![]() Corica playing for Sydney FC in 2008 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Stephen Christopher Corica | ||
Date of birth | 24 March 1973 | ||
Place of birth | Innisfail, Queensland, Australia | ||
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
Innisfail United | |||
1990 | AIS | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1990–1995 | Marconi Stallions | 103 | (14) |
1995–1996 | Leicester City | 16 | (2) |
1996–2000 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 100 | (5) |
2000–2001 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 43 | (14) |
2002–2004 | Walsall | 73 | (9) |
2005–2010 | Sydney FC | 106 | (23) |
Total | 441 | (67) | |
International career | |||
1989 | Australia U-17 | 2 | (1) |
1990–1991 | Australia U-20 | 6 | (0) |
1992–1996 | Australia U-23 | 7 | (0) |
1993–2006 | Australia | 32 | (5) |
Managerial career | |||
2010–2018 | Sydney FC (youth, assistant) | ||
2012 | Sydney FC (caretaker) | ||
2018–2023 | Sydney FC | ||
2024– | Auckland FC | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Stephen Christopher Corica (/ˈkɒrɪkə/; born 24 March 1973) is an Australian soccer manager and former player. He was most recently the manager of Australian club Sydney FC. In December 2023, Corica was announced as the inaugural manager of A-League expansion club Auckland FC.[2]
A technically gifted and skillful attacking midfielder during his playing career, he represented Australia more than thirty times and captained Sydney FC to a domestic double. Since retiring in 2010, he was an assistant and youth coach at Sydney FC, before being appointed Head Coach in May 2018. During his managing tenure, Corica was Sydney FC's longest-serving manager, winning one A-League premiership, two championships, and one Australia Cup.[3]