Graham Arnold

Graham Arnold
Personal information
Full name	Graham James Arnold
Date of birth	3 August 1963 (age 61)
Place of birth	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Club information
Current team	Australia (head coach)
Senior career*
Years	Team
1980–1981	Canterbury-Marrickville
1982–1990	Sydney United
1990–1992	Roda JC
1992–1994	Liège
1994–1995	Charleroi
1995–1997	NAC Breda
1997–1998	Sanfrecce Hiroshima
1998–2000	Northern Spirit
Total
National team
1985	Australia B
1985–1997	Australia
Teams managed
1989–1990	Sydney United
1998–2000	Northern Spirit
2000–2006	Australia (assistant)
2006–2007	Australia (caretaker)
2007–2008	Australia U23
2008–2010	Australia (assistant)
2010–2013	Central Coast Mariners
2014	Vegalta Sendai
2014–2018	Sydney FC
2018–2021	Australia U23
2018–	Australia
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Graham Arnold (born 3 August 1963) is a former Australian soccer manager and former player. He has played for Australia national team.

Statistics

Club

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Club performance			League
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals
Australia			League
1985	Sydney Croatia	National Soccer League	28	11
1986			25	12
1987			24	17
1988			23	7
1989			27	10
1989–90			26	6
Netherlands			League
1990/91	Roda	Eredivisie	28	8
1991/92	Roda	Eredivisie	33	14
Belgium			League
1992–93	Liège	First Division	32	16
1993–94	Liège	First Division	28	7
1994–95	Charleroi	First Division	16	1
Netherlands			League
1994–95	NAC Breda	Eredivisie	15	10
1995–96			30	16
1996–97			18	9
Japan			League
1997	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	J1 League	18	6
1998	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	J1 League	10	1
Australia			League
1998–99	Northern Spirit	National Soccer League	28	5
1999–00			6	0
2000–01			13	0
Country	Australia		200	68
	Netherlands		124	57
	Belgium		76	24
	Japan		28	7
Total			428	156

International appearances

Australia national team
Year	Apps	Goals
1985	2	1
1986	6	4
1987	6	3
1988	16	4
1989	4	2
1990	0	0
1991	2	0
1992	0	0
1993	6	1
1994	0	0
1995	2	1
1996	3	0
1997	7	3
Total	54	19

International goals

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	4 August 1985	St George Stadium	Red Star Belgrade	4–1	4–1	Friendly Game
2	9 August 1985	Hindmarsh Stadium	Red Star Belgrade	1–4	1–4	Friendly Game
3	11 August 1985	Olympic Park Stadium	Red Star Belgrade	4–0	4–0	Friendly Game
4	25 September 1985	St George Stadium	China	1–1	1–1	Friendly Game
5	23 October 1985	Hindmarsh Stadium	Chinese Taipei	6–0	7–0	1986 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC)
6	3 August 1986	Olympic Park Stadium	Czechoslovakia	1–1	1–1	Friendly Game
7	25 October 1986	Mount Smart Stadium	New Zealand	0–1	1–1	Trans-Tasman trophy
8	2 November 1986	Parramatta Stadium	New Zealand	1–0	2–0	Trans-Tasman trophy
9	23 November 1986	Canton, China	China	0–2	0–2	Ampol Cup Trophy
10	11 June 1987	Kyong Ju, South Korea	Chile	0–2	0–2	Korea Cup
11	15 June 1987	Suwon, South Korea	South Korea	0–4	0–5	Korea Cup
12	21 June 1987	Seoul Olympic Stadium	South Korea	1–1	1–1	Korea Cup
13	15 November 1987	Taipei, Taiwan	Taiwan	0–1	0–3	Friendly Game
14	15 November 1987	Taipei, Taiwan	Taiwan	0–2	0–3	Friendly Game
15	3 February 1988	Olympic Park Stadium	GNK Dinamo Zagreb	1–1	1–1	Friendly Game
16	26 February 1988	Bruce Stadium	Taiwan	1–0	3–0	1988 Olympic Games Qualifying
17	26 February 1988	Bruce Stadium	Taiwan	2–0	3–0	1988 Olympic Games Qualifying
18	27 March 1988	Eden Park	Taiwan	0–1	0–3	1988 Olympic Games Qualifying
19	3 December 1988	Macquarie Field	Fiji	4–0	5–1	1990 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC)
20	22 February 1989	Parramatta Stadium	Malmö FF	1–0	3–0	Friendly Game
21	12 March 1989	Sydney Football Stadium	New Zealand	2–0	4–1	1990 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC)
22	12 March 1989	Sydney Football Stadium	New Zealand	3–0	4–1	1990 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC)
23	2 February 1990	Olympic Park Stadium	FC Torpedo Moscow	2–0	3–0	Friendly Game
24	2 February 1990	Olympic Park Stadium	FC Torpedo Moscow	3–0	3–0	Friendly Game
25	10 June 1991	Taegu, South Korea	United States	2–2	2–4	Friendly Game
26	12 June 1991	Pohang, South Korea	South Korea	0–1	0–2	Friendly Game
27	26 February 1993	Papendaal, Netherlands	Vitesse Arnhem	0–1	0–1	Friendly Game
28	16 July 1993	Bersenberg, Germany	MSV Duisburg	0–1	0–1	Friendly Game
29	30 May 1993	Auckland, New Zealand	New Zealand	0–1	0–1	1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC)
30	18 June 1995	Sydney Football Stadium	Ghana	2–0	2–1	Friendly Game
31	13 June 1997	Parramatta Stadium	Tahiti	4–0	5–0	1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC)
32	17 June 1997	Parramatta Stadium	Solomon Islands	2–0	6–2	1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC)
33	6 July 1997	Parramatta Stadium	New Zealand	2–0	2–0	1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC)

Managerial record

As of match played 17 October 2023^[3]

Team	Nat	From	To	Record
Team	Nat	From	To	G	W	D	L	Win %
Australia		21 July 2006	6 December 2007	15	6	4	5	040.00
Central Coast Mariners		1 June 2010	14 November 2013	114	55	30	29	048.25
Vegalta Sendai^[4]		1 February 2014	9 April 2014	8	0	3	5	000.00
Sydney FC		8 May 2014	14 July 2018	142	81	34	27	057.04
Australia U23		16 July 2018	28 July 2021	9	5	3	1	055.56
Australia		16 July 2018	Present	43	27	5	11	062.79
Total				331	174	79	78	052.57

Honours

Player

NSL Cup: 1987^[5]

Individual

Manager

Central Coast Mariners

A-League Championship: 2013, runners-up: 2010-11
A-League Premiership: 2011–12

Sydney

A-League Championship: 2017, runners-up: 2014-15
A-League Premiership: 2016–17, 2017–18
FFA Cup Winners: 2017^[7]

Individual

Australia (Assistant Manager)

FIFA Confederations Cup Bronze Medal: 2001
OFC Nations Cup: 2000

Australia U23

AFC U23 Asian Cup Bronze Medal: 2020^[11]

Record

Under Arnold, Australia (Socceroos) became first nation in FIFA World Cup qualifying history to win eleven (11) consecutive matches in a single qualification campaign (September 2018 - October 2021)

References

↑ "Squad List: FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022: Australia (AUS)" (PDF). FIFA. 23 November 2022. p. 2. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
↑ "Graham Arnold". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman.
↑ "Graham Arnold". ALeague Stats. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
↑ "J. League Data Site". data.j-league.or.jp.
↑ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Graham Arnold (Player)". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 2022-12-13.
↑ "Graham Arnold". Football Australia. 2021-02-04. Retrieved 2022-12-13.
↑ "Sydney FC vs Adelaide United, FFA Cup, Cup Final, 21st Nov 2017". FFA Cup. 25 October 2017. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
↑ "Ryan, Arnold honoured at Hyundai A-League Awards". Central Coast Mariners FC. 11 April 2012. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
↑ "Milos Ninkovic wins Johnny Warren Medal". FOX Sports. 1 May 2017. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
↑ Smithies, Tom (30 April 2018). "Dolan Warren Awards: Mierzejewski wins Johnny Warren; Kerr, Polkinghorn split the Dolan". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
↑ Rayson, Zac (26 January 2020). "The Olyroos are back in the Olympics. Here's why that's such a big deal". Fox Sports. Retrieved 14 December 2022.

[1] "Squad List: FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022: Australia (AUS)" (PDF). FIFA. 23 November 2022. p. 2. Retrieved 23 November 2022.

[2] "Graham Arnold". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman.

[3] "Graham Arnold". ALeague Stats. Retrieved 6 March 2017.

[4] "J. League Data Site". data.j-league.or.jp.

[5] Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Graham Arnold (Player)". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 2022-12-13.

[6] "Graham Arnold". Football Australia. 2021-02-04. Retrieved 2022-12-13.

[7] "Sydney FC vs Adelaide United, FFA Cup, Cup Final, 21st Nov 2017". FFA Cup. 25 October 2017. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 3 November 2023.

[8] "Ryan, Arnold honoured at Hyundai A-League Awards". Central Coast Mariners FC. 11 April 2012. Retrieved 4 October 2016.

[9] "Milos Ninkovic wins Johnny Warren Medal". FOX Sports. 1 May 2017. Retrieved 14 December 2022.

[10] Smithies, Tom (30 April 2018). "Dolan Warren Awards: Mierzejewski wins Johnny Warren; Kerr, Polkinghorn split the Dolan". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 14 December 2022.

[11] Rayson, Zac (26 January 2020). "The Olyroos are back in the Olympics. Here's why that's such a big deal". Fox Sports. Retrieved 14 December 2022.

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