Robbie Hooker
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| Full name | Robert Hooker[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 6 March 1967[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1984–1985 | Australian Institute of Sport | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1986 | Sydney City | 15 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1987–1992 | Sydney Olympic | 113 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1992–1997 | West Adelaide | 131 | (17) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1997–1998 | Sydney United | 23 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1998–1999 | Marconi Stallions | 12 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1999–2001 | Canberra Cosmos | 57 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2001–2002 | Auckland Kingz | 10 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003–2004 | APIA Leichhardt Tigers | 14 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1984 | Australia U-20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1985 | Australia U-23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1990–1998 | Australia | 22 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2009 | Canberra United | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023–2025 | Western Sydney Wanderers Women | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 October 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 October 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Robert Hooker (born 6 March 1967) is an Australian former soccer player and coach. He played for and later became assistant coach of the Australian national team and is the current head coach of the Western Sydney Wanderers Women.
Playing career
[edit]Hooker started his playing career with Mount Colah Soccer Club and was a graduate of the Australian Institute of Sport Football Program, granted a scholarship in 1984 and 1985. This led to selection in the Australia U20 side for the 1985 FIFA World Youth Championship finals.
Through his playing career, Hooker played in the NSL for Sydney City, Sydney Olympic, West Adelaide, Sydney United, Marconi, Canberra Cosmos and Auckland Kingz. He later finished his career in the NSW Premier League with APIA Leichhardt and Belconnen Blue Devils.
He was first selected for the Socceroos in 1990, coming on as a substitute against touring club side Hajduk Split. He would make his first appearance in an 'A' international later that year away to South Korea. From 1995 to 1998 he was a regular selection in the national team, including inclusion in the 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup squad.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 November 1995 | Bruce Stadium, Canberra, Australia |  Tahiti |
1–0 | 5–0 | 1996 OFC Nations Cup |
| 2 | 25 January 1997 | Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney, Australia |  Norway |
1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
Coaching
[edit]After his playing career, he took up coaching in women's football, first in the United States with the Women's National League before returning to Australia where he was head coach of the ACTAS Women's Football Program and assistant coach for the Matildas. Ahead of the 2008–09 W-League season, Hooker joined W-League club, Canberra United as its inaugural coach.[2] He only stayed on as manager of United for one season.[3] In 2010, following the appointment of Holger Osieck as Socceroos head coach, Hooker and Aurelio Vidmar were employed as assistants.[4] After over a decade out of top level coaching, he returned to join Western Sydney Wanderers when Kat Smith left the club 2 weeks prior to the start of the 2023–24 A-League Women season.[5] In January 2025, Hooker and the club mutually terminated his contract due to personal reasons.[6]
Honours
[edit]Australia
- FIFA Confederations Cup: runner-up, 1997[7]
- OFC Nations Cup: 1996[8]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Robbie Hooker". footballzz.com. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
- ^ "Canberra United appoint Chair and Head Coach". Capital Football. Archived from the original on 9 October 2008. Retrieved 29 August 2008.
- ^ "History". Canberra United. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
The following year, Season Two, saw Hooker replaced as Head Coach by Ray Junna a former coach of ACTAS and the AIS.
- ^ Ormond, Aidan (9 February 2011). "Holger's Hooker!". FTBL.
- ^ "Wanderers Liberty A-League coaching update". Western Sydney Wanderers. 7 May 2023.
- ^ "Hooker departs Wanderers". Western Sydney Wanderers. 7 January 2025.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 18 June 2019. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Oceania Nations Cup 1996". Retrieved 14 October 2024.
External links
[edit]- Canberra United – Coach profile
- OzFootball Player Database – Hooker, Robert
- 1986 season matrix with Sydney City at ozfootball.net
- 1987 season matrix with Sydney Olympic at ozfootball.net
- 1992/93 season matrix with West Adelaide at ozfootball.net
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- 1967 births
- Living people
- Australian men's soccer players
- Australia men's international soccer players
- National Soccer League (Australia) players
- APIA Leichhardt FC players
- Canberra Cosmos FC players
- Football Kingz FC players
- Marconi Stallions FC players
- Sydney Olympic FC players
- Sydney United 58 FC players
- West Adelaide SC players
- 1996 OFC Nations Cup players
- OFC Nations Cup–winning players
- 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup players
- Australian Institute of Sport soccer players
- Men's association football defenders
- A-League Women managers
- Australian women's soccer managers
- 20th-century Australian sportsmen