Paul Roos (Australian rules footballer)

Paul Roos
Roos as Sydney Swans senior coach in 2008
Personal information
Nickname(s)	Roosy
Date of birth	(1963-06-27) 27 June 1963 (age 61)
Original team(s)	Beverley Hills (YJFL)
Height	188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	88 kg (194 lb)
Position(s)	Key Defender
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1982–1994	Fitzroy	269 (270)
1995–1998	Sydney	087 0(19)
Total		356 (289)
Representative team honours
Years	Team	Games (Goals)
	Victoria	14 (11)
Coaching career3
Years	Club	Games (W–L–D)
2002–2010	Sydney	202 (116–84–2)
2014–2016	Melbourne	066 (21–45–0)
Total		268 (137–129-2)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1998. 3 Coaching statistics correct as of 2016.
Career highlights
Player Leigh Matthews Trophy: 1986 Fitzroy Captain: 1988–1990, 1992–1994 5× Mitchell Medal: 1985, 1986, 1991, 1992, 1994 Fitzroy Leading Goalkicker: 1990 7× All-Australian: 1985, 1987, 1988, 1991, 1992, 1996, 1997 2× All-Australian Captain: 1991, 1992 2× VFL Team of the Year: 1986, 1987 Australian Football Hall of Fame Fitzroy Team of the Century (Centre Half Back) Fitzroy Hall of Fame Representative 2× E. J. Whitten Medal: 1985, 1988 Victoria Captain Coach AFLCA Coach of the Year: 2003 AFL Premiership: 2005 All-Australian Team: 2005
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Paul Roos (born 27 June 1963) is a former Australian rules football coach who coached the Sydney Swans and Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). As a player, he represented Fitzroy and Sydney during the 1980s and 1990s.

A versatile key-position player, Roos was a strong mark who was excellent at ground level, and in his prime was rated the best footballer in Australia.^[1] He was one of the Fitzroy Lions' finest players in its final years, and was named at centre half back in Fitzroy's Team of the Century. In his 17 seasons of League football, he was only reported once, for abusive language, and was found not guilty.^[2]

Roos was inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame in 2005. He has won many accolades throughout his career: he was named All-Australian seven times; received the league's most valuable player (MVP) award; and represented Victoria on 14 occasions in State of Origin. He is also the AFL/VFL record holder for the number of games played wearing the number 1 jumper, which he wore throughout his 356-game career with both the Fitzroy Lions and the Sydney Swans.

After finishing as a player, Roos went on to become a successful coach. He was the senior coach of the Sydney Swans from 2002 to 2010 and guided the Swans to the 2005 Premiership after they had finished the regular season in 3rd place on the ladder. The Swans' previous Premiership had been 72 years earlier when they were the South Melbourne Swans. Roos then coached the Melbourne Football Club from 2014 to 2016.