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List of Western Sydney Wanderers FC head coaches

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Western Sydney Wanderers FC are a professional association football club based in Rooty Hill, New South Wales. They were founded in 2012. They then became the fourth team based in NSW and the second based in Sydney to compete in the A-League.

There have been six managers in their history (including two caretakers), the first being Tony Popovic and the current being Marko Rudan. Popovic has been the club's most successful manager, winning the 2012–13 A-League Premiership and the 2014 AFC Champions League whilst in charge.

Statistics

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Key
  • Nationality – If the manager played international football as a player, the country/countries he played for are shown. Otherwise, the manager's nationality is given as their country of birth.
  • From – The year of the manager's first game for Western Sydney Wanderers.
  • To – The year of the manager's last game for Western Sydney Wanderers.
  • P – The number of competitive games managed for Western Sydney Wanderers.
  • W – The number of games won as a manager.
  • D – The number of games draw as a manager.
  • L – The number of games lost as a manager.
  • GF – The number of goals scored under his management.
  • GA – The number of goals conceded under his management.
  • GD – The goal difference under his management
  • Win% – The total winning percentage under his management.
  • Honours – The trophies and awards won while managing Western Sydney Wanderers.
  • Italics † – Denotes that the manager was only a caretaker during his tenure

Note: Games included are A-League (including finals), FFA Cup, AFC Champions League and FIFA Club World Cup. Friendlies are not included.

Source:[1]

As of 7 May 2023
Image Name Nationality From To P W D L GF GA GD Win% Honours Source
Tony Popovic  Australia 17 May 2012 1 October 2017 180 77 40 63 256 196 +60 42.78 Team
2012–13 A-League Premiership
2014 AFC Champions League

Individual
2012–13 A-League Coach of the Year
2014 Asian Coach of the Year
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Hayden Foxe  Australia 3 October 2017 1 November 2017 6 1 4 1 9 3 +6 16.67 [3]
Josep Gombau  Spain 1 November 2017 19 April 2018 22 7 5 10 30 34 -4 31.82 [4]
Markus Babbel  Germany 19 May 2018 20 January 2020 48 15 8 25 73 78 -5 31.25 [5]
Jean-Paul de Marigny  Australia 20 January 2020[nb 1] 12 October 2020 12 5 4 3 21 19 +2 41.67 [6]
Carl Robinson  Wales 15 October 2020 30 January 2022 35 11 11 13 56 57 -1 31.43 [7]
Marko Rudan  Australia 31 January 2022 16 May 2024 47 16 14 17 68 39 +29 34.04 [8]
Alen Stajcic  Australia 25 June 2024 Present 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 [9]

Notes

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  1. ^ De Marigny served as caretaker manager until 14 July 2020, when he was hired on a permanent basis.

References

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  1. ^ "Western Sydney Wanderers Coaching History". www.aleaguestats.com. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  2. ^ "Tony Popovic". www.aleaguestats.com. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  3. ^ "Hayden Foxe". www.aleaguestats.com. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  4. ^ "Josep Gombau". www.aleaguestats.com. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  5. ^ "Markus Babbel". www.aleaguestats.com. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  6. ^ "Jean-Paul de Marigny". www.aleaguestats.com. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  7. ^ "ALeague Stats". aleaguestats.com. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
  8. ^ "ALeague Stats". aleaguestats.com. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  9. ^ "ALeague Stats". aleaguestats.com. Retrieved 25 June 2024.