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From an early age he started playing Australian rules football [91] and became a lifelong supporter of the Carlton Football Club in the Australian Football League.
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Postecoglou was appointed head coach of the Australia national team on 23 October 2013 on a five-year contract, replacing German Holger Osieck. As a player, he was involved in their 1984 and 1990–91 titles, the latter as captain in a famous win over rivals Melbourne Knights. He was replaced as coach in February 2007 after Australia failed to qualify for the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup.Unknown in Scotland upon his arrival and unheralded in the English game, Ange Postecoglou revels in his status as an outside agitator. If people are talking about my future or are interested in my future, I will sit there and listen,” he said. The Monday Night Club discuss whether Jude Bellingham is England's best talent since Paul Gascoigne, after he was named best young player at Monday's Ballon d'Or ceremony.
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He was coached by Hungarian Ferenc Puskás, a renowned player who his father had told him about as a child.
Postecoglou was tasked with regenerating the Australian national team, which was deemed to have been too reliant on members of their Golden Generation of 2006, subsequently leading to a stagnation of results that culminated in successive 6–0 defeats to Brazil and France. In those moments it felt like I was reading Harper's words, not Postecoglou's, and it did detract from the experience - especially given that this is a book of (strong) opinions rather than life events.
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Marinos, the only question was whether he could handle the pressure of life in the fishbowl that is Scottish football.
Marinos announced they had appointed Postecoglou as head coach with his tenure set to begin after the 2017 Japanese Emperor's Cup.