| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mark Jones | ||
| Date of birth | 5 June 1966 | ||
| Place of birth | Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | None | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Toronto-Awaba | |||
| – | Newcastle Austral | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1985-1986 | Newcastle Rosebud | ||
| 1987-1990 | Sydney Croatia | ||
| 1990-1992 | Marconi Fairfield | ||
| 1993-1994 | Newcastle Breakers | ||
| National team‡ | |||
| 1985 | Australia U-20 | ||
| Teams managed | |||
| 2000–2005 | NSWIS | ||
| 2006-2010 | Newcastle Jets (Asst.) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 May 2009. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Mark Jones (born 5 June 1966) is a former Australian football (soccer) player. He was recently the assistant coach of A-League club Newcastle Jets.
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Jones began his career with Newcastle Rosebud in 1985 before joining Sydney Croatia in 1987, where he enjoyed the most success including winning the NSL Cup in 1987 and made the NSL Grand Final in 1988. He joined Marconi Fairfield in 1990 and spent two seasons at Bossley Park before finishing his career in his hometown with Newcastle Breakers in the 1993/1994 season.
He represented the Australia U-20 team at the 1985 Fifa World Youth Championship in the USSR, where he played all three games.
Jones began his managerial career at the N.S.W. Institute of Sport in 2000 where he was head coach of the women program before taking up an assistant coach role at Newcastle Jets in 2006.
Following the takeover by Nathan Tinkler in late-2010, Mark Jones left his post, as the assistant coach to Branko Culina, in a mutual-termination.[1] Jones had made a recognizable contribution to the club, aiding Newcastle in their first Championship.
With Sydney Croatia: