Frank Farina

Frank Farina
OAM
Personal information
Full name Frank Farina
Date of birth (1964-09-05) 5 September 1964 (age 60)[1]
Place of birth Darwin, Australia
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
Stratford United
Edge Hill United
1982–1985 AIS
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1981 Mareeba United 4 (0)
1983–1984 Canberra City 41 (15)
1985–1986 Sydney City 43 (21)
1987–1988 Marconi Stallions 47 (33)
1988–1991 Club Brugge 75 (43)
1991–1992 Bari 8 (0)
1992Notts County (loan) 3 (0)
1992–1994 Strasbourg 47 (14)
1994–1995 Lille 27 (6)
1995–1998 Brisbane Strikers 63 (33)
1998–1999 Marconi Stallions 2 (0)
Total 336 (145)
International career
1982–1983 Australia U20 8 (3)
1984 Australia U23 5 (1)
1985 Australia B 2 (0)
1984–1995 Australia 37 (11)
Managerial career
1996–1998 Brisbane Strikers
1998–1999 Marconi Stallions
1998–2005 Australia
2006–2009 Brisbane Roar
2011–2013 Papua New Guinea
2012–2014 Sydney FC
2015 Fiji U20
2015–2016 Fiji
2016 Fiji U23
2021–2022 Wynnum District
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Australia (as manager)
OFC Nations Cup
Winner 2000
Runner-up 2002
Winner 2004
FIFA Confederations Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2001
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Frank Farina OAM (born 5 September 1964) is an Australian football (soccer) coach and former player who played as a forward.

His playing career spanned Australia, Belgium, France, Italy and England, and was a major player for the Australian national team in the late 1980s and 1990s, as well as managing the national team in the early 2000s. He was the first Indigenous Australian to manage the national team. As of November 2021 he is a member of the inaugural National Indigenous Advisory Group of Football Australia.


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