Anthony Popovic
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1973 (53 years old)
Sydney, AustraliaPosition
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Tony Popovic (born 4 July 1973) is an Australian association football manager and former player. He is the current manager of A-League club Melbourne Victory.
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 footballers.
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 Australian A-League Coach of the Year |  Melbourne Victory | 2021-2022 | |
| Australian A-League Coach of the Year | Melbourne Victory | 2018-2019 | |
 AFC Champions League |  Western Sydney Wanderers FC | 2014 | |
| Australian A-League Coach of the Year | Melbourne Victory | 2012-2013 |
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Former Youth Teams
 Sydney United | - | Youth | - | - |
Former Senior Teams
| Sydney United | 1989-1997 | Permanent | - | - | |
 Canberra FC | 1994 | Loan | - | - | |
 Australia | 1995-2006 | International | - | - | |
 Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 1997-2001 | Permanent | - | - | |
 Crystal Palace | 2001-2006 | Permanent | - | - | |
 Al-Arabi | 2006-2007 | Permanent | - | - | |
 Sydney FC | 2007-2008 | Permanent | - | - |
Former Club Staff
| Sydney FC | 2008-2011 | Assistant Manager | - | - | |
| Sydney FC | 2009 | Caretaker Manager | - | - | |
| Western Sydney Wanderers FC | 2012-2017 | Manager | - | - | |
 Karabukspor | 2017 | Manager | - | - | |
 Perth Glory | 2018-2020 | Manager | - | - | |
 Xanthi | 2020-2021 | Manager | - | - |
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