Paul Okon

Paul Okon
Okon coaching the Australia youth
Personal information
Full name Paul Michael Okon
Date of birth (1972-04-05) 5 April 1972 (age 52)
Place of birth Sydney, Australia
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Defender, midfielder
Team information
Current team
Australia (assistant)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1989–1991 Marconi Stallions 49 (4)
1991–1996 Club Brugge 72 (1)
1996–1999 Lazio 19 (0)
1999–2000 Fiorentina 11 (0)
2000–2002 Middlesbrough 28 (0)
2002Watford (loan) 15 (0)
2002–2003 Leeds United 15 (0)
2003–2004 Vicenza 28 (2)
2004–2005 Oostende 33 (0)
2005–2006 APOEL 9 (0)
2006–2007 Newcastle Jets 17 (0)
Total 296 (9)
International career
1991 Australia U20 4 (0)
1992 Australia U23 3 (0)
1991–2003 Australia 28 (0)
Managerial career
2008–2009 APIA Leichhardt (interim)
2009 Australia U18
2009–2010 Gold Coast United (assistant)
2012–2016 Australia U20
2012–2016 Australia U23 (assistant)
2016–2018 Central Coast Mariners
2022 Club Brugge (assistant)
2024- Australia (assistant)
Medal record
Representing  Australia
Men's Association football
FIFA Confederations Cup
Third place 2001 South Korea-Japan
OFC Nations Cup
Winner 2000 Tahiti
OFC U-20 Championship
Winner 1990 Fiji
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Paul Michael Okon (born 5 April 1972) is a former Australian soccer player who played as a defender or midfielder. He has Belgian citizenship.

He previously captained the Australia national team and has represented Australia Olympic Football Team at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. Okon's career began at Marconi Stallions in the old NSL in Australia. He then went on to play at many European clubs including Lazio and Fiorentina in Italy's Serie A, Vicenza in Serie B, Middlesbrough and Leeds United in the English Premiership, Club Brugge, Oostende in Belgium's Jupiler League and APOEL in the Cypriot First Division. Okon was inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame in 2009, for his services to football in Australia.[1] During his time in Belgium, Okon acquired citizenship of the country.

  1. ^ "FFA honours true greats". The World Game. Special Broadcasting Service. 22 October 2009. Retrieved 20 April 2020.