 1–1 1–1 Friendly Game
5 23 October 1985 Hindmarsh Stadium   Chinese Taipei 6–0 7–0 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC)
6 3 August 1986 Olympic Park Stadium   Czechoslovakia 1–1 1–1 Friendly Game
7 25 October 1986 Mount Smart Stadium   New Zealand 0–1 1–1 Trans-Tasman trophy
8 2 November 1986 Parramatta Stadium   New Zealand 1–0 2–0 Trans-Tasman trophy
9 23 November 1986 Canton, China   China 0–2 0–2 Ampol Cup Trophy
10 11 June 1987 Kyong Ju, South Korea   Chile 0–2 0–2 Korea Cup
11 15 June 1987 Suwon, South Korea   South Korea 0–4 0–5 Korea Cup
12 21 June 1987 Seoul Olympic Stadium   South Korea 1–1 1–1 Korea Cup
13 15 November 1987 Taipei, Taiwan   Taiwan 0–1 0–3 Friendly Game
14 15 November 1987 Taipei, Taiwan   Taiwan 0–2 0–3 Friendly Game
15 3 February 1988 Olympic Park Stadium   GNK Dinamo Zagreb 1–1 1–1 Friendly Game
16 26 February 1988 Bruce Stadium   Taiwan 1–0 3–0 1988 Olympic Games Qualifying
17 26 February 1988 Bruce Stadium   Taiwan 2–0 3–0 1988 Olympic Games Qualifying
18 27 March 1988 Eden Park   Taiwan 0–1 0–3 1988 Olympic Games Qualifying
19 3 December 1988 Macquarie Field   Fiji 4–0 5–1 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC)
20 22 February 1989 Parramatta Stadium   Malmö FF 1–0 3–0 Friendly Game
21 12 March 1989 Sydney Football Stadium   New Zealand 2–0 4–1 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC)
22 12 March 1989 Sydney Football Stadium   New Zealand 3–0 4–1 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC)
23 2 February 1990 Olympic Park Stadium   FC Torpedo Moscow 2–0 3–0 Friendly Game
24 2 February 1990 Olympic Park Stadium   FC Torpedo Moscow 3–0 3–0 Friendly Game
25 10 June 1991 Taegu, South Korea   United States 2–2 2–4 Friendly Game
26 12 June 1991 Pohang, South Korea   South Korea 0–1 0–2 Friendly Game
27 26 February 1993 Papendaal, Netherlands   Vitesse Arnhem 0–1 0–1 Friendly Game
28 16 July 1993 Bersenberg, Germany   MSV Duisburg 0–1 0–1 Friendly Game
29 30 May 1993 Auckland, New Zealand   New Zealand 0–1 0–1 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC)
30 18 June 1995 Sydney Football Stadium   Ghana 2–0 2–1 Friendly Game
31 13 June 1997 Parramatta Stadium   Tahiti 4–0 5–0 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC)
32 17 June 1997 Parramatta Stadium   Solomon Islands 2–0 6–2 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC)
33 6 July 1997 Parramatta Stadium   New Zealand 2–0 2–0 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC)

Managerial record change

As of match played 17 October 2023[3]
Team Nat From To Record
G W D L Win %
Australia   21 July 2006 6 December 2007 15 6 4 5 040.00
Central Coast Mariners   1 June 2010 14 November 2013 114 55 30 29 048.25
Vegalta Sendai[4]   1 February 2014 9 April 2014 8 0 3 5 000.00
Sydney FC   8 May 2014 14 July 2018 142 81 34 27 057.04
Australia U23   16 July 2018 28 July 2021 9 5 3 1 055.56
Australia   16 July 2018 Present 43 27 5 11 062.79
Total 331 174 79 78 052.57

Honours change

Player change

Individual

Manager change

Central Coast Mariners

Sydney

Individual

Australia (Assistant Manager)

Australia U23

Record

References change

  1. "Squad List: FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022: Australia (AUS)" (PDF). FIFA. 23 November 2022. p. 2. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
  2. "Graham Arnold". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman.
  3. "Graham Arnold". ALeague Stats. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  4. "J. League Data Site". data.j-league.or.jp.
  5. Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Graham Arnold (Player)". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 2022-12-13.
  6. "Graham Arnold". Football Australia. 2021-02-04. Retrieved 2022-12-13.
  7. "Sydney FC vs Adelaide United, FFA Cup, Cup Final, 21st Nov 2017". FFA Cup. 25 October 2017.
  8. "Ryan, Arnold honoured at Hyundai A-League Awards". Central Coast Mariners FC. 11 April 2012. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
  9. "Milos Ninkovic wins Johnny Warren Medal". FOX Sports. 1 May 2017. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
  10. Smithies, Tom (30 April 2018). "Dolan Warren Awards: Mierzejewski wins Johnny Warren; Kerr, Polkinghorn split the Dolan". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
  11. Rayson, Zac (26 January 2020). "The Olyroos are back in the Olympics. Here's why that's such a big deal". Fox Sports. Retrieved 14 December 2022.