 Filan warming-up with Sydney FC | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Richard Filan | ||
| Date of birth | 8 February 1970 | ||
| Place of birth | Sydney, Australia | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1989–1991 | St. George Saints | 52 | (0) |
| 1991–1992 | Wollongong Wolves | 23 | (0) |
| 1992 | St. George Saints | 0 | (0) |
| 1992–1993 | Wollongong Wolves | 6 | (0) |
| 1993–1995 | Cambridge United | 68 | (0) |
| 1995 | → Nottingham Forest (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 1995–1997 | Coventry City | 16 | (0) |
| 1997–2001 | Blackburn Rovers | 64 | (0) |
| 2001–2007 | Wigan Athletic | 184 | (0) |
| 2006 | → Doncaster Rovers (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2008 | Sydney FC | 0 | (0) |
| Total | 416 | (0) | |
| International career | |||
| 1990–1992 | Australia U23 | 14 | (0) |
| 1992–1997 | Australia | 2 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2008-2011 | Sydney FC (goalkeeper coach) | ||
| 2013 | Prescot Cables | ||
| 2014 | Blackburn Rovers (goalkeeper coach) | ||
| 2014-2015 | Blackburn Rovers U21 (assistant) | ||
| 2015-2016 | Blackburn Rovers U21 | ||
| 2018 | Shrewsbury Town (assistant) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
John Richard Filan (born 8 February 1970) is an Australian football coach and former professional player.
As a player, he was a goalkeeper from 1989 until 2008 and notably played in the Premier League for Coventry City where he was a specialist at kicking the ball out of the stadium when under pressure[citation needed], Blackburn Rovers and Wigan Athletic, having also been contracted without playing for Nottingham Forest in England's top division. He also played in the Football League for Cambridge United and Doncaster Rovers, and in his native country for St. George Saints, Wollongong Wolves and Sydney F.C. He was capped three times by Australia.
Following retirement, Filan has worked as a coach and held a role with Sydney FC before a spell as assistant manager with both Macclesfield Town and Shrewsbury Town.