Gary Phillips (Australian soccer) explained

Gary Phillips
Fullname:Gary Michael Phillips
Birth Date:1963 6, df=yes
Birth Place:Australia
Position:Midfielder
Youthclubs1:Coffs Harbour
Years1:1982–1993
Clubs1:Sydney Olympic
Caps1:274
Goals1:17
Years2:1993–1997
Clubs2:Brisbane Strikers
Caps2:98
Goals2:2
Nationalyears1:1979–1981
Nationalteam1:Australian Schoolboys
Nationalcaps1:?
Nationalgoals1:?
Manageryears1:1999–2001
Managerclubs1:Queensland Academy of Sport
Manageryears2:2001
Managerclubs2:Tonga
Manageryears3:2001–2003
Managerclubs3:Sydney Olympic
Manageryears4:2004
Managerclubs4:Da Nang F.C.
Manageryears5:2008–2009
Managerclubs5:Newcastle Jets (W-League)
Manageryears6:2009–2011
Managerclubs6:Sabah FA
Manageryears7:2014–2015
Managerclubs7:Papua New Guinea (women's)
Manageryears8:2015–2016
Managerclubs8:Negeri Sembilan FA
Manageryears9:2017
Managerclubs9:Davao Aguilas
Manageryears10:2019–2021
Managerclubs10:Nepal (Technical director)
Manageryears11:2021
Managerclubs11:Nepal (women's)
Managerclubs12:Cook Islands (women's)
Manageryears12:2022–2023

Gary Phillips (born 9 June 1963) is an Australian soccer coach and former professional player, who is coach of the Cook Islands women's national team.

Playing career

A central midfielder, Phillips played for more than a decade with Sydney Olympic in the National Soccer League before joining Brisbane Strikers, winning titles with both clubs. He retired after the 1996–1997 season.

Coaching career

As a coach, Phillips was in charge of Sydney Olympic in the 2001–2002 and 2002–2003 seasons, winning the title in 2001–2002, before he was extraordinarily dismissed the following season.

Phillips was the inaugural coach of Newcastle Jets during the 2008–09 W-League season.[1]

After working in a coaching capacity for the Asian Football Confederation in Kuala Lumpur, Phillips took over as head coach and technical director of Malaysian Premier League side Sabah FA in December 2009 and guided the team to Super League promotion in 7 months.[2] After a tough start to life in the Super League as the team was rocked by injury and forced to play eight of their first 12 matches on the road, Phillips was dismissed on 5 May 2011, replaced by former Sabah player and coach of Sabah President's Cup team Justin Ganai.[3]

In February 2015, he took over as manager of Papua New Guinea women's national football team.[4]

Shortly following the conclusion of the 2015 Malaysia Premier League season, Phillips returned to Malaysia and signed a contract with NS Matrix F.C. Some of his first signings were all former A-League players.[5]

He coached the Davao Aguilas during the 2017 season until he was replaced midseason in September 2017 by Marlon Maro.[6]

In July 2019, Phillips was appointed Technical Director for the Nepal national team.[7] He was signed on a one-year contract, with his salary paid by the Asian Football Confederation.[8]

Phillips was appointed coach of the Nepal women's national team in February, 2021.[9]

In May, 2022, he was appointed coach of the Cook Islands national women's team.

Television

Gary currently is an occasional football pundit on Malaysian television network Astro and its twice weekly FourFourTwo TV Show, and also Fox Sports in Australia.[10]

Honours

Club

As coach

Olympic Sharks:

Sawty Scorpions 2016-

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Coach Phillips prepares for W-League kick-off. Newcastle Jets. 6 October 2008.
  2. Web site: New Sabah Times . www.newsabahtimes.com.my . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110930130746/http://www.newsabahtimes.com.my/nstweb/fullstory/40839 . 2011-09-30.
  3. Web site: New Sabah Times . 2011-05-19 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110930131414/http://www.newsabahtimes.com.my/nstweb/fullstory/48377 . 30 September 2011.
  4. Web site: Gary Phillips has come a long way after NSL title wins, now he wants to take Papua New Guinea women's team to promised land. 26 February 2015.
  5. Web site: Gary Phillips' and A-League quartet revamp Malaysia's Negeri Sembilan. Dasey. Jason. 3 December 2015. Sydney Morning Herald. 12 December 2015.
  6. News: Tupas. Cedelf. Aguilas seek first win vs Ceres-Negros. 21 September 2017. Philippine Daily Inquirer. 20 September 2017.
  7. Web site: ANFA Appoints Australian Coach Gary Michael Phillips As Technical Director. GoalNepal. 2019-10-13.
  8. Web site: Australian national Phillips named ANFA technical director. kathmandupost.com. en. 2019-10-13.
  9. Web site: Republica. Gary Phillips is new head coach of Women's National Football Team. 2021-02-26. My Republica. en.
  10. Web site: Captain Philips back on board.