Former Philippines and Australia women’s coach, Alen Stajcic, has been appointed as the new head coach of the Perth men’s A-League team. Stajcic, who was controversially sacked from his role as the Matildas coach in 2019, will take over from Tony Popovic. The 46-year-old has experience coaching women’s teams, leading the Matildas to the quarterfinals of the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup. Stajcic is excited about the challenge of coaching a men’s team and aims to lead Perth to success in the upcoming A-League season. He hopes to bring his tactical knowledge and football philosophy to the team..
PERTH, Australia (AP) — Former Philippines and Australia women’s coach Alen Stajcic has been named as head coach of the A League men’s Perth Glory on a three-year deal.
Stajcic led the Philippines at the ongoing Women’s World Cup. Although the 46th-ranked Philippines didn’t make it through to the round of 16, the team beat New Zealand 1-0 and were competitive in a 2-0 loss to world No. 20 Switzerland.
The Glory had been without a coach since Ruben Zadkovich stepped aside in June. The club experienced more problems last month when owner Tony Sage handed back his license amid financial problems. The club is still looking for a new owner.
Stajcic guided Australia to two women’s Asian Cup finals, the quarterfinals of the 2015 World Cup, the quarterfinals of the 2016 Rio Olympics and a highest-ever position of fourth in the FIFA world rankings.
He was fired as Matildas coach in 2019, just five months from the World Cup in France. The Football Australia-led decision was made following an internal review into the women’s national team, but no official or more detailed reason was given for his firing.
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Former Philippines and Australia women’s coach, Alen Stajcic, has been appointed as the head coach of the A League men’s team Perth Glory. Stajcic recently led the Philippines team at the Women’s World Cup, where they beat New Zealand and put up a strong fight against Switzerland. Perth Glory had been without a coach since June and also faced financial problems when their owner handed back his license. Stajcic has a successful coaching history, guiding the Australia women’s team to multiple achievements before being fired in 2019.
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