Frank Farina
Frank Farina OAM (born 5 September 1964) is an Australian football (soccer) coach and former player who played as a forward.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Frank Farina | ||
| Date of birth | 5 September 1964 | ||
| Place of birth | Darwin, Australia | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Stratford United | |||
| Edge Hill United FC | |||
| 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) |
| 1992 | → Notts 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 SC | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
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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