Graham Arnold
Australian association football manager (born 1963)
Graham Arnold (born 3 August 1963) is a former Australian soccer manager and former player. He has played for Australia national team.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Graham James Arnold[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 3 August 1963 | ||
| 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
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change| 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
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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 | 40.00 |
| Central Coast Mariners |
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1 June 2010 | 14 November 2013 | 114 | 55 | 30 | 29 | 48.25 |
| Vegalta Sendai[4] | 
|
1 February 2014 | 9 April 2014 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0.00 |
| Sydney FC |
|
8 May 2014 | 14 July 2018 | 142 | 81 | 34 | 27 | 57.04 |
| Australia U23 |
|
16 July 2018 | 28 July 2021 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 55.56 |
| Australia |
|
16 July 2018 | Present | 43 | 27 | 5 | 11 | 62.79 |
| Total | 331 | 174 | 79 | 78 | 52.57 | |||
Honours
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- NSW Player of the Year: 1985
- National Soccer League Player of the Year: 1986
- National Soccer League Golden Boot: 1986
- Football Australia Hall of Fame: 2004[6]
Manager
changeCentral Coast Mariners
Sydney
- A-League Championship: 2017, runners-up: 2014-15
- A-League Premiership: 2016–17, 2017–18
- FFA Cup Winners: 2017[7]
Individual
- A-League Coach of the Year: 2011–12,[8] 2016–17,[9] 2017–18[10]
- A-League All Star Team Manager: 2011–12
- PFA Manager of the Season: 2011–12, 2016–17, 2017-18
Australia (Assistant Manager)
- FIFA Confederations Cup Bronze Medal: 2001
- OFC Nations Cup: 2000
Australia U23
- AFC U23 Asian Cup Bronze Medal: 2020[11]
Record
- Under Arnold, Australia (Socceroos) became first nation in FIFA World Cup qualifying history to win eleven (11) consecutive matches in a single qualification campaign (September 2018 - October 2021)
References
change- ↑ "Squad List: FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022: Australia (AUS)" (PDF). FIFA. 23 November 2022. p. 2. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
- ↑ "Graham Arnold". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman.
- ↑ "Graham Arnold". ALeague Stats. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
- ↑ "J. League Data Site". data.j-league.or.jp.
- ↑ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Graham Arnold (Player)". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 2022-12-13.
- ↑ "Graham Arnold". Football Australia. 2021-02-04. Retrieved 2022-12-13.
- ↑ "Sydney FC vs Adelaide United, FFA Cup, Cup Final, 21st Nov 2017". FFA Cup. 25 October 2017. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
- ↑ "Ryan, Arnold honoured at Hyundai A-League Awards". Central Coast Mariners FC. 11 April 2012. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
- ↑ "Milos Ninkovic wins Johnny Warren Medal". FOX Sports. 1 May 2017. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
- ↑ Smithies, Tom (30 April 2018). "Dolan Warren Awards: Mierzejewski wins Johnny Warren; Kerr, Polkinghorn split the Dolan". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
- ↑ 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.