| Graham Arnold |
Article Index for Graham |
Website Links For Graham |
Information AboutGraham Arnold |
|
PLAYING CAREER Clubs Arnold was a striker who started his career at Canterbury-Marrickville in the New South Wales Premier League . He then moved to Sydney Croatia in Australia 's now defunct NSL , where he was both the league's top goal scorer and player of the year in 1986. This was followed by a move overseas, where he made a name for himself in the Netherlands , playing for Roda JC and NAC Breda . He also spent time in Belgium with R.F.C. De Liège and R. Charleroi S.C. . He went on to play for Sanfrecce Hiroshima in Japan towards the end of his career, before finally returning home to play for the Northern Spirit FC . International Graham Arnold has represent Australia's senior national team 56 times, scoring 19 goals (85 caps, 33 goals including unofficial matches and "B" internationals). He was given his full debut by Frank Arok in a World Cup Qualifier against Taiwan at Adelaide 's Hindmarsh Stadium on October 23, 1985. He scored on his debut as the " Socceroos " went on to record a 7-0 victory. His international playing career came to a sad end on November 29, 1997 in a World Cup Qualifier against Iran at the M.C.G., where the score ended 2-2 and Australia was cruelly knocked out on the Away Goals Rule after leading 2-0 for most of the match. COACHING CAREER Arnold had a cameo role as a coach very early on in his career. He was coach for 2 games whilst he was a player at Sydney Croatia during the 1989/90 season. However, his proper coaching career started in 1998, when he was appointed player/manager of the Northern Spirit. He was the coach for 2 seasons, making the playoffs in their debut season. He was then appointed to the position of assistant national coach in 2000. He will be the first ever Australian born coach to take the Socceroos to the World Cup in 2006. EXTERNAL LINKS
|
|
|