Francis Edgar Awaritefe (born 18 April 1964 in London, England) is an Australian former football (soccer) player, and was Director of Football at Melbourne Victory.
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Francis Edgar Awaritefe | ||
Date of birth | (1964-04-18) 18 April 1964 (age 58) | ||
Place of birth | London, England | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Wimbledon | |||
1984–1986 | Tooting & Mitcham United | 37 | (12) |
1986–1988 | Sutton United | 65 | (24) |
1988 | → Barnet (loan) | 5 | (1) |
1989–1992 | Melbourne Knights | 98 | (43) |
1992 | North Geelong Warriors | 10 | (10) |
1992–1995 | South Melbourne | 73 | (34) |
1995–2000 | Marconi Stallions | 120 | (39) |
2000–2001 | Sydney United | 22 | (7) |
2001–2008 | Rockdale City Suns | 12 | (3) |
National team‡ | |||
1993–1996 | Australia | 3 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 August 2011 |
On 21 June 2011, Awaritefe was signed by Melbourne Victory as their new Director of Football on a two-year deal, replacing Gary Cole, with Mehmet Durakovic signed as the club's new manager on the same day.[1][2]
However, after a brief five-month stint in his job as the Director of Football with Melbourne Victory, Awaritefe was axed by Melbourne Victory, after a run of poor results.[3]
He appeared on the Australian television program Nerds FC.[when?][citation needed]
Awaritefe is as at February 2019 vice-president of FIFPro (International Federation of Professional Footballers) and has been with Craig Foster participating in the campaign to free Hakeem al-Araibi.[4]
NSL awards | |
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Player of the Year | |
U21 Player of the Year |
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Top scorer |
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From 1989–90 onwards, the Player of the Year award has been known as the Johnny Warren Medal. |
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