Steve Corica

Stephen Christopher Corica (how to say: /ˈkorika/; born 24 March 1973) is an Australian soccer manager and former player. He is the current manager of Australian club Sydney FC.

Steve Corica
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Corica playing for Sydney FC in 2008
Personal information
Full nameStephen Christopher Corica
Date of birth (1973-03-24) 24 March 1973 (age 51)
Place of birthInnisfail, Queensland, Australia
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Playing positionMidfielder
Youth career
Innisfail United
1990AIS
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1990–1995Marconi Stallions103(14)
1995–1996Leicester City16(2)
1996–2000Wolverhampton Wanderers100(5)
2000–2001Sanfrecce Hiroshima43(14)
2002–2004Walsall73(9)
2005–2010Sydney FC106(23)
Total441(67)
National team
1989Australia U-172(1)
1990–1991Australia U-206(0)
1992–1996Australia U-237(0)
1993–2006Australia32(5)
Teams managed
2010–2018Sydney FC (youth, assistant)
2012Sydney FC (caretaker)
2018–Sydney FC
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career statistics

Club

Sydney FC

National team

[2]

Australia national team
Year Apps Goals
1993 4 0
1994 0 0
1995 6 1
1996 2 0
1997 1 0
1998 0 0
1999 0 0
2000 8 2
2001 10 2
2002 0 0
2003 0 0
2004 0 0
2005 0 0
2006 1 0
Total 32 5

International goals

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Minute
1 21 July 1993 Nijmegen, Netherlands   NEC Nijmegen 0-1 0-1 Win Friendly
2 15 February 1995 Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney   Japan 2-1 2-1 Win Friendly 41'
3 9 February 2000 Estadio Playa Ancha, Valparaíso, Chile   Chile 1-1 2-1 Loss Friendly 15'
4 19 June 2000 Papeete, Tahiti   Cook Islands 0-13 0-17 Win Oceania Nations Cup 70'
5 28 February 2001 Nemesio Camacho Stadium, Bogotá, Colombia   Colombia 3-1 3-2 Loss Friendly 77'
6 14 April 2001 BCU International Stadium, Coffs Harbour   Fiji 1-0 2-0 Win 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC) 22'

Managerial statistics

As of match played 20 January 2023[3]
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team Nat From To Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Sydney FC (caretaker)   12 November 2012 27 November 2012 2 0 0 2 3 6 −3 &00.00
Sydney FC   16 May 2018 Present 155 73 33 49 247 152 +95 47.10
Total 157 73 33 51 250 158 +92 46.50

Honours

Player

With Australia:

With Sydney FC:

With Marconi-Fairfield:

Individual

Honourable distinctions

Manager

References

  1. "FIFA Club World Championship Japan 2005 – Official Rosters". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 4 December 2005. Archived from the original on 19 December 2005.
  2. Steve Corica at National-Football-Teams.com
  3. "Steve Corica career sheet". footballdatabase. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  4. Sydney FC inducts eight greats to its Hall of Fame. 16 March 2015. https://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/sydney-fc-inducts-eight-greats-to-its-hall-of-fame. Retrieved 18 May 2020.