Tony Popovic
Tony Popovic (born 4 July 1973) is a former Australian football player. He has played for Australia national team.
 Popovic in 2013 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Tony Popovic[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 4 July 1973 | ||
| Place of birth | Sydney, Australia | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre-back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Melbourne Victory (manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Fairfield Bulls | |||
| Sydney United | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1989–1997 | Sydney United | 162 | (14) |
| 1994 | → Canberra FC (loan) | 5 | (1) |
| 1997–2001 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 87 | (13) |
| 2001–2006 | Crystal Palace | 123 | (6) |
| 2006–2007 | Al-Arabi | 17 | (2) |
| 2007–2008 | Sydney FC | 27 | (1) |
| Total | 421 | (37) | |
| National team | |||
| 1988–1989 | Australia U17 | 7 | (2) |
| 1990–1991 | Australia U20 | 9 | (1) |
| 1992 | Australia U23 | 4 | (0) |
| 1995–2006 | Australia | 58 | (8) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2008–2011 | Sydney FC (assistant) | ||
| 2009 | Sydney FC (caretaker) | ||
| 2011–2012 | Crystal Palace (assistant) | ||
| 2012–2017 | Western Sydney Wanderers | ||
| 2017 | Karabükspor | ||
| 2018–2020 | Perth Glory | ||
| 2020–2021 | Xanthi | ||
| 2021– | Melbourne Victory | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sydney United[c] | 1989–90 | National Soccer League | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||||
| 1990–91 | 17 | 1 | 17 | 1 | ||||||
| 1991–92 | 20 | 1 | 20 | 1 | ||||||
| 1992–93 | 24 | 2 | 24 | 2 | ||||||
| 1993–94 | National Soccer League | 27 | 2 | 27 | 2 | |||||
| 1994–95 | 25 | 3 | 25 | 3 | ||||||
| 1995–96 | 29 | 4 | 29 | 4 | ||||||
| 1996–97 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 2 | ||||||
| Total | 162 | 15 | 162 | 15 | ||||||
| Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 1997 | J1 League | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| 1998 | 25 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 6 | ||
| 1999 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 6 | ||
| 2000 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 5 | ||
| 2001 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Total | 87 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 109 | 17 | ||
| Crystal Palace | 2001–02 | First Division | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 2 | ||
| 2002–03 | 36 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 40 | 4 | ||||
| 2003–04 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 1 | ||||
| 2004–05 | Premier League | 23 | 0 | 23 | 0 | |||||
| 2005–06 | League Championship | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Total | 119 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 119 | 7 | ||||
| Al-Arabi | 2006–07 | Qatar Stars League | 17 | 2 | 17 | 2 | ||||
| Sydney FC | 2007–08 | A-League | 20 | 1 | 20 | 1 | ||||
| 2008–09 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | 27 | 1 | 27 | 1 | ||||||
| Career total | 412 | 38 | 15 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 439 | 42 | ||
- ↑ Includes Emperor's Cup, FA Cup, Emir Cup.
- ↑ Includes J.League Cup, League Cup, Sheikh Jassem Cup.
- ↑ "Sydney Croatia" until 1993
International
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 1995 | 8 | 0 |
| 1996 | 10 | 0 | |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2000 | 7 | 1 | |
| 2001 | 10 | 5 | |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2003 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2005 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2006 | 4 | 1 | |
| Total | 58 | 8 | |
- Scores and results list Australia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Popovic goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 June 2000 | Papeete, Tahiti |  Cook Islands |
17–0 | Oceania Nations Cup | |
| 2 | 9 April 2001 | BCU International Stadium, Australia |  Tonga |
22–0 | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 3 | 11 April 2001 | BCU International Stadium, Australia |  American Samoa |
31–0 | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 4 | ||||||
| 5 | 16 April 2001 | BCU International Stadium, Australia |  Samoa |
11–0 | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 6 | ||||||
| 7 | 12 February 2003 | Boleyn Ground, London, England |  England |
3–1 | Friendly | |
| 8 | 7 September 2006 | Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane, Australia |  Paraguay |
1–1 | Friendly |
Managerial statistics
- As of 20 July 2023[3]
| Team | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | |||
 Western Sydney Wanderers
|
17 May 2012 | 1 October 2017 | 180 | 77 | 40 | 63 | 42.78 |
 Karabükspor
|
1 October 2017 | 15 December 2017 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 27.27 |
| Perth Glory
|
11 May 2018 | 2 September 2020 | 60 | 30 | 13 | 17 | 50.00 |
 Xanthi
|
2 September 2020 | 22 February 2021 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 44.44 |
| Melbourne Victory
|
21 April 2021 | Present | 63 | 28 | 13 | 22 | 44.44 |
| Total | 323 | 142 | 69 | 112 | 43.96 | ||
Honours
Player
Australia
Manager
Western Sydney Wanderers
- A-League Men: Premiers 2012–13; runner-up 2013–14, 2015–16
- A-League Men Finals runner-up: 2013, 2014, 2016
- AFC Champions League: 2014
Perth Glory
Melbourne Victory
- A-League Men runner-up: 2021–22
- Australia Cup: 2021
Individual
Tony Popovic Media
Tony Popovic playing for Sydney FC against the Wellington Phoenix in round 11 of the 08/09 A-League.
Tony Popovic in the 2008 Pre-Season Cup game against the Wellington Phoenix at the WIN Stadium in Wollongong, New South Wales.
Tony Popovic coaching at a Sydney FC training session.
References
- ↑ "2006 FIFA World Cup Germany: List of Players: Australia" (PDF). FIFA. 21 March 2014. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2019.
- ↑ Tony Popovic at National-Football-Teams.com
- ↑ "Tony Popovic". ALeague Stats. Archived from the original on 8 October 2021. Retrieved 5 February 2022.