Ange Postecoglou

Ange Postecoglou

Postecoglou as Australia manager
Personal information
Full name	Angelos Postekos[1]
Birth name	Angelos Postecoglou
Date of birth	(1965-08-27) 27 August 1965 (age 58)
Place of birth	Nea Filadelfeia, Athens, Greece
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[2][3]
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Tottenham Hotspur (head coach)
Youth career
1978–1983	South Melbourne
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1984–1993	South Melbourne	193	(27)
1994	Western Suburbs	–	(–)
International career
1985	Australia U20	13	(1)
1986–1988	Australia	4	(0)
Managerial career
1996–2000	South Melbourne
2000–2005	Australia U17
2005–2007	Australia U20
2008	Panachaiki
2009	Whittlesea Zebras
2009–2012	Brisbane Roar
2012–2013	Melbourne Victory
2013–2017	Australia
2018–2021	Yokohama F. Marinos
2021–2023	Celtic
2023–	Tottenham Hotspur
Medal record Men's football Representing  Australia (as manager) AFC Asian Cup Winner 2015
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Angelos "Ange" Postecoglou (/ˈændʒ ˌpɒstəˈkɒɡluː/ ANJ POS-tə-KOG-loo; Greek: Άγγελος Ποστέκογλου, Angelos Postekoglou; born 27 August 1965), sometimes known by his nickname Big Ange,^[4] is a soccer manager and former player who is the head coach of Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur.

Born in Greece, Postecoglou grew up in Melbourne from the age of five. As a player, he spent most of his club career as a defender for South Melbourne Hellas and played four games for the Australia national team in the late 1980s. He began managing at South Melbourne Hellas in 1996, winning the National Soccer League twice and the OFC Champions League in 1999. He then led the national under-17 and under-20 teams.

Postecoglou managed Brisbane Roar and Melbourne Victory in the A-League, winning the Premiership in 2011 and the Championship in 2011 and 2012 with Brisbane Roar. He was the men's senior national team manager from 2013 to 2017, winning the AFC Asian Cup in 2015 and also going to the 2014 FIFA World Cup. He won the J1 League with Yokohama F. Marinos in 2019, and then won five trophies (including two league titles) in two seasons with Scottish side Celtic. He became head coach of Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur in 2023.