Tony Popovic
Australia
4 July 1973
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is an Australian association football manager and former player. He is currently head coach of the Australia national football team.
As a player Popovic's usual position was centre-back. Starting in 1989 at Sydney United he went on to play for Sanfrecce Hiroshima of Japan and Premier League side Crystal Palace, among other clubs. He appeared with the Australian national team at the 2006 FIFA World Cup, where he played against reigning World Champions Brazil.
Popovic started his coaching career in 2008 with Sydney FC. After a brief stint as assistant manager at Crystal Palace he was chosen as the inaugural manager of Western Sydney Wanderers at the start of the 2012โ13 season. His major achievements as a manager are winning the 2012โ13 A-League Premiership and 2014 AFC Champions League with the Wanderers, the 2018โ19 A-League Premiership with Perth Glory and an Australia Cup with Melbourne Victory in 2022. He holds the record of coaching the most A-League Grand Final losses with 5 to the end of the 2023/2024 season
He is the father of Kristian and Gabriel Popovic, both of whom are also professional footballers.
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