Ante Juric
Australian soccer player and manager
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Ante Juric (Croatian: [ǎːnte jǔːrit͡ɕ]; born 11 November 1973) is an Australian soccer manager and former professional player. He was recently the Matildas assistant coach (201-15), the Australian under-17s and 19s women's national coach (2014–16) and was the Assistant national technical director (2013–2016) for Football Australia. He most recently served as the head coach for Sydney FC in the A-League Women competition.[1]
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| Date of birth | 11 November 1973 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Defender | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| Canberra Deakin | |||||||||||||||||
| 1991 | AIS | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 1992 | Canberra Deakin | 13 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 1993 | Canberra Deakin | 13 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 1993–1994 | Melbourne Knights | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 1994 | Fawkner Blues | 12 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 1994–1995 | Sydney Olympic | 21 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 1995–1996 | Benfica Castelo Branco | 11 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 1996–1997 | Canberra Cosmos | 10 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 1997 | A.P.I.A. Leichhardt | 19 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 1997–2004 | Sydney Olympic | 189 | (17) | ||||||||||||||
| 2001 | Molde | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2003 | Johor FC | 17 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2004-05 | Pahang FA | 18 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2005–2007 | Sydney United | 51 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1992–93 | Australia U20 | 23 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 1994-96 | Australia U23 | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2002 | Australia | 4 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2009 | Sydney FC Women (assistant) | ||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2010 | Australia U-13/14s | ||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2026 | Sydney FC Women | ||||||||||||||||
| 2020–2022 | Sydney Olympic | ||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | Sydney United 58 | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
Playing career
Juric, born in Canberra in 1973, has played professionally for 13 years and has represented Australia as a Socceroo, Olyroo, and Young Socceroo where the team finished fourth in the World Youth Cup of 1993. However Juric did not play a huge part for the national team and only represented his country late in his career. This was after his performance in the 2002 National Soccer League Grand Final win over Perth Glory, playing with a dislocated elbow, and he finally received his senior cap that same year.[2]
Juric learnt his trade at one of Australia's major junior nurseries in Canberra Croatia FC. The club has produced the likes of Ned Zelic, Josip Simunic and George Kulscar. From here he went on to represent Australia at the World Youth Cup in 1993, culminating in a 4th-place finish, losing to eventual champions Brazil.
Juric went on to have a successful National Soccer League career playing for the Melbourne Knights, Sydney Olympic, and Canberra Cosmos, playing over 200 games and scoring over 20 goals and winning premierships and championships.
In the later stages of his career, Juric played in the NSW Premier League, where he won a title with Sydney United 58.
In 2009 Juric was inducted into the ACT Sports Hall of Fame for his Football exploits and additionally in the same year he was inducted into the Capital Football Hall of Fame.
Managerial career
Sydney United 58 in the NSWNPL and Sydney FC Women in the A-Leagues.
Juric was a former Women's U19 and Women's U17 national Australian coach and also the NSWIS Football men's coach.[3]
In June 2017, Juric was appointed head coach of Sydney FC's women's team.[4] He was their longest serving coach with 157 games, departing in February 2026. Under him, the team were 3-time A-League Champions and 3-time A-League Premiers.[5]
In 2020, Juric was appointed head coach of Sydney Olympic FC where he remained for 2 years.[6]
On November 18 2024, Juric was appointed Sydney United 58 FC head coach for the upcoming 2025 NPL NSW season and inaugural Australian Championship season.[7] At the end of the Australian Championship season in November, Juric resigned from his post.[8]
Career statistics
International
| Australia national team[9] | ||
| Year | Apps | Goals |
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| 2002 | 4 | 1 |
| Total | 4 | 1 |
Honours
Australia
- OFC Nations Cup: runner-up 2002[10]