Western Sydney Wanderers FC announce coaching staff
Former Socceroo Ante Milicic has been appointed as the Assistant Coach to Tony Popovic, Ron Corry as the goalkeeper coach and Trevor Morgan the Youth League coach.
All three appointments have spent some time in the NSW Premier League with Milicic a player and coach at Sydney United 58, Corry a former Sutherland Sharks coach and Morgan the current South Coast Wolves coach.
Gorman was excited by these coaching appointments and the club?s prospects for the upcoming Hyundai A-League season.
?To have this calibre of coaches joining us at Wanderers FC provides a great foundation for the playing group,? said Gorman.
?Not only are these appointments some of the best football coaches this country has to offer, they all truly understand the DNA and culture of Western Sydney.
?With our playing squad starting to take shape, I am excited about our first training session together.
?These are the first of many more exciting football related announcements that will be occurring over the next month.?
In addition to the coaching appointments, Gorman also announced the appointment of well-respected football administrator John Tsatsimas as General Manager Football Operations.
?John?s experience as the former CEO of the Newcastle Jets provides this club with a huge advantage during our establishment phase,? continued Gorman.
?John will be working closely with Tony and myself in the recruitment of players and the football side of the business.
?We look forward to working closely with John as we build this club from the ground up,? concluded Gorman.
Coaching Profiles
Ante Milicic
Born: 4.4.74, Sydney, NSW
Position: Forward
Ante Milicic was born and bred in Western Sydney and played his junior football with Sydney Croatia, Hurstville ZSC and Canterbury Districts before heading to the Australian Institute of Sport in 1990. Milicic began his professional football career with Sydney United in 1992 where he played for 5 seasons making 120 appearances and scoring 40 goals. During that time Milicic was also selected in the Young Socceroos squad that competed in the FIFA U-20 World Cup which was hosted by Australia in 1993 and the Australian U-23 team that competed at the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games.
In 1997 he headed overseas where he played for NAC Breda in the Dutch Eredivisie for two seasons (47 appearances, 10 goals) and then for Rijeka in Croatia for two seasons (51 appearances, 15 goals ) before returning back home to Australia where he re-joined Sydney United in the NSL for a season in 2001/2 (14 appearances, 8 goals). In 2002 Milicic moved across town to Sydney Olympic where he stayed for two seasons (39 appearances, 30 goals) and won the NSL Championship scoring the winning goal against Perth Glory and claiming the Joe Marston Medal as the player of the grand final. 2002 also saw Mililcic makes his senior international debut for the Socceroos against Vanuatu in the OFC Nations Cup in New Zealand. In total, Milicic made 6 appearances for the Socceroos from 2002-2005 scoring 5 goals.
Milicic joined Parramatta Power for the final season of the NSL in 2003/04 where he made 26 appearances and scored 20 goals which helped him to the NSL top goal scorer award and the Johnny Warren Medal as the NSL Player of the Year.
Following the final NSL season, Milicic had a stint in Malaysia with Pahang and then came back to Sydney United to play in the NSW Premier League before signing on to be a foundation player at the Newcastle Jets for the inaugural season of the Hyundai A-League. The following season he joined Queensland Roar on two year deal. At the end of that contract Milicic returned to Malaysia for his last professional contract as a player with Shahzan Muda FC in 2008.
At the end of his playing days, Milicic quickly turned to coaching and began his coaching career where his professional career started at Sydney United in the NSW Premier League firstly as player/coach and then as stand-alone coach. In 2009 he was appointed as the Assistant Coach of the Qantas Young Socceroos for their FIFA U-20 World Cup campaign and continued in that role in for the Qantas Young Socceroos 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup campaign. In late 2009 Milicic was announced to be an Assistant Coach for the Melbourne Heart in their first season of the Hyundai A-League under renowned Dutchman John Van?t Schip where he remained for the club?s first two seasons.
Socceroo honours: 6 appearances (5 goals) [2002-2005]
6 A internationals (5 goals) All games (and goals):
2002 VANUATU, FIJI (1 gl)
2004 TURKEY, SOLOMON ISLANDS (1 gl), SOLOMON ISLANDS (1 gl)
2005 INDONESIA (2 gls)
Other Australian representative honours:
1991 Australian Schoolboy International
1993 FIFA U-20 World Cup (Australia)
1996 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games
Junior clubs: Sydney United, Hurstville Zagreb, Canterbury Districts (Sydney)
Club career
1990 Australian Institute of Sport
1991 Australian Institute of Sport
1992/93 Sydney United (Australia) 6 appearances (1 goal)
1993/94 Sydney United (Australia) 24a (7g)
1994/95 Sydney United (Australia) 25a (7g)
1995/96 Sydney United (Australia) 35a (6g)
1996/97 Sydney United (Australia) 30a (19g)
1997/98 NAC Breda (Netherlands) 20a (5g)
19 98/99 NAC Breda (Netherlands) 27a (5g)
1999/00 Rijeka (Croatia) 22a (5g)
2000/01 Rijeka (Croatia) 29a (10g)
2001/02 Sydney Olympic (Australia) 11a (11g)
2001/02 Sydney United (Australia) 14a (8g)
2002/03 Sydney Olympic (Australia) 28a (19g)
2003/04 Parramatta Power (Australia) 26a (20g)
2004 Pahang (Malaysia)
2005/06 Newcastle Jets (Australia) 20a (7g)
2006/07 Brisbane Roar (Australia) 18a (4g)
2007/08 Brisbane Roar (Australia) 6a (0g)
Achievements
2001/2 Joe Marston Medal Winner
2003/4 NSL Top Goal Scorer and Johnny Warren Medal Winner
Coaching Career
2009 Player/Coach Sydney United
2009 Assistant Coach Qantas Young Socceroos (FIFA U-20 World Cup Egypt)
2010-12 Assistant Coach Melbourne Heart ? Hyundai A-League
2011 Assistant Coach Qantas Young Socceroos (FIFA U-20 World Cup Colombia)
Ron Corry
Born: 21.7.41, Sydney, NSW
Position: Goalkeeper
Former Socceroos goalkeeper Ron Corry will take on the position as the club?s foundation goalkeeper coach after most recently holding the position of the Australian Institute of Sport and Qantas Joeys Goalkeeper coach. A legend in Australian football history, Corry made 33 appearances for the Socceroos from 1967-1973. Since finishing his playing career in 1981, Corry has coached at the highest level in Australia for the best part of three decades having developed hundreds of goal keepers along the way including Socceroos goalkeepers Mark Bosnich and Zeljko Kalac.
Socceroos honours: 33 appearances [1967-1973]
27 A internationals / 6 non?A internationals All games (and goals):
1967 SINGAPORE, MALAYSIA, SOUTH KOREA, Jakarta XI, SINGAPORE, MALAYSIA
1968 JAPAN, JAPAN
1969 GREECE, GREECE, GREECE, JAPAN, SOUTH KOREA, JAPAN, SOUTH KOREA, ZIMBABWE, ZIMBABWE, ZIMBABWE, ISRAEL, ISRAEL
1970 Kowloon Bus Company, South Vietnam Army
1972 Wolverhampton, Santos, NEW ZEALAND, South Vietnam u23, SOUTH KOREA
1973 BULGARIA, BULGARIA, NEW ZEALAND, IRAQ, INDONESIA, NEW ZEALAND
Club career
1964 Canterbury (NSW)
1965 Pan Hellenic (NSW)
1966 Sydney Croatia (NSW)
1967 Sydney Croatia (NSW)
1968 Sydney Croatia (NSW)
1969 Sydney Croatia (NSW)
1970 Sydney Croatia (NSW)
1971 Sydney Croatia (NSW)
1972 Sydney Croatia (NSW)
1973 Sydney Croatia (NSW)
1974 Sydney Croatia (NSW)
1975 Sydney Croatia (NSW)
1976 Manly Warringah (NSW)
1977 Sutherland (NSW)
1977 Manly Warringah (NSW)
1978 Manly Warringah (NSW)
1980 Marconi (NSL)
1981 Marconi (NSL)
Coaching Career
1989 Sydney Croatia (NSL) (3)
1989/90 Sydney Croatia (NSL)
1990 Blacktown City (NSL)
1991 Blacktown City (NSW Div 1)
1995 Bankstown City (NSWSL)
1997/8 Wollongong City (NSL) Assistant Coach
1997 Australian National Team Goalkeeper Coach
1998/9 Wollongong City (NSL) Assistant Coach
1998 Australian National Team Goalkeeper Coach
1999/00 Wollongong City (NSL) Assistant Coach
2000/1 Wollongong City (NSL) W18-D8-L5 (31)
2001/2 Wollongong City (NSL) W6-D7-L11 (24)
2002/3 Wollongong City (NSL)
2006 Canterbury-Marrickville (NSWWSL)
2007 Sutherland (NSWPL)
2009 Australian Institute of Sport Goalkeeper Coach
2010-Present Qantas Joeys Goalkeeper Coach
Trevor Morgan
Born: 9.7.1971 Penrith, NSW
Well-respected youth development coach Trevor Morgan will be in charge of the club?s National Youth League team. Morgan has spent the last 15 years as part of the Director of Football Program at the successful Westfield Sports High School and during that time has overseen the development of a multitude of Australian National team representatives including. Morgan will remain in his role at Westfield Sports High School as well as coaching the Western Sydney Wanderers FC National Youth League side.
Coaching Career
1997?Present Director of Football: Westfields Sports High School
1997 Sydney South West Combined High Schools
1998-1999 Macarthur Rams U21 ? NSW Super League
1999-2000 Northern Spirit Colts ? National Youth League
2000-2001 Sydney United Youth – National Youth League
2001-2003 Parramatta Power Youth ? National Youth League
2003-2005 Parramatta Eagles 1st Grade ? NSW Premier League 2
2005 Hajduk Wanderers 1st Grade ? NSW Super League
2006 Sydney Wanderers FC ? Super Youth League Club Champions
2008 NSW Combined High Schools
2009 Blacktown City U20
2009 Qantas Young Socceroos video analyst for FIFA U-20 World Cup Egypt
2009?Present Head Coach South Coast Wolves
