Eddie Thomson

Eddie Thomson

Personal information
Full name	Edward Thomson
Date of birth	(1947-02-25)25 February 1947
Place of birth	Rosewell, Scotland
Date of death	21 February 2003(2003-02-21) (aged 55)
Place of death	Sydney, Australia
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
	Whitehill Welfare
	Penicuik Athletic
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1966–1973	Heart of Midlothian	162	(4)
1973–1976	Aberdeen	91	(1)
1976	San Antonio Thunder	19	(3)
1977–1980	Sydney City	65	(2)
Total		337	(10)
International career
1969	Scottish Football League XI[1]	1	(0)
1969–1970	Scotland U23	3	(0)
Managerial career
1980–1986	Sydney City
1986–1989	Sydney Olympic
1984	Australia B
1984–1988	Australia (Assistant coach)
1989–1990	Football Federation Australia (Coaching director)
1990–1996	Australia
1997–2000	Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Medal record Men's football Representing  Australia (as manager) OFC Nations Cup Winner 1996 OFC U-23 Championship[2] Winner 1996
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Eddie Thomson (25 February 1947 – 21 February 2003) was a Scottish association football player and coach, who played as a defender. He played for Heart of Midlothian and Aberdeen in Scotland, San Antonio Thunder in the United States and Sydney City in Australia. Staying in Australia, he coached Sydney City and Sydney Olympic before working with the Australia national team. Initially assistant coach, he was subsequently head coach from 1990 to 1996. His last coaching position was with Sanfrecce Hiroshima in Japan.