Who is Ange Postecoglou? The Australian in charge of one of the world’s biggest football clubs

Who is Ange Postecoglou?

Postecoglou was born in Greece but moved to Australia with his family when he was young. He played for South Melbourne FC in the top tier of Australian football in the 1980s and 90s, and won two championships.

Postecoglou got his first head coaching job with South Melbourne in 1996. He was then appointed the coach of the Australian U20 team in 2000, which he held for seven years.

In 2009, Postecoglou became the coach of A-League side Brisbane Roar. He led the Roar to back-to-back championships in 2011 and 2012. Brisbane went 36 games unbeaten with Postecoglou, which is the longest run without a loss for any Australian top-tier sporting team.

Postecoglou was then named coach of thein 2013 after a brief stint at A-League club Melbourne Victory.

International career

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Postecoglou’s next job after the Socceroos was at Yokohama F. Marinos in Japan, where he led the side to their first league triumph in 15 years in 2019.

In 2021, he was named coach of Celtic FC, a heavyweight of Scottish football with a rich history of success.

Postecoglou turned an underperforming team into Scottish League and League Cup winners in his first season at Celtic. He won both again this season, as well as the Scottish Football Association Cup.

The Tottenham project

Like Celtic, Postecoglou is inheriting a Tottenham team in disarray. They finished eighth in the Premier League and sacked two of their coaches last season amid poor results.

There are also uncertainties over the future of some of the club’s top players. Longtime captain Hugo Lloris has said he wants to leave, while star striker Harry Kane has been linked with a move to Real Madrid.

Pressure to win silverware will also be mounting on Postecoglou. Tottenham haven’t won a trophy since 2008.