Tony Popovic
Australian association football player and manager
Tony Popovic (born 4 July 1973) is a former Australian football player. He has played for Australia national team.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Tony Popovic[1] | ||
Date of birth | 4 July 1973 | ||
Place of birth | Sydney, Australia | ||
Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Melbourne Victory (manager) | ||
Youth career | |||
Fairfield Bulls | |||
Sydney United | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1989–1997 | Sydney United | 162 | (14) |
1994 | → Canberra FC (loan) | 5 | (1) |
1997–2001 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 87 | (13) |
2001–2006 | Crystal Palace | 123 | (6) |
2006–2007 | Al-Arabi | 17 | (2) |
2007–2008 | Sydney FC | 27 | (1) |
Total | 421 | (37) | |
National team | |||
1988–1989 | Australia U17 | 7 | (2) |
1990–1991 | Australia U20 | 9 | (1) |
1992 | Australia U23 | 4 | (0) |
1995–2006 | Australia | 58 | (8) |
Teams managed | |||
2008–2011 | Sydney FC (assistant) | ||
2009 | Sydney FC (caretaker) | ||
2011–2012 | Crystal Palace (assistant) | ||
2012–2017 | Western Sydney Wanderers | ||
2017 | Karabükspor | ||
2018–2020 | Perth Glory | ||
2020–2021 | Xanthi | ||
2021– | Melbourne Victory | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Career statistics
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changeClub | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Sydney United[c] | 1989–90 | National Soccer League | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||||
1990–91 | 17 | 1 | 17 | 1 | ||||||
1991–92 | 20 | 1 | 20 | 1 | ||||||
1992–93 | 24 | 2 | 24 | 2 | ||||||
1993–94 | National Soccer League | 27 | 2 | 27 | 2 | |||||
1994–95 | 25 | 3 | 25 | 3 | ||||||
1995–96 | 29 | 4 | 29 | 4 | ||||||
1996–97 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 2 | ||||||
Total | 162 | 15 | 162 | 15 | ||||||
Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 1997 | J1 League | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
1998 | 25 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 6 | ||
1999 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 6 | ||
2000 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 5 | ||
2001 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
Total | 87 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 109 | 17 | ||
Crystal Palace | 2001–02 | First Division | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 2 | ||
2002–03 | 36 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 40 | 4 | ||||
2003–04 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 1 | ||||
2004–05 | Premier League | 23 | 0 | 23 | 0 | |||||
2005–06 | League Championship | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 | |
Total | 119 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 119 | 7 | ||||
Al-Arabi | 2006–07 | Qatar Stars League | 17 | 2 | 17 | 2 | ||||
Sydney FC | 2007–08 | A-League | 20 | 1 | 20 | 1 | ||||
2008–09 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||||||
Total | 27 | 1 | 27 | 1 | ||||||
Career total | 412 | 38 | 15 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 439 | 42 |
- ↑ Includes Emperor's Cup, FA Cup, Emir Cup.
- ↑ Includes J.League Cup, League Cup, Sheikh Jassem Cup.
- ↑ "Sydney Croatia" until 1993
International
changeNational team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Australia | 1995 | 8 | 0 |
1996 | 10 | 0 | |
1997 | 2 | 0 | |
1998 | 2 | 0 | |
1999 | 0 | 0 | |
2000 | 7 | 1 | |
2001 | 10 | 5 | |
2002 | 0 | 0 | |
2003 | 2 | 1 | |
2004 | 5 | 0 | |
2005 | 8 | 0 | |
2006 | 4 | 1 | |
Total | 58 | 8 |
- Scores and results list Australia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Popovic goal.
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 19 June 2000 | Papeete, Tahiti | Cook Islands | 10–0 |
17–0 | Oceania Nations Cup |
2 | 9 April 2001 | BCU International Stadium, Australia | Tonga | 15–0 |
22–0 | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification |
3 | 11 April 2001 | BCU International Stadium, Australia | American Samoa | 5–0 |
31–0 | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification |
4 | 6–0
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5 | 16 April 2001 | BCU International Stadium, Australia | Samoa | 5–0 |
11–0 | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification |
6 | 11–0
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7 | 12 February 2003 | Boleyn Ground, London, England | England | 1–0 |
3–1 | Friendly |
8 | 7 September 2006 | Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane, Australia | Paraguay | 1–0 |
1–1 | Friendly |
Managerial statistics
change- As of 20 July 2023[3]
Team | From | To | Record | ||||
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G | W | D | L | Win % | |||
Western Sydney Wanderers | 17 May 2012 | 1 October 2017 | 180 | 77 | 40 | 63 | 42.78 |
Karabükspor | 1 October 2017 | 15 December 2017 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 27.27 |
Perth Glory | 11 May 2018 | 2 September 2020 | 60 | 30 | 13 | 17 | 50.00 |
Xanthi | 2 September 2020 | 22 February 2021 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 44.44 |
Melbourne Victory | 21 April 2021 | Present | 63 | 28 | 13 | 22 | 44.44 |
Total | 323 | 142 | 69 | 112 | 43.96 |
Honours
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Manager
changeWestern Sydney Wanderers
- A-League Men: Premiers 2012–13; runner-up 2013–14, 2015–16
- A-League Men Finals runner-up: 2013, 2014, 2016
- AFC Champions League: 2014
Perth Glory
Melbourne Victory
- A-League Men runner-up: 2021–22
- Australia Cup: 2021
Individual
changeReferences
change- ↑ "2006 FIFA World Cup Germany: List of Players: Australia" (PDF). FIFA. 21 March 2014. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2019.
- ↑ "Tony Popovic". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman.
- ↑ "Tony Popovic". ALeague Stats. Archived from the original on 8 October 2021. Retrieved 5 February 2022.