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Steve Corica
Corica playing for Sydney FC in 2008
Personal information
Full name
Stephen Christopher Corica
Date of birth
(1973-03-24) 24 March 1973 (age 51)
Place of birth
Innisfail, Queensland, Australia
Height
1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s)
Midfielder
Youth career
Innisfail United
1990
AIS
Senior career*
Years
Team
Apps
(Gls)
1990–1995
Marconi Stallions
103
(14)
1995–1996
Leicester City
16
(2)
1996–2000
Wolverhampton Wanderers
100
(5)
2000–2001
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
43
(14)
2002–2004
Walsall
73
(9)
2005–2010
Sydney FC
106
(23)
Total
441
(67)
International career
1989
Australia U-17
2
(1)
1990–1991
Australia U-20
6
(0)
1992–1996
Australia U-23
7
(0)
1993–2006
Australia
32
(5)
Managerial career
2010–2018
Sydney FC (youth, assistant)
2012
Sydney FC (caretaker)
2018–2023
Sydney FC
2024–
Auckland FC
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
Stephen Christopher Corica (/ˈkɒrɪkə/; born 24 March 1973) is an Australian soccer manager and former player. He was most recently the manager of Australian club Sydney FC. In December 2023, Corica was announced as the inaugural manager of A-League expansion club Auckland FC.[2]
A technically gifted and skillful attacking midfielder during his playing career, he represented Australia more than thirty times and captained Sydney FC to a domestic double. Since retiring in 2010, he was an assistant and youth coach at Sydney FC, before being appointed Head Coach in May 2018. During his managing tenure, Corica was Sydney FC's longest-serving manager, winning one A-League premiership, two championships, and one Australia Cup.[3]
^"FIFA Club World Championship Japan 2005 – Official Rosters". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 4 December 2005. Archived from the original on 19 December 2005.
^"Steve Corica named coach of the A-League's new Auckland team". The Australian. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
^"2019 A-League Grand Final live scores, blog: Perth Glory vs Sydney FC".
Stephen Christopher Corica (/ˈkɒrɪkə/; born 24 March 1973) is an Australian soccer manager and former player. He was most recently the manager of Australian...
its most successful period from 2016 to 2020, when Graham Arnold and SteveCorica led the club to a combined three Championships and three Premierships...
announcement, the club revealed Terry McFlynn as its director of football, and SteveCorica as its inaugural head coach. The club colours are electric blue and black...
A-League Men club Sydney FC where he would work alongside Graham Arnold, SteveCorica, and Ufuk Talay whilst working with the Sydney FC academy set up. When...
Marconi-Fairfield in the now defunct NSL, as first an understudy to SteveCorica and later as a midfield partner. He made his debut late in the 92/93...
of Sydney FC since 2004; SteveCorica has managed the club in two separate spells as permanent and caretaker manager. Corica is also the club's longest-serving...
regional rivals Central Coast Mariners. He set up the only goal, scored by SteveCorica, in front of a sell out crowd of over 41,000 at the Sydney Football Stadium...
his greatest honours was standing in as captain for the Grand final as SteveCorica and John Aloisi were injured. He was officially awarded the captaincy...
a more advanced midfield role. He was described by Sydney FC manager SteveCorica to be a "younger" Rhyan Grant for his versatility and work rate. For...
Sydney FC (4) 0–0 (4–1p) Perth Glory SteveCorica Adam Le Fondre (18) 2019–20 Sydney FC (5) 1–0 Melbourne City SteveCorica Adam Le Fondre (21) 2020–21 Melbourne...
Bosnich kept a clean sheet including saving a penalty by Sydney FC's SteveCorica before being substituted in the 80th minute to a standing ovation by...
A-League. Football Federation Australia. "Sydney FC confirm former Socceroo SteveCorica as new coach". The Guardian. 16 May 2018. "Sydney FC (Honour Roll)"....
to their inaugural Championship, this time working with former player SteveCorica and under former Czech International Vitezslav Lavicka. Following the...
Division side Walsall, where he was soon joined by fellow Australian SteveCorica. In a season restricted by a calf injury, he made 29 appearances in the...
FC to find better playing time, rejecting the contract offer made by SteveCorica. On 21 September 2020, Melbourne City announced that Tilio had signed...
original on 25 September 2023. Retrieved 12 May 2024. "COMPOSURE IS KEY – STEVECORICA". Sydney FC. 14 April 2023. Archived from the original on 29 September...
the minimum final result. After the game Ninkovic and Sydney FC coach SteveCorica were involved in a dressing room scuffle with Ninkovic entering the away...
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