# Australian football coaches in head coaching positions overseas

There has been an increasing number of Australian football coaches gaining employment overseas in recent years, with coaches such as Ange Postecoglou, Kevin Muscat and Harry Kewell having been appointed to manage major clubs in Europe and Asia.
The first Australian football coach to take charge of a club in one of Europe's Big Five leagues was Patrick Kisnorbo at Troyes.
The first Australian to win a championship in Europe was Anthony Limbrick at The New Saints in Wales, followed by Postecoglou with Celtic in Scotland.

## List of Australian coaches currently employed overseas

| Coach | Employer | Competition | Tier |
| Ben Cahn | FC Tiamo Hirakata | Japan Football League | 4 |
| Peter Cklamovski | Malaysia | FIFA | 1 |
| Steve Corica | Auckland FC | A-League Men | 1 |
| Wael Gharzeddine | Lebanon women | FIFA | 1 |
| Ian Gillan | Calicut FC | Super League Kerala | 2 |
| John Hutchinson | Jubilo Iwata | J2 League | 2 |
| Giancarlo Italiano | Wellington Phoenix | A-League Men | 1 |
| Anthony Limbrick | Hartlepool United | National League | 5 |
| Ante Milicic | China women | FIFA | 1 |
| Joe Montemurro | Lyon women | Première Ligue | 1 |
| Kevin Muscat | Shanghai Port | Chinese Super League | 1 |
| Tanya Oxtoby | Northern Ireland women | FIFA | 1 |
| Arthur Papas | Cerezo Osaka | J1 League | 1 |
| Ange Postecoglou | Tottenham Hotspur | Premier League | 1 |
| Josh Smith | Solomon Islands | FIFA | 1 |
| Mark Torcaso | Philippines women | FIFA | 1 |
| Dario Vidosic | Brighton & Hove Albion women | Women's Super League | 1 |
| Kasey Wehrman | Ull/Kisa | Norwegian Second Division | 3 |

## Honours
### Jon Brady

Brackley Town
* Southern Premier Division: 2011–12
Northampton Town
* EFL League Two third-place promotion: 2022–23

### Mehmet Durakovic

Selangor
* M-League: (Runner-up) 2014, 2015
* Malaysia Cup: (1) 2015
Perak
* M-League: (Runner-up) 2018
* Malaysia FA Cup: runners-up 2019
* Malaysia Cup: (1) 2018

### Wael Gharzeddine

SAS
* Lebanese Women's Football League: 2014–15, 2015–16
* Lebanese Women's FA Cup: 2013–14, 2014–15
Etihad
* Jordan Women's Pro League: 2023; runner-up: 2022
* Jordan Women's Cup runner-up: 2022
Lebanon
* WAFF Women's Championship: third place: 2019

### Ian Gillan

Lalitpur City
* Nepal Super League: 2023
Calicut FC
* Super League Kerala: 2024

### Mirko Jeličić

Locomotiv Tashkent
* Uzbek League: 2016
* Uzbek Cup: 2016
* Uzbekistan Super Cup: 2015

### Anthony Limbrick

The New Saints
* Cymru Premier: 2021–22
* Welsh Cup: 2021−22

### Joe Montemurro

Arsenal Women
* FA Women's Super League: Champion 2018/19, Runner Up 2019/20
* FA Women's League Cup: Champion 2017/18; Runner Up: 2018/19; 2019/20
* FA Women's Cup : Runner Up: 2017/18; 2020/21
Juventus Women
* Serie A: Champion 2021–22 : Runner Up 2022/23
* Coppa Italia: Champions 2021–22 [it], 2022–23 [it]
* Supercoppa Italiana Champions : 2021–22 / 2023–24 : Runner Up 2022/23

### Kevin Muscat

Yokohama F Marinos
* J1 League: 2022
* J1 League Runner-up: 2021, 2023
* Japanese Super Cup: 2023
Shanghai Port
* Chinese Super League: 2024
* Chinese FA Cup: 2024

### Ange Postecoglou

Yokohama F Marinos
* J1 League: 2019
* Japanese Super Cup: Runner-up 2020
Celtic
* Scottish Premiership: 2021–22, 2022–23
* Scottish Cup: 2022–23
* Scottish League Cup: 2021–22, 2022–23

### Alen Stajcic

Philippines women's national football team
* AFF Women's Championship: 2022
* South-East Asian Games: Bronze 2021

### Aurelio Vidmar

BG Pathum United
* Thailand Champions Cup: 2021