years clubs sooteams statsend name coachyears originalteam birth_date coachclubs article_title heightweight
1979 1990 & ndash ; 1981 1982 & ndash ; subiaco hawthorn western australia 1990 gary buckenara 1992 & ndash ; 1993 subiaco -lrb- wafl -rrb- 3 july 1958 sydney swans gary buckenara
 184cm / 83kg
gary buckenara

gary buckenara -lrb- born 3 july 1958 -rrb- is a former australian rules footballer who played for hawthorn in the victorian football league -lrb- vfl -rrb- .
buckenara first played senior football for subiaco in the west australian football league from 1979 to 1981 .
subiaco agreed to lease him for three years for $ 210,000 and after a court case began his career at hawthorn .
his kicking was highly regarded by his teammates and his reputation in football was assured when he kicked a goal after the siren in the 1987 preliminary final to defeat melbourne .
during his time at hawthorn , buckenara played 154 games , usually playing in the centre or at half-forward when he had problems with his knees .
he kicked 293 goals , won four premierships and played in one losing grand final team .
he played for his state regularly from 1979 onwards and was selected as the western australian captain .
in 1983 , 85 and 86 , he was named in the all australian team .
his career ended early due to knee injuries , and he moved into coaching .
he was appointed senior coach of the sydney swans in 1992 but was sacked in the middle of the 1993 season , after eighteen straight losses .
he returned to his original club subiaco to coach in 1995 and 1996 and is now one of the staff at hawthorn .
in 2003 , he was named in the hawthorn team of the century .
