Tony Popovic, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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Australian association football player
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Place of Birth: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
About Tony Popovic
- Antony Popovic ( POP-?-vitch; Croatian: Tony Popovic, pronounced [popo?it?]; born 4 July 1973) is an Australian soccer manager and former player.
- Popovic is currently head coach of the Perth Glory in the Australian A-League. As a player Popovic's usual position was centre-back.
- Starting in 1989 at Sydney United he went on to play for Sanfrecce Hiroshima of Japan and Premier League side Crystal Palace, among other clubs.
- He appeared with the Australian national team at the 2006 FIFA World Cup, where he played against reigning World Champions Brazil. Popovic started his coaching career in 2008 with Sydney FC.
- After a brief stint as assistant manager at Crystal Palace he was chosen as the inaugural manager of Western Sydney Wanderers at the start of the 2012–13 season.
- His major achievements as a manager are winning the 2012–13 A-League Premiership and 2014 AFC Champions League with the Wanderers and the 2018–19 A-League Premiership with Perth Glory. He is the father of Kristian and Gabriel Popovic, both of whom are also professional football players.
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