Australian rugby league coach and former rugby league footballer
Ivan Cleary
Personal information
Born
(1971-03-01) 1 March 1971 (age 53) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Height
182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight
89 kg (14 st 0 lb)
Playing information
Position
Fullback, Centre
Club
Years
Team
Pld
T
G
FG
P
1992–93
Manly Sea Eagles
15
8
50
0
132
1994–95
North Sydney
37
15
5
0
70
1996–99
Sydney City Roosters
81
29
303
0
722
2000–02
New Zealand Warriors
53
12
195
1
439
Total
186
64
553
1
1363
Coaching information
Club
Years
Team
Gms
W
D
L
W%
2006–11
New Zealand Warriors
154
77
3
74
50
2012–15
Penrith Panthers
98
44
0
54
45
2017–18
Wests Tigers
43
18
0
25
42
2019–
Penrith Panthers
135
103
1
31
76
Total
430
242
4
184
56
Representative
Years
Team
Gms
W
D
L
W%
2015
Prime Minister's XIII
1
1
0
0
100
2017
Lebanon
1
1
0
0
100
Source: [1][2]
As of 6 April 2024
Ivan Cleary (born 1 March 1971) is an Australian professional rugby league coach who is the head coach of the Penrith Panthers in the National Rugby League (NRL) and a former professional rugby league footballer who played as a fullback and centre in the 1990s and 2000s.
He is a former head coach of the Wests Tigers and New Zealand Warriors, as well as the three time NRL Premiership winning head coach of the Penrith Panthers, who led the Panthers to three straight premierships in 2021, 2022 and 2023, becoming the first coach to do so in the NRL era. As a player, Cleary was a goal-kicking fullback who played club football in Australia and New Zealand, setting a new record for most points scored in a season during the 1998 NRL Premiership. He is the father of Panthers' co-captain Nathan Cleary.
^Shawn Dollin and Andrew Ferguson (18 October 2015). "Ivan Cleary". Rugbyleagueproject.com.
^Ferguson, Shawn Dollin and Andrew. "Ivan Cleary – Summary – Rugby League Project". Rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
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2022, and the first to achieve a premiership hat-trick in the NRL era. IvanCleary was appointed head coach in October 2018, having previously served in...
Test debut against Tonga on 4 November 2017. Following an injury to Nathan Cleary, Luai was named to make his NRL debut off the interchange bench in round...
was the 56th season in the club's history. Coached by IvanCleary and co-captained by Nathan Cleary and Isaah Yeo, the Panthers are competing in the National...
regular season in 1st place. It was the final game for Warriors fullback IvanCleary and Roosters winger Brett Mullins before their playing retirements. Both...
match 21–20. In October 2018, Ciraldo was replaced as head coach by IvanCleary with Ciraldo dropping back to an assistant coach role at Penrith. Ciraldo...
2023 As of 2021, he is also the co-captain alongside his teammate Nathan Cleary. Yeo played centre in the early part of his career before settling into...
anticipation in backing up to support a line-break from halfback Nathan Cleary. On 24 February, Leota played in Penrith's 2024 World Club Challenge final...
the 57th season in the club's history. With head coach IvanCleary and co-captains Nathan Cleary and Isaah Yeo, the Panthers competed in the National Rugby...
vs Country Origin match. He is the brother-in-law of former players IvanCleary and Jason Death, who are married to his sisters Rebecca and Yvette respectively...
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premiership; the Panthers having secured both titles in 1991 and 2003. It was IvanCleary's second Grand Final appearance as a coach, having led the New Zealand...
try in the final but was disallowed on review due to the pass from Nathan Cleary being ruled forward. Following Penrith's grand final victory, an intoxicated...
National Rugby League. 25 September 2021. Retrieved 26 September 2021. "IvanCleary - Summary - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved...
of Origin team for the 2021 series. Following injuries to halves Nathan Cleary and Jarome Luai ahead of game three of the series, Koroisau made his debut...
the club, the first person to reach the milestone. 14 April – Round 5: IvanCleary scores 28 points in a match (1 try, 12 goals), equaling the club's point...
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