List of Brisbane Roar FC managers

Brisbane Roar FC is an association football club based in Brisbane, Australia. This page consists of information and statistics about all previous and current Managers of the Roar.

Managerial history

Bleiberg

Miron Bleiberg was appointed as the then Queensland Roar's inaugural manager on 2 March 2005. Under pressure from the fans to deliver on his promises of attractive, attacking and successful football he resigned on 12 November 2006 following a poor start to the 2006–07 season. After much speculation, Bleiberg was replaced by former Australian national team coach, Frank Farina just three days after Bleiberg's resignation.

Farina

Frank Farina's arrival led to a mini-revival which saw the club narrowly miss out on what would have been the Roar's first finals appearance, on goal difference. The 2007–08 season, however, saw Farina make up for the shortfall of the previous season, qualifying for the finals for the first time in the club's history. A memorable performance in the second leg of the semi-final saw the Roar defeat arch rivals 2–0 (2–0 agg.) Sydney FC in front of a (then) club record 36,221 fans to qualify for the preliminary final against the Newcastle Jets. The Roar would controversially lose 3–2 to the Newcastle side, who would ultimately go on to win the Grand Final. Farina again qualified for the finals in 2008–09, where the Roar dispatched of Central Coast Mariners 4–2 on aggregate, however they ultimately lost, again in the preliminary final, to Adelaide United after failing to capitalise on their dominance. On 10 October 2009, Farina was arrested by Queensland Police for Driving under the influence. He was initially suspended by the Roar and asked to show cause as to why he should not be sacked for tarnishing the name of the club. It was announced that assistant manager, Rado Vidošić fwould step into a caretakers role until a decision had been made which would include the M1 Derby, which the Roar lost 1–0 at home. Farina was ultimately sacked on 14 October 2009 and was replaced by former Australian Under-20 national team coach, Ange Postecoglou.

Postecoglou

Ange Postecoglou arrived mid-season armed with the task of picking up the pieces of a season in tatters. The 2009–10 season ended as the worst in the club's short history, finishing second from the bottom. Postecoglou completed a turn-around in the 2010–11 season. He made wholesale changes to the squad, commencing with the replacement of the "old-guard" of Charlie Miller, Craig Moore and Danny Tiatto and brought in his own squad which was a mixture of youth and talented experience. Under his brand of possession/attacking football, he would lead the team to win the club's inaugural Championship and go on to complete the club's first Double by also wrapping up the Premiership in a memorable 2011 A-League Grand Final in front of a then club record 50,168 supporters. The club went on an Australian sporting record 36-match unbeaten run which commenced in the 2010–11 season and ran through to the 2011–12 season. After much speculation on his future at the club, it was reported that Postecoglou had signed a three-year contract extension.[1]

With such a successful season behind him, there was much talk as to whether the Roar could equal or better that in the 2011–12 season. Their title credentials were in doubt when the club went on a club-record worst losing streak of five matches immediately following the ending of their record 36-match unbeaten streak. Postecoglou remained steadfast in the club's footballing philosophy and the club went on to record just one loss in the last 14 games of the regular season to finish league runners-up. Unable to retain the Premiers Plate, Postecoglou led the club to back-to-back Premierships in a 2012 A-League Grand Final in front of a club-record 50,344 supporters. Postecoglou also led the Roar's initial foray into the 2012 Asian Champions League as reward for their success in the previous season. Success was mixed, picking up two draws from four matches.

On 24 April 2012, Postecoglou left the club by way of mutual consent, citing a desire to seek "a new challenge".[2] Ange leaves the club as the most successful manager in the club's history.

On 26 April 2012, it was reported that Postecoglou did not, in fact, sign a new contract at the conclusion of the 2010–11 season due to the uncertainty around the club's ownership at the time. That allowed his original two-year contract with the club to expire at the conclusion of the 2011–12 season and leave to join Melbourne Victory without the Victory needing to pay out his "contract" with the Roar.[3]

Vidošić

On 25 April 2012, Rado Vidošić was promoted to the Managers' position after serving seven years as Assistant Manager under the three previous managers before him.[4] On December 18, 2012, Vidošić was removed as coach, taking up the role of technical director for the club. Vidošić was only manager for thirteen (13) matches before transferring to the new role, similar to the one offered to Postecoglou before his exit earlier in 2012.[5]

Mulvey

On 18 December 2012, Mike Mulvey was appointed manager after Rado Vidošić was "removed" from his position.

Statistics

Overall

Correct as of 13 October 2013
Only competitive matches are counted. Competitive matches are counted as: A-League regular season, Finals series, AFC Champions League matches, Translink Cup, A-League Pre-Season Challenge Cup, Tongyeong Cup and Friendly matches against foreign clubs are counted
Dates for managers are counted from the date they signed on as Manager to the date they were removed as Manager

NameNationalityFromToPWLDGFGAWin%[nb 1]oOoHonoursoOoNotes
Mike Mulvey  Australia 18 December 2012 present 19 9 7 3 23 19 47.37%
Rado Vidošić  Australia 25 April 2012 18 December 2012 13 3 7 3 17 19 23.08% [nb 2]
Postecoglou, AngeAnge Postecoglou  Australia 16 October 2009 24 April 2012 85 41 19 25 143 96 48.24% [nb 3]
Rado Vidošić (Caretaker)  Croatia 11 October 2009 16 October 2009 1 0 1 0 0 1 0.00% N/A [nb 4]
Farina, FrankFrank Farina  Australia 15 November 2006 14 October 2009 77 32 24 21 110 96 41.56% [nb 5]
Bleiberg, MironMiron Bleiberg  Israel 2 March 2005 12 November 2006 45 14 13 18 54 41 31.11% Nil.
Total 240 99 71 70 347 272 41.25%
  1. ↑ Win% is rounded to two decimal places. Where matches are decided by Penalty shoot-out, the result of match is deemed to be a draw.
  2. ↑ Rado Vidosic would be elevated to the Technical Director role with the club.[1]
  3. ↑ The 2010–11 A-League title was won 4-2 on penalties, though the win is counted as a draw due to the result coming from a penalty shootout (See note 1).
  4. ↑ Vidosic was appointed caretaker coach on 11 October 2009 following the suspension of Farina. He was relieved of the job when Postecoglou was signed on 16 October 2009.
  5. ↑ Farina was suspended on 11 October 2009 for drink driving and sacked 3 days later on 14 October 2009.

A-League

Correct as of 13 October 2013
Only competitive matches are counted. Competitive matches are counted as: A-League regular season and Finals series
Dates for managers are counted from date of first match to date of last match

NameNationalityFromToPWLDGFGAWin%[nb 1]HonoursNotes
Mike Mulvey  Australia 21 December 2012 Present 19 9 7 3 23 19 47.37%
Rado Vidošić  Australia 7 October 2012 15 December 2012 11 3 6 2 14 14 27.27% [nb 2]
Postecoglou, AngeAnge Postecoglou  Australia 17 October 2009 22 April 2012 80 41 16 23 139 88 51.25% [nb 3]
Rado Vidošić (Caretaker)  Croatia 11 October 2009 11 October 2009 1 - 1 - - 1 0.00% N/A [nb 4]
Farina, FrankFrank Farina  Australia 17 November 2006 3 October 2009 66 28 20 18 92 80 42.42% 1 A-League Fair Play Award [nb 5]
Bleiberg, MironMiron Bleiberg  Israel 28 August 2005 11 November 2006 33 11 11 11 43 34 33.33% Nil.
Total 210 92 61 57 311 236 43.81%
  1. ↑ Win% is rounded to two decimal places. Where matches are decided by Penalty shoot-out, the result of match is deemed to be a draw.
  2. ↑ Rado Vidosic would be elevated to the Technical Director role with the club.[1]
  3. ↑ The 2010–11 A-League title was won 4-2 on penalties, though the win is counted as a draw due to the result coming from a penalty shootout (See note 1).
  4. ↑ Despite Farina still being contracted as manager, Vidosic took charge as caretaker for the 1-0 loss to Gold Coast United on 11 October 2009 following Farina's suspension that morning.
  5. ↑ Farina was suspended for drink driving on 11 October 2009 leaving Rado Vidošić in charge as caretaker.

International

Asian Champions League

Correct as of 6 January 2013
Only AFC Champions League matches are counted
Dates for managers are counted from date of first match to date of last match

NameNationalityFromToPWLDGFGAWin%[nb 1]HonoursNotes
Mike Mulvey  Australia 13 February 2013 Present 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00%
Rado Vidošić  Croatia 2 May 2012 16 May 2012 2 0 1 1 3 5 0.00%
Postecoglou, AngeAnge Postecoglou  Australia 6 March 2012 17 April 2012 4 0 2 2 3 6 0.00%
Total 6 0 3 3 6 11 0.00%
  1. ↑ Win% is rounded to two decimal places. Where matches are decided by Penalty shoot-out, the result of match is deemed to be a draw.

Friendlies

Correct as of 17 July 2010
Only Translink Cup, A-League Pre-Season Challenge Cup, Tongyeong Cup and Friendly matches against foreign clubs are counted.
Dates for managers are counted from date of first match to date of last match

NameNationalityFromToPWLDGFGAWin%[nb 1]HonoursNotes
Postecoglou, AngeAnge Postecoglou  Australia 17 July 2010 17 July 2010 1 0 1 0 1 2 0.00% Nil.
Farina, FrankFrank Farina  Australia 1 July 2007 12 July 2009 11 4 4 3 18 16 36.36% 2 Translink Cups
Bleiberg, MironMiron Bleiberg  Israel 23 July 2005 18 August 2006 12 3 2 7 11 7 25.00% Nil.
Total 24 7 7 10 30 25 29.17%
  1. ↑ Win% is rounded to two decimal places. Where matches are decided by Penalty shoot-out, the result of match is deemed to be a draw.

References

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