Question: Facts: - clubs: hull melbourne croatia croydon city arrows knox city city hereford united croydon city arrows preston makedonia - caps: 92 41 40 58 41 56 17 - position: defender - managerclubs: croydon altona magic green gully melbourne knights green gully city arrows preston makedonia altona magic melbourne knights - years: 1980-1982 1982-1983 1984-1987 1987-1988 1989-1991 1993 - height: 1.81 - totalcaps: 345 - youthclubs: hull city - birth date: 3 october 1957 - fullname: ian dobson - name: ian dobson - totalgoals: 28 - birth place: hull , england - manageryears: 1989 1995-1997 1997 -- 1998 1999 -- 2003 2003 -- 2004 -- 2005 1991 1991 -- 1993 1993 -- 1995 - goals: 5 5 7 4 2 5 0 Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of ian dobson -lrb- footballer -rrb- .
Answer:
ian dobson -lrb- born 3 october 1957 -rrb- is a former australian football -lrb- soccer -rrb- player who has won the victorian premier league coach of the year award twice .currently dobson is director of coaching at green gully soccer club .dobson first arrived in australia in 1982 and played for the croydon city arrows in the state league before being snapped up by national league side preston makedonia .coincidentally dobson 's first coaching role came in 1989 with the croydon city arrows in a career which would span three decades to include a national soccer league championship with the melbourne knights , a national soccer league cup , also with the melbourne knights , two victorian premier league titles with altona magic -lrb- 1995 , 1997 -rrb- and six victorian premier league titles with green gully .