Gary Marocchi

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Gary Marocchi
Personal information
Full name Gary Donald Marocchi
Date of birth April 24, 1955 (1955-04-24) (age 53)
Place of birth    Western Australia, Australia
Playing position midfielder
Club information
Current club retired
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1971
1977-1980
Perth Azzurri
Adelaide City
   
National team2
1975-1978 Flag of Australia Australia 13 (0)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 15 July 2007.
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of 15 July 2007.
* Appearances (Goals)

Gary Donald Marocchi (born April 24, 1955 in Western Australia) is an Australian football (soccer) coach and former player.

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[edit] Playing career

Marocchi represented Australia 13 times in full internationals playing as a midfielder. His playing career at club level began in Perth in 1971 with Perth Azzurri in the Western Australia State League and concluded in 1980 with Adelaide City in the National Soccer League. He represented Western Australia 22 times and South Australia three times.

[edit] Coaching career

Marocchi's first venture into coaching at semi-professional level was with Perth Italia in 1991. He remained at Perth Italia until he joined Perth Kangaroos where in 1994 he coached the Kangaroos to the FAS Premier League league title. When Perth Glory entered the National Soccer League in 1996 Marocchi was chosen to lead the new team. His tenure saw the Glory narrowly miss the post-season final series in each of his two seasons in charge. He was replaced by Bernd Stange before the beginning of the 1998/1999 season. In 2003 he joined Swan IC in the WA State League where he coached until June 2005 when he resigned, stating player performance issues as one reason for his departure.[1]

[edit] Footnotes

  1. ^ Marocchi resigns as Swan IC Coach www.sportsaustralia.com, June 22, 2005. Retrieved November 16, 2006

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