 Stajcic with the Matildas in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alen Stajcic[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 2 November 1973 | ||
| Place of birth | Australia[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1994 | Mount Druitt Town | 6 | (0) |
| 1994–1997 | Bonnyrigg White Eagles | 35 | (2) |
| 1998 | Bankstown City Lions | 13 | (2) |
| 2000 | Western Sydney Passion | ||
| 2000–2002 | Sutherland Sharks | 38 | (2) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2002–2004 | New South Wales Sapphires | ||
| 2008–2014 | Sydney (Women) | ||
| 2014–2019 | Australia (Women) | ||
| 2019 | Central Coast Mariners (caretaker) | ||
| 2019–2021 | Central Coast Mariners | ||
| 2021–2023 | Philippines (Women) | ||
| 2023–2024 | Perth Glory | ||
| 2024– | Western Sydney Wanderers | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 August 2007 | |||
Alen Stajcic (Serbian Cyrillic: Ален Стајчић, romanized: Alen Stajčić; born 2 November 1973) is an Australian football manager and former player, and is the current manager of Western Sydney Wanderers in the A-League. He was the head coach of the Philippine women's national football team from 2021 to 2023. While as a footballer he was a NSW Premier League player and an Australian Youth Representative.
Since turning his hand to coaching he had become the head coach of the NSWIS women's soccer team, head coach of the Hills Sports High School Football Program and the head coach of the Australia women's national under-20 soccer team.[3] He was appointed coach for Sydney FC in the first season of the Australian W-League.[4] From 2014 to 2019, he was the head coach of the Matildas.
He helped the Philippines qualify for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, which was the country's first ever appearance in a World Cup, after leading the team to the semifinals of the 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup.
- ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023 – Squad List: Philippines (PHI)" (PDF). FIFA. 11 July 2023. p. 23. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
- ^ "A. Stajcic". Soccerway. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
- ^ "Coach Profile". FootballAustralia.com.au. Football Federation Australia. 27 May 2011. Archived from the original on 27 May 2011. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
- ^ "Young Matildas Coach For Sydney". Australian FourFourTwo. 1 April 2012. Archived from the original on 1 April 2012. Retrieved 11 April 2021.