Gary Cole (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gary Cole | ||
| Date of birth | 5 February 1956 | ||
| Place of birth | London, England | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1972–1975 | Ringwood Wilhelmina | ? | (?) |
| 1976–1983 | Heidelberg Alexander | 177 | (88) |
| 1984–1986 | Preston Lions FC | 69 | (21) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 1975–1984 | Australia[1] | 40 | (20) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1996–1997 | Altona Magic | ||
| 1997–1998 | Bulleen Zebras | ||
| 2000–2001 | Bentleigh Greens | ||
| 2003 | Altona Magic | ||
| 2003 | Victoria | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 March 2007. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Gary Cole (born 5 February 1956) is an Australian football (soccer) player, who played for the Australia national football team 40 times and scored 20 goals between 1975 and 1984. He was most recently the Football director for A-League club Sydney FC, made redundant in December 2012.[2]
Playing career
Transferred from Ringwood Wilhelmina to Fitzroy Alexander (later called Heidelberg United) in 1976 for a transfer fee of 6,000 after three years at Ringwood. Cole became one of the early stars of the National Soccer League as a striker, scoring 88 goals in six seasons at Heidelberg. In 1984, Cole moved to rival NSL club Preston Lions FC after injuring his ankle badly in 1983, and went on to score 21 goals for the club before retiring in 1986.[3]
On 14 August 1981, he scored seven goals against Fiji, and set an Australian record for the most goals scored in an international match.[4] His record was broken in 2001, when Archie Thompson scored 13 goals against American Samoa.[5]
Coaching career
Cole has coached at various Victorian Premier League clubs and coached the Victorian state representative team after previously working on a full-time basis at the AIS in Canberra.
Honours
- Australian national football team 1979-1982 19 caps and 17 goals.
- Victorian Representative Honours (Playing) 1974 - 1975
- Victorian Representative Honours (Coaching) 2003
References
- ↑ The Australian National Men's Football Team: Caps and Captains
- ↑ http://www.foxsports.com.au/football/a-league/former-melbourne-victory-operations-chief-gary-cole-to-be-appointed-sydney-fcs-football-director/story-e6frf4gl-1226220476852 Former Melbourne Victory operations chief Gary Cole to be appointed Sydney FC's football director
- ↑ Oz Football Stats
- ↑ Lynch, Michael (12 December 2004). "The all-important Cole difference". TheAge.com.au (Melbourne: The Age Company Ltd). Retrieved 4 August 2009.
- ↑ "Australia win 32-0 to set new scoring record". The Independent (London: Independent News and Media Limited). 11 April 2001. Retrieved 4 August 2009.
| Preceded by Mark Jankovic |
NSL Golden Boot 1980-1981 |
Succeeded by John Kosmina |