Tony Popovic
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Tony Popovic | ||
| Date of birth | 4 July 1973 | ||
| Place of birth | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre Back | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Western Sydney Wanderers (manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| – | Sydney United 58 FC | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1989–1997 | Sydney United | 162 | (14) |
| 1994 | → Canberra FC (loan) | 5 | (1) |
| 1997–2001 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 87 | (13) |
| 2001–2006 | Crystal Palace | 123 | (6) |
| 2006–2007 | Al-Arabi | 17 | (2) |
| 2007–2008 | Sydney FC | 27 | (1) |
| Total | 421 | (37) | |
| National team | |||
| 1988–1989 | Australia U-17 | 7 | (2) |
| 1990–1991 | Australia U-20 | 9 | (1) |
| 1992 | Australia U-23 | 4 | (0) |
| 1995–2006 | Australia | 58 | (8) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2008–2011 | Sydney FC (assistant) | ||
| 2009 | Sydney FC (caretaker) | ||
| 2011–2012 | Crystal Palace (assistant) | ||
| 2012– | Western Sydney Wanderers | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Tony Popovic (Croatian: Tony Popović, pronounced [pǒpoʋit͡ɕ]; born 4 July 1973) is an Australian former football player who is the current head coach of A-League club Western Sydney Wanderers.
As a player Popovic's usual position was centre-back. Starting in 1989 at Sydney United he went on to play for Sanfrecce Hiroshima of Japan and Premier League side Crystal Palace, among other clubs. He appeared with the Australian national team at the 2006 FIFA World Cup, where he played against reigning World Champions Brazil.
Popovic started his managing career in 2008 with Sydney FC. After a brief stint as assistant at Crystal Palace he was chosen as the inaugural manager of Western Sydney Wanderers at the start of the 2012–13 season.
Popovic was born in Sydney, New South Wales to a Croatian family. Popovic grew up in Fairfield, New South Wales. Popovic began his career with Sydney United. He rose through the youth ranks, making 162 appearances in seven years for the first team, before moving to play in the J1 League. Popovic signed with Sanfrecce Hiroshima where he stayed for five years scoring 13 goals in 94 appearances.
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