Who is Ange Postecoglou?published at 10:52 British Summer Time
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Ange Postecoglou’s playing career was spent in Australia, primarily with South Melbourne, where he played under Ferenc Puskas, the legendary Hungarian to whom he attributes his coaching philosophy.
He stepped into management in 1996 with South Melbourne before winning back-to-back A-League titles with Brisbane Roar between 2009 and 2012.
After a season with Melbourne Victory he became manager of Australia in 2013 and guided his country to the 2014 World Cup as well as victory in the 2015 Asian Cup.
Further silverware followed during his time in Japan with Yokohama F Marinos, where he ended the club’s 15-year wait for a J-League title in 2019.
Few in Scotland knew much about Postecoglou when Celtic appointed him in 2021, but after initially struggling he delivered five trophies across two seasons.
He is one of only five managers – along with Jock Stein, Martin O’Neill, Brendan Rodgers and Neil Lennon – to secure a domestic clean sweep with Celtic.
Postecoglou became the first Australian to manage in the Premier League when he took over at Tottenham in 2023 and led the club to their first trophy in 17 years with the Europa League triumph against Manchester United in May.