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There has been an increasing number of Australian football coaches gaining employment overseas in recent years, with coaches such as Ange Postecoglou, Kevin Muscat and Harry Kewell having been appointed to manage major clubs in Europe and Asia.
The first Australian football coach to take charge of a club in one of Europe's Big Five leagues was Patrick Kisnorbo at Troyes.
The first Australian to win a championship in Europe was Anthony Limbrick at The New Saints in Wales, followed by Postecoglou with Celtic in Scotland.
Postecoglou went on to win the Europa League with Tottenham Hotspur on May 21, 2025. It was the club's first trophy in 17 years.
List of Australian head coaches currently employed overseas +CoachEmployerCompetitionTierJohn AloisiChengdu Roncheng Chinese Super League1Ross AloisiZhejiang Chinese Super League1Mel AndreattaScotland women FIFA1Graham ArnoldIraq FIFA1Dan BarrettSolomon Islands women FIFA1Leah BlayneyCalgary Wild Northern Super League1Jon BradyPort Vale League Two4Luke CasserlyAuckland FC (OFC) OFC Pro League1Ben CahnSolomon Islands FIFA1Solomon Kings OFC Pro League1Peter CklamovskiSalford City League Two4Steve CoricaYokohama F Marinos J1 League1Arthur DilesCong An Ho Chi Minh City V.League 11Aaron DownesHereford National League North6Mehmet DurakovicStar City Malaysia Super League1Wael GharzeddineLebanon women FIFA1Ian GillanThiruvanathapuram Kombans Super League KeralaN/AGiancarlo ItalianoLee Man Hong Kong Premier League1Mirko JeličićLokomotiv Tashkent Uzbekistan Super League1Harry KewellHanoi FC V.League 11Anthony LimbrickLoudoun United USL Championship2Garrath McPhersonPhilippines U23 FIFA2Ante MilicicChina women FIFA1Nick MontgomeryBeijing Guoan Chinese Super League1Kevin Muscat Shanghai Port Chinese Super League1Tanya OxtobyNewcastle United Women's Super League 22Arthur PapasAl-Ettifaq Saudi Pro League1Gary PhillipsBhutan FIFA1Ange PostecoglouAl-Nassr Saudi Pro League1Matt RossChinese Taipei FIFA1Alex SmithBrooklyn FC USL Super League1Mark TorcasoPhilippines women FIFA1
Honours
Graham Arnold Iraq
Kings Cup: 2025
Jon Brady Brackley Town
Southern Premier Division: 2011–12
Northampton Town
EFL League Two third-place promotion: 2022–23
Luke Casserly Auckland FC
OFC Professional League: 2026.
Steve Corica Auckland FC
A-League: Premiership 2024–25 A-League: Championship 2025-26
Jean-Paul de Marigny Sabah
Malaysia FA Cup: Runner-up 2025.
Mehmet Durakovic Selangor
M-League: Runner-up 2014, 2015 Malaysia Cup: 2015
Perak
M-League: Runner-up 2018 Malaysia FA Cup: Runner-up 2019 Malaysia Cup: 2018
Wael Gharzeddine SAS Lebanese Women's Football League: 2014–15, 2015–16 Lebanese Women's FA Cup: 2013–14, 2014–15
Etihad
Jordan Women's Pro League: 2023; Runner-up 2022 Jordan Women's Cup: Runner-up: 2022
Lebanon
WAFF Women's Championship: Third place: 2019
Ian Gillan Lalitpur City
Nepal Super League: 2023 Calicut FC Super League Kerala: 2024
Mirko Jeličić Locomotiv Tashkent
Uzbekistan Pro League: 2025
Harry Kewell Yokohama F Marinos
AFC Champions League: Runner-up 2023–24.
Anthony Limbrick The New Saints
Cymru Premier: 2021–22 Welsh Cup: 2021−22
Joe Montemurro Arsenal Women
FA Women's Super League: Champion 2018–19, Runner-up 2019–20. FA Women's League Cup: Champion 2017–18; Runner-up 2018–19; 2019–20 FA Women's Cup : Runner-up 2017–18, 2020–21 Juventus Women Serie A: Champion 2021–22; Runner-up 2022–23 Coppa Italia: Champion 2021–22, 2022–23 Supercoppa Italiana Champion 2021–22, 2023–24; Runner-up: 2022–23 Lyon Women
Première Ligue: Champion 2024–25
Nick Montgomery Beijing Guoan
Chinese FA Super Cup: 2026
Kevin Muscat Yokohama F Marinos
J1 League: 2022 J1 League Runner-up: 2021, 2023 Japanese Super Cup: 2023 Shanghai Port
Chinese Super League: 2024, 2025 Chinese FA Cup: 2024
Ange Postecoglou Yokohama F Marinos
J1 League: 2019 J League Cup: Runner-up 2018 Japanese Super Cup: Runner-up 2020
Celtic
Scottish Premiership: 2021–22, 2022–23 Scottish Cup: 2022–23 Scottish League Cup: 2021–22, 2022–23 Tottenham Hotspur
UEFA Europa League: 2024–25
Zayid Ramsay Geylang International
FAS Premier League: 1988
Alen Stajcic Philippines women's national football team
AFF Women's Championship: 2022 South-East Asian Games: Bronze 2021
Darren Stewart Balestier Khalsa
Singapore League Cup: 2013; 2012 (Plate)
Mark Torcaso Philippines women's national football team
South-East Asian Games: Gold 2025
Aurelio Vidmar BG Pathum United Thailand Champions Cup: 2021
Ken Worden Selangor
Malaysia FA Cup: 1991 Malaysia Cup: 1995, 1996, 2002 Charity Shield: 1996, 2002
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