List of A-League Men head coaches

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The A-League Men is a professional soccer league in Australia which is at the top of the Australian league system. The league was formed in 2005 as a replacement for the original National Soccer League.

Some of the people have served spells as caretaker (temporary) managers in the period between a managerial departure and appointment. Several caretaker managers such as Tony Walmsley at Central Coast Mariners have gone on to secure a permanent managerial post. As of 2023, Ernie Merrick, Mike Mulvey, John Aloisi, Marko Rudan and Tony Popovic are the only coaches to have managed more than two A-League Men clubs.

Managers

Ricki Herbert has been in charge of both New Zealand Knights and Wellington Phoenix in the A-League.
Tony Popovic was the first coach of Western Sydney Wanderers.

The list of managers includes everyone who has managed clubs while they were in the A-League Men, whether in a permanent or temporary role. Caretaker managers are listed only when they managed the team for at least one match in that period.

The dates of appointment and departure may fall outside the club's period in the A-League Men, for example, John Kosmina was appointed as Adelaide United manager in 2003 (before the A-League was formed in 2005) and remained in his position through the league's establishment.

Key
† Incumbent manager
‡ Caretaker manager
* Present up to date as of 31 January 2025
More information Name, Nat. ...
Managers
Name Nat. Club From Until Duration (days) Seasons in
A-League Men		 Ref.
John Kosmina AUS Adelaide United 13 September 2003 23 February 2007 1259 2 [1][2]
Aurelio Vidmar AUS Adelaide United 23 February 2007 3 June 2010 1196 3 [2][3]
Rini Coolen NED Adelaide United 6 July 2010 18 December 2011 530 2 [4][5]
John Kosmina AUS Adelaide United 18 December 2011 28 January 2013 407 2 [5][6]
Michael Valkanis ‡ AUS Adelaide United 28 January 2013 10 April 2013 72 1 [7][8]
Josep Gombau ESP Adelaide United 30 April 2013 24 July 2015 815 2 [9][10]
Guillermo Amor ESP Adelaide United 24 July 2015 10 May 2017 652 2 [10][11]
Marco Kurz GER Adelaide United 16 August 2017 30 June 2019 684 2 [12]
Gertjan Verbeek NED Adelaide United 1 July 2019 29 April 2020 304 1 [13]
Carl Veart ‡ AUS Adelaide United 15 June 2020 15 June 2020 95 1 [14]
Carl Veart † AUS Adelaide United 18 September 2020 Present* 2196 5 [15]
Steve Corica † AUS Auckland FC 20 December 2023 Present* 913 1 [16]
Frank Farina AUS Brisbane Roar 15 November 2006 14 October 2009 1064 4 [17][18]
Rado Vidošić ‡ CRO Brisbane Roar 14 October 2009 17 October 2009 3 1 [18][19]
Ange Postecoglou AUS Brisbane Roar 17 October 2009 24 April 2012 920 3 [19][20]
Rado Vidošić CRO Brisbane Roar 25 April 2012 18 December 2012 237 1 [20][21]
Mike Mulvey ENG Brisbane Roar 18 December 2012 23 November 2014 705 3 [21][22]
Frans Thijssen ‡ NED Brisbane Roar 23 November 2014 26 May 2015 184 1 [22][23]
John Aloisi AUS Brisbane Roar 26 May 2015 28 December 2018 1313 4 [23][24]
Darren Davies ‡ WAL Brisbane Roar 29 December 2018 30 June 2019 184 1 [24][25]
Robbie Fowler ENG Brisbane Roar 1 July 2019 29 June 2020 365 1 [26][27]
Warren Moon
Darren Davies ‡		 AUS
WAL		 Brisbane Roar 29 June 2020 16 July 2020 18 1 [27]
Warren Moon AUS Brisbane Roar 16 July 2020 20 February 2023 950 4 [28][29]
Nick Green ‡ ENG Brisbane Roar 21 February 2023 2 May 2023 70 1 [30]
Ross Aloisi AUS Brisbane Roar 2 May 2023 24 December 2023 237 1 [31][32]
Luciano Trani ‡ AUS Brisbane Roar 24 December 2023 1 January 2024 9 1 [33]
Ben Cahn ENG Brisbane Roar 1 January 2024 1 February 2024 31 1 [34]
Ruben Zadkovich ‡ AUS Brisbane Roar 1 February 2024 22 April 2024 82 1 [35]
Ruben Zadkovich ENG Brisbane Roar 22 April 2024 Present* 789 2 [36]
Lawrie McKinna SCO Central Coast Mariners 10 October 2004 9 February 2010 1948 5 [37][38]
Graham Arnold AUS Central Coast Mariners 9 February 2010 14 November 2013 1374 4 [38][39]
Phil Moss AUS Central Coast Mariners 15 November 2013 5 March 2015 475 2 [40][41]
Tony Walmsley ENG Central Coast Mariners 5 March 2015 8 August 2016 522 2 [41][42]
Paul Okon AUS Central Coast Mariners 28 August 2016 20 March 2018 570 2 [43][44]
Wayne O'Sullivan ‡ IRL Central Coast Mariners 20 March 2018 18 April 2018 184 1 [44][45]
Mike Mulvey ENG Central Coast Mariners 1 July 2018 10 March 2019 253 1 [46][47]
Alen Stajcic ‡ AUS Central Coast Mariners 12 March 2019 1 May 2019 51 1 [48][49]
Alen Stajcic AUS Central Coast Mariners 1 May 2019 1 May 2021 732 2 [50][51]
Nick Montgomery SCO Central Coast Mariners 2 July 2021 11 September 2023 802 2 [52][53]
Abbas Saad ‡ AUS Central Coast Mariners 11 September 2023 27 September 2023 17 1 [54]
Mark Jackson † ENG Central Coast Mariners 27 September 2023 Present* 997 2 [55]
Miron Bleiberg ISR Gold Coast United 6 June 2008 19 February 2012 1353 3 [56][57]
Mike Mulvey ‡ ENG Gold Coast United 19 February 2012 5 April 2012 46 1 [57][58]
Ante Milicic AUS Macarthur FC 15 May 2019 8 May 2022 1090 2 [59][60]
Dwight Yorke TRI Macarthur FC 15 May 2022 21 January 2023 252 1 [61][62]
Mile Sterjovski † AUS Macarthur FC 23 January 2022 Present* 1244 2 [63]
John van 't Schip NED Melbourne Heart 12 October 2009 26 April 2012 927 2 [64][65]
John Aloisi AUS Melbourne Heart 7 May 2012 29 December 2013 601 2 [66][67]
John van 't Schip NED Melbourne City 29 December 2013 3 January 2017 1101 4 [67][68]
Michael Valkanis ‡ AUS Melbourne City 3 January 2017 27 January 2017 24 1 [68][69]
Michael Valkanis AUS Melbourne City 27 January 2017 19 June 2017 144 1 [69]
Warren Joyce ENG Melbourne City 19 June 2017 8 May 2019 659 2 [70][71]
Erick Mombaerts FRA Melbourne City 26 June 2019 3 September 2020 436 1 [72][73]
Patrick Kisnorbo AUS Melbourne City 3 September 2020 23 November 2022 812 3 [73][74]
Rado Vidošić ‡ CRO Melbourne City 23 November 2022 6 February 2023 76 1 [74]
Rado Vidošić CRO Melbourne City 6 February 2023 1 November 2023 269 2 [74]
Aurelio Vidmar † AUS Melbourne City 1 November 2023 Present* 962 2 [75]
Ernie Merrick SCO Melbourne Victory 20 December 2004 11 March 2011 2272 6 [76][77]
Mehmet Durakovic AUS Melbourne Victory 11 March 2011 6 January 2012 301 2 [77][78]
Kevin Muscat ‡ AUS Melbourne Victory 6 January 2012 7 January 2012 1 1 [78][79]
Jim Magilton ‡ NIR Melbourne Victory 7 January 2012 1 April 2012 85 1 [79][80]
Ange Postecoglou AUS Melbourne Victory 26 April 2012 25 October 2013 547 2 [81][82]
Kevin Muscat AUS Melbourne Victory 31 October 2013 19 May 2019 2027 6 [83]
Marco Kurz GER Melbourne Victory 27 June 2019 14 January 2020 202 1 [84][85]
Carlos Pérez Salvachúa ‡ ESP Melbourne Victory 14 January 2020 29 May 2020 137 1 [85][86]
Grant Brebner ‡ SCO Melbourne Victory 1 June 2020 24 August 2020 85 1 [87][88]
Grant Brebner SCO Melbourne Victory 24 August 2020 17 April 2021 237 1 [88][89]
Steve Kean ‡ SCO Melbourne Victory 19 April 2021 30 June 2021 73 1 [90]
Tony Popovic AUS Melbourne Victory 1 July 2021 12 June 2024 1078 3 [91][92]
Patrick Kisnorbo AUS Melbourne Victory 25 June 2024 17 December 2024 176 1 [93][94]
Arthur Diles ‡ AUS Melbourne Victory 17 December 2024 31 January 2025 46 1
Arthur Diles † AUS Melbourne City 31 January 2025 Present* 505 1 [95]
John Adshead NZL New Zealand Knights 14 January 2005 10 April 2006 451 1 [96][97]
Paul Nevin ENG New Zealand Knights 10 April 2006 15 November 2006 219 1 [97][98]
Barry Simmonds ‡ ENG New Zealand Knights 15 November 2006 14 December 2006 29 1 [98][99]
Ricki Herbert NZL New Zealand Knights 14 December 2006 1 April 2007 108 1 [99][100]
Richard Money ENG Newcastle Jets 25 May 2005 3 April 2006 313 1 [101][102]
Nick Theodorakopoulos AUS Newcastle Jets 5 April 2006 10 October 2006 188 1 [102][103]
Gary van Egmond AUS Newcastle Jets 10 October 2006 28 June 2009 992 3 [103][104]
Branko Culina AUS Newcastle Jets 30 June 2009 4 October 2011 826 2 [105][106]
Craig Deans ‡ AUS Newcastle Jets 4 October 2011 20 October 2011 16 1 [107][108]
Gary van Egmond AUS Newcastle Jets 20 October 2011 19 January 2014 822 3 [108][109]
Clayton Zane ‡ AUS Newcastle Jets 19 January 2014 5 May 2014 106 1 [109][110]
Phil Stubbins ENG Newcastle Jets 5 May 2014 26 May 2015 386 1 [110][111]
Scott Miller AUS Newcastle Jets 18 June 2015 7 September 2016 447 1 [112][113]
Mark Jones AUS Newcastle Jets 23 September 2016 16 April 2017 205 1 [114][115]
Ernie Merrick SCO Newcastle Jets 9 May 2017 6 January 2020 973 3 [116][117]
Craig Deans
Qiang Li ‡		 AUS
CHN		 Newcastle Jets 9 January 2020 6 February 2020 29 1 [117]
Carl Robinson WAL Newcastle Jets 6 February 2020 14 October 2020 252 1 [118][119]
Craig Deans ‡ AUS Newcastle Jets 14 October 2020 9 February 2021 119 1 [120]
Craig Deans AUS Newcastle Jets 9 February 2021 3 June 2021 115 1 [120][121]
Arthur Papas AUS Newcastle Jets 28 June 2021 19 June 2023 722 2 [122][123]
Robert Stanton † AUS Newcastle Jets 26 June 2023 Present* 1090 2 [124]
Ian Ferguson SCO North Queensland Fury 15 September 2008 6 April 2010 568 1 [125][126]
František Straka CZE North Queensland Fury 8 June 2010 1 March 2011 266 1 [127][128]
Steve McMahon ENG Perth Glory 25 January 2005 7 December 2005 316 1 [129]
Alan Vest ‡ NZL Perth Glory 8 December 2005 26 July 2006 230 1 [130][131]
Ron Smith AUS Perth Glory 26 July 2006 3 November 2007 465 2 [131][132]
Dave Mitchell AUS Perth Glory 3 November 2007 11 October 2010 1073 4 [132][133]
Ian Ferguson SCO Perth Glory 11 October 2010 11 February 2013 854 3 [133][134]
Alistair Edwards AUS Perth Glory 11 February 2013 17 December 2013 309 2 [134][135]
Kenny Lowe ENG Perth Glory 20 December 2013 20 April 2018 1583 5 [136][137]
Tony Popovic AUS Perth Glory 11 May 2018 27 August 2020 840 2 [138][139]
Hayden Foxe ‡ AUS Perth Glory 2 September 2020 18 September 2020 16 1 [140][141]
Richard Garcia AUS Perth Glory 18 September 2020 20 March 2022 549 2 [141][142]
Ruben Zadkovich ‡ AUS Perth Glory 20 March 2022 2 June 2022 75 1 [142]
Ruben Zadkovich AUS Perth Glory 2 June 2022 2 June 2023 366 1 [142][143][144]
Kenny Lowe ‡ ENG Perth Glory 12 July 2023 3 August 2023 23 1 [145]
Alen Stajcic AUS Perth Glory 3 August 2023 25 June 2024 328 1 [146][147]
David Zdrilic † AUS Perth Glory 28 June 2024 Present* 722 1 [148]
Miron Bleiberg ISR Queensland Roar 5 February 2005 14 November 2006 647 2 [149][150]
Pierre Littbarski GER Sydney FC 26 February 2005 3 May 2006 431 1 [151][152]
Terry Butcher ENG Sydney FC 17 May 2006 8 February 2007 267 1 [153]
Branko Culina AUS Sydney FC 13 February 2007 22 October 2007 251 1 [154][155]
John Kosmina AUS Sydney FC 24 October 2007 31 January 2009 465 2 [156][157]
Vítězslav Lavička CZE Sydney FC 3 February 2009 30 March 2012 1151 3 [158][159]
Ian Crook AUS Sydney FC 14 May 2012 11 November 2012 181 1 [160][161]
Steve Corica ‡ AUS Sydney FC 11 November 2012 28 November 2012 17 1 [161][162]
Frank Farina AUS Sydney FC 28 November 2012 23 April 2014 511 2 [162][163]
Graham Arnold AUS Sydney FC 8 May 2014 31 May 2018 1485 4 [164][165]
Steve Corica AUS Sydney FC 1 June 2018 7 November 2023 1986 6 [166][167]
Ufuk Talay † AUS Sydney FC 8 November 2023 Present* 955 1 [168]
Ricki Herbert NZL Wellington Phoenix 19 March 2007 26 February 2013 2171 6 [169][170]
Chris Greenacre ‡ ENG Wellington Phoenix 26 February 2013 20 May 2013 83 1 [170][171]
Ernie Merrick SCO Wellington Phoenix 20 May 2013 5 December 2016 1296 4 [171][172]
Des Buckingham Chris Greenacre ‡ ENG ENG Wellington Phoenix 5 December 2016 1 January 2017 28 1 [171][172][173]
Des Buckingham ENG Wellington Phoenix 1 January 2017 7 June 2017 158 1 [173]
Darije Kalezić BIH Wellington Phoenix 7 June 2017 7 March 2018 274 1 [174][175]
Marko Rudan AUS Wellington Phoenix 30 May 2018 3 May 2019 339 1 [176][177]
Ufuk Talay AUS Wellington Phoenix 20 May 2019 6 May 2023 1448 4 [178][179]
Giancarlo Italiano † AUS Wellington Phoenix 6 May 2023 Present* 1141 1 [180]
Tony Popovic AUS Western Sydney Wanderers 18 May 2012 1 October 2017 1963 5 [181][182]
Hayden Foxe ‡ AUS Western Sydney Wanderers 3 October 2017 1 November 2017 30 1 [183]
Josep Gombau ESP Western Sydney Wanderers 1 November 2017 19 April 2018 170 1 [185]
Markus Babbel GER Western Sydney Wanderers 19 May 2018 20 January 2020 612 2 [186][187]
Jean-Paul De Marigny ‡ AUS Western Sydney Wanderers 20 January 2020 14 July 2020 177 1 [187]
Jean-Paul De Marigny AUS Western Sydney Wanderers 14 July 2020 12 October 2020 91 1 [188][189]
Carl Robinson WAL Western Sydney Wanderers 15 October 2020 30 January 2022 473 2 [190]
Marko Rudan AUS Western Sydney Wanderers 31 January 2022 16 May 2024 837 3 [191][192]
Alen Stajcic † AUS Western Sydney Wanderers 25 June 2024 Present* 725 1 [193]
Marko Rudan AUS Western United 23 May 2019 23 May 2021 748 2 [194][195]
John Aloisi † AUS Western United 15 July 2021 Present* 1801 2 [196]
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By club

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Club Total
Adelaide United 10
Auckland FC 1
Brisbane Roar 15
Central Coast Mariners 11
Gold Coast United 2
Macarthur FC 3
Melbourne City 8
Melbourne Victory 12
Newcastle Jets 15
New Zealand Knights 4
North Queensland Fury 2
Perth Glory 13
Sydney FC 10
Wellington Phoenix 8
Western Sydney Wanderers 8
Western United 2
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Most games coached in A-League Men

More information Rank, Head coach ...
List of head coaches who have taken charge of over 100 A-League Men matches—As of 25 January 2025
Rank Head coach Games Club(s)
1 Scotland Ernie Merrick 308 Melbourne Victory (151), Wellington Phoenix (90), Newcastle Jets (67)
2 Australia Tony Popovic 284 Western Sydney Wanderers (142), Perth Glory (57), Melbourne Victory (85)
3 Australia John Aloisi 230 Melbourne Heart (39), Brisbane Roar (95), Western United (96)
4 Australia Graham Arnold 211 Central Coast Mariners (98), Sydney FC (113)
5 Australia Kevin Muscat 172 Melbourne Victory (172)
6 New Zealand Ricki Herbert 159 New Zealand Knights (5), Wellington Phoenix (154)
7 Australia Steve Corica 159 Sydney FC (146), Auckland FC (13)
8 Australia Marko Rudan 153 Wellington Phoenix (28), Western United (54), Western Sydney Wanderers (71)
9 Australia Ufuk Talay 147 Wellington Phoenix (105), Sydney FC (42)
10 Netherlands John van 't Schip 144 Melbourne City (144)
11 Australia Gary van Egmond 130 Newcastle Jets (130)
12 Australia Carl Veart 129 Adelaide United (129)
13 England Kenny Lowe 128 Perth Glory (128)
14 Scotland Lawrie McKinna 120 Central Coast Mariners (120)
15 Australia John Kosmina 118 Adelaide United (83), Sydney FC (35)
16 Israel Miron Bleiberg 114 Queensland Roar (33), Gold Coast United (81)
17 Australia Frank Farina 113 Brisbane Roar (66), Sydney FC (47)
18 Australia Ange Postecoglou 112 Brisbane Roar (80), Melbourne Victory (32)
19 Australia Aurelio Vidmar 110 Adelaide United (73), Melbourne City (37)
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