Nick Theodorakopoulos
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nick Theodorakopoulos | ||
| Date of birth | 29 June 1964 | ||
| Place of birth | Bathurst, Australia | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1983 | Canterbury-Marrickville | ||
| 1984–1985 | Sydney Olympic | 30 | (10) |
| 1989–1990 | APIA Leichhardt | 6 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1991–1994 | Canterbury-Marrickville | ||
| 1995 | Belmore Hercules | ||
| 1995–2000 | Wollongong Wolves | ||
| 2001–2002 | Kallithea FC | ||
| 2002–2003 | Parramatta Power | ||
| 2006–2007 | Newcastle Jets | ||
| 2009 | Sydney Olympic FC | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Nick Theodorakopoulos (born 29 June 1964) is an Australian football (soccer) coach.
Managerial career
He previously coached in the predecessor to the A-League, the NSL with the now-defunct Parramatta Power.
His last coaching role was with the Newcastle United Jets in the A-League. He had promised to deliver better football and passing game than previous coach Richard Money. However, In October 2006 after recording no wins during the Pre-Season Cup and during the first seven rounds of A-League matches, Theodorakopoulos became the first coach to be dismissed in the club's A-League's history. His assistant Gary Van Egmond was instated as the caretaker coach. On 2 April 2009 was named as the new Head Coach of his former club Sydney Olympic FC,[1] he follow up of Aytek Genc[2] and was on 5 October 2009 released.
TV career
During the 2006 FIFA World Cup he was a TV analyst for SBS's coverage.
Personal life
He owns a flight agency in Sydney and is the uncle of Australian cricketer Thomas Pantazis.
References
- ↑ [http://www.footballnsw.com.au/index.php?id=17&tx_ttnews[tt_news]=1935&tx_ttnews[backPid]=1&cHash=1 Sydney Olympic appoints Nick Theodorakopoulos as head coach] - Football NSW Article
- ↑ Nick Theodorakopoulos appointed Sydney Olympic Head Coach for remainder of the 2009 season