Nick Theodorakopoulos
Nick Theodorakopoulos (born 29 June 1964) is an Australian football (soccer) coach.
Personal information | |||
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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 | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
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.
Managerial statistics
Team | Nat | From | To | Record | ||||
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G | W | D | L | Win % | ||||
Newcastle Jets FC | 2006 | 2006 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0.00 | |
Total | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0.00 |