Ante Tomislav Moric (born 19 April 1974) is an Australian professional soccer coach and former player who is the head coach for Geelong.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ante Tomislav Moric | ||
| Date of birth | 19 April 1974 | ||
| Place of birth | Sydney, Australia | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Geelong (Head Coach) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1992–1997 | Sydney United | 102 | (9) |
| 1997 | Zadar | 1 | (0) |
| 1997–1998 | Canberra Cosmos | 20 | (3) |
| 1998–2000 | Sydney United | 31 | (2) |
| 2000–2001 | Sydney Olympic | 10 | (1) |
| 2002–2002 | Sydney United | 7 | (0) |
| 2002 | Fraser Park | 7 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 | APIA Leichhardt Tigers | 24 | (4) |
| 2003–2004 | Rockdale City Suns | 21 | (1) |
| Total | 223 | (20) | |
| International career | |||
| 1996 | Australia U23 | 3 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2019 | Dandenong City | ||
| 2021 | Western United Youth NPL | ||
| 2022-2023 | Bankstown City | ||
| 2023 | Pascoe Vale | ||
| 2024- | Geelong | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
A midfielder, Moric represented Australia at youth, Olympic, and senior levels. After retirement he become a coach, initially at the Under 20 level at Sydney United in the NSW NPL, then St George, before being appointed head coach of Victorian NPL side Dandenong City in 2019.
Playing career
editMoric played at club level in Australia and Croatia for St. George, AIS, Sydney United, Zadar, Canberra Cosmos, Sydney Olympic, Fraser Park, APIA Leichhardt Tigers and Rockdale City Suns.[1]
He also participated at the 1996 Summer Olympics.[2]
Coaching career
editIn September 2011, Moric was hired as U13 manager for Sydney United 58 FC for the 2012 season.[3] After a stint with the youth side of National Premier Leagues NSW 2 side St George FC, in April 2019 Moric was appointed as the new head coach of National Premier Leagues Victoria side Dandenong City SC, taking over the club in bottom place on the ladder.[4] He left the position on 17 September 2019 and became a part of the technical staff and fitness department of Western United.[5] Upon the announcement of Western United entering a team in the National Premier Leagues Victoria 3, Moric was named as the assistant coach of the squad as well as the head of youth football for the club.[6][7]
In mid-2022, Moric signed as head coach for Bankstown City FC in NSW League Two.[8] In May 2023 he became head coach of Pascoe Vale,[9] before moving to Geelong.[10]
References
edit- ^ "Moase-Moyano". Australian Player Database.
- ^ Ante Moric – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ SYDNEY UNITED FC ANNOUNCE COACHES FOR 2012 SEASON, footballnsw.com.au, 20 September 2011.
- ^ "Dandenong City appoint former Australian internationals to coaching staff". National Premier Leagues. 24 April 2019. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
- ^ Archie tips Western United for success in season one, wufc.com.au, 24 September 2019
- ^ Comito, Matthew (9 December 2020). "Around the grounds: Stefan Nigro joins Mariners, Western United announce NPL venture". A-League. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
- ^ "Individuals, not systems, the focus at Western's new AIS-inspired academy". SBS Sport.
- ^ "Ante Moric appointed Bankstown City fc head coach". footballnsw.com.au. 14 June 2022. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
- ^ https://www.heraldsun.com.au/leader/sport/npl-victoria-wrap-all-the-big-news-from-npl-npl2-and-npl3-action/news-story/27f30ffae5afa1db6bc0b47d628f1d39 [bare URL]
- ^ "Instagram". www.instagram.com.
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