Ange Postecoglou

Ange Postecoglou
Postecoglou as Australia manager in 2017
Personal information
Full name Angelos Postekos[1]
Birth name Angelos Postecoglou
Date of birth (1965-08-27) 27 August 1965 (age 59)
Place of birth Nea Filadelfeia, Athens, Greece
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[2][3]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Tottenham Hotspur (head coach)
Youth career
1978–1983 South Melbourne
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1984–1993 South Melbourne 193 (27)
1994 Western Suburbs (–)
International career
1985 Australia U20 13 (1)
1986–1988 Australia 4 (0)
Managerial career
1996–2000 South Melbourne
2000–2005 Australia U17
2005–2007 Australia U20
2008 Panachaiki
2009 Whittlesea Zebras
2009–2012 Brisbane Roar
2012–2013 Melbourne Victory
2013–2017 Australia
2018–2021 Yokohama F. Marinos
2021–2023 Celtic
2023– Tottenham Hotspur
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Australia (as manager)
AFC Asian Cup
Winner 2015
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Angelos Postekos (known as Ange Postecoglou; /ˈæn ˌpɒstəˈkɒɡl/ ANJ POS-tə-KOG-loo; Greek: Άγγελος Ποστέκογλου, Angelos Postekoglou; born 27 August 1965) is a soccer manager and former player who is the head coach of Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur.

Born in Greece, Postecoglou grew up in Melbourne from the age of five. As a player, he spent most of his club career as a defender for South Melbourne Hellas and played four games for the Australia national team in the late 1980s. He began managing at South Melbourne Hellas in 1996, winning the National Soccer League twice and the OFC Champions League in 1999. He then led the national under-17 and under-20 teams.

Postecoglou managed Brisbane Roar and Melbourne Victory in the A-League, winning the Premiership in 2011 and the Championship in 2011 and 2012 with Brisbane Roar. He was the men's senior national team manager from 2013 to 2017, winning the AFC Asian Cup in 2015 and also going to the 2014 FIFA World Cup. He won the J1 League with Yokohama F. Marinos in 2019, and then won five trophies (including two league titles) in two seasons with Scottish side Celtic. He became head coach of Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur in 2023.

  1. ^ Cockerill, Michael (3 December 2011). "Postecoglou or not, Ange is the name for the game". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  2. ^ "Ange Postecoglou - Manager, Celtic - Latest news, biographical information, pictures and more". Sports Mole. Archived from the original on 30 November 2022. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  3. ^ "Ange Postecoglou Profile". PlanetSport. Archived from the original on 30 November 2022. Retrieved 30 November 2022.