Francis Awaritefe
Soccer player (born 1964)
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Francis Edgar Awaritefe (born 18 April 1964) is a former professional soccer player. Born in England, he made three appearances for Australia scoring once. He was Director of Football at Melbourne Victory.
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Francis Edgar Awaritefe | ||
| Date of birth | 18 April 1964 | ||
| Place of birth | London, England | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Wimbledon | |||
| 1984–1986 | Tooting & Mitcham United | 37 | (12) |
| 1986–1988 | Sutton United | 65 | (24) |
| 1988 | → Barnet (loan) | 5 | (1) |
| 1989–1992 | Melbourne Knights | 98 | (43) |
| 1992 | North Geelong Warriors | 10 | (10) |
| 1992–1995 | South Melbourne | 73 | (34) |
| 1995–2000 | Marconi Stallions | 120 | (39) |
| 2000–2001 | Sydney United | 22 | (7) |
| 2001–2008 | Rockdale City Suns | 12 | (3) |
| International career | |||
| 1993–1996 | Australia | 3 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Early life
Awaritefe was born in London, England to Nigerian parents. He moved to Nigeria at the age of 4, and moved to Australia in adulthood where he was nationalized.[1] He has a son, Reuben Awaritefe, who had played for Central Coast Mariners Academy and Western Sydney Wanderers Youth.[2]
Playing career
Awaritefe performed well for Sutton United, but was sacked by the club after a violent altercation with Enfield goalkeeper Andy Pape.[3]
Administrative career
On 21 June 2011, he was signed by Melbourne Victory as their new Director of Football on a two-year deal, replacing Gary Cole, with Mehmet Durakovic signed as the club's new manager on the same day.[4][5]
However, after a brief five-month stint in his job as the Director of Football with Melbourne Victory, Awaritefe was axed by Melbourne Victory, after a run of poor results.[6]
He appeared on the Australian television program Nerds FC.[when?][citation needed]
Awaritefe is as at February 2019 vice-president of FIFPro (International Federation of Professional Footballers) and has been with Craig Foster participating in the campaign to free Hakeem al-Araibi.[7]
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