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Graham James Arnold (born 3 August 1963) is an Australian soccer manager and former player. Arnold was appointed to work as an assistant coach of the Australian national soccer team in 2000. After head coach Frank Farina was sacked in 2005, Arnold worked with Guus Hiddink for the 2006 FIFA World Cup campaign, in which they made the second round of the finals. After Hiddink left, he became interim coach of the Socceroos. Arnold went on to qualify Australia's U23 men's national soccer team (nicknamed the Olyroos) for the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Arnold then went on to assist Pim Verbeek for qualification of the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.[1] Arnold went on take the manager role at A-League club the Central Coast Mariners between 2010 and 2013, where he guided the club to a Premiership and a Championship. He is a member of the Football Federation Australia Football Hall of Fame. Arnold went on to win two Premierships, one Championship and an FFA Cup with Sydney FC. In August 2018, Arnold was appointed head coach of the Socceroos - Australia's senior men's national soccer team.

For the British Brotherhood of Ruralists artist, see Graham Arnold (artist).

Graham Arnold
Arnold as CCM manager in 2012
Personal information
Full name Graham James Arnold
Date of birth (1963-08-03) 3 August 1963 (age 59)
Place of birth Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Australia (manager)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1980–1981 Canterbury-Marrickville
1982–1990 Sydney United 178 (68)
1990–1992 Roda JC 61 (22)
1992–1994 Liège 60 (23)
1994–1995 Charleroi 16 (1)
1995–1997 NAC Breda 63 (35)
1997–1998 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 28 (7)
1998–2000 Northern Spirit 47 (5)
Total 453 (161)
National team
1985 Australia B 2 (1)
1985–1997 Australia 56 (19)
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
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Arnold holds a number of A-League records: he has managed the second most games of any manager in the A-League (211), he has achieved the second most wins in the competition's history (116), he has the best career winning percentage of any A-League manager (54.9%), he has the best career unbeaten percentage of any A-League manager (81.5%), and he is one of just three managers to have won multiple A-League championships.[2] In 2018 he replaced Bert van Marwijk as Australian coach after the 2018 FIFA World Cup.[3]


Personal life


Arnold Place in the Sydney suburb of Glenwood is named for him.[4]

His daughter, Elissa Arnold, was as of February 2017 partner of Trent Sainsbury, a Socceroo player.[5]


Playing career



Club


Arnold was a striker who started his career at Gwawley Bay in 1969. He played for them and Sutherland representative teams concurrently until 1979 when he moved to Canterbury-Marrickville in the New South Wales Premier League. He then moved to Sydney Croatia in Australia's now defunct National Soccer League, where he was both the league's top goal scorer and player of the year in 1986. This was followed by a move overseas, where he made a name for himself in the Netherlands, playing for Roda JC Kerkrade and NAC Breda. He also spent time in Belgium with R.F.C. de Liège and R. Charleroi S.C. He went on to play for Sanfrecce Hiroshima in Japan towards the end of his career, before finally returning home to play for the Northern Spirit FC.


International


Graham Arnold has represented Australia's senior national team 56 times in 'A' international matches, scoring 19 goals (85 caps, 33 goals including unofficial matches and 'B' internationals). He was given his full debut by Frank Arok in a World Cup Qualifier against Taiwan at Adelaide's Hindmarsh Stadium on 23 October 1985. He scored on his debut as the "Socceroos" went on to record a 7–0 victory. His international playing career came to a sad end on 29 November 1997 in a World Cup Qualifier against Iran at the MCG when the score ended 2–2 and Australia was eliminated on the away goals rule after leading 2–0.


Managerial career


Arnold had a cameo role as a coach very early on in his career. He was coach for 2 games while he was a player at Sydney Croatia during the 1989/90 season. However, his proper coaching career started in 1998, when he was appointed player/manager of the Northern Spirit FC. He was the coach for 2 seasons, making the playoffs in their debut season.


Australia


Arnold (right) in 2007
Arnold (right) in 2007

He was then appointed to the position of Australian assistant coach in 2000, becoming interim coach in July 2006.

On 6 September 2006 Australia was defeated 2–0 in an Asian Cup qualifying game against lowly-ranked Kuwait. The FFA confirmed Arnold would remain Head Coach through to the end of 2007 Asian Cup campaign.

Australia started their Asian Cup campaign drawing with Oman in its opening Group stage game in Bangkok. Media pressure focused on Arnold and on 13 July 2007 Australia were beaten 3–1 by the eventual winners Iraq in the 2007 Asian Cup. Australia went on to be beaten by Japan in penalty shootout in the Quarter Finals. Arnold then continued in the role as Manager of the Australian U-23 side, qualifying through to the 2008 Olympics.

He was also linked with the manager's position at Bolton Wanderers and Norwich City in England but lost out to Gary Megson and Glenn Roeder respectively. With the appointment of Dutchman Pim Verbeek as the Australian manager, Arnold along with Henk Duut served as his assistant to the national side during the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa.


Central Coast Mariners


On 9 February 2010, it was announced that Arnold will take on the position of head coach for the Central Coast Mariners until the end of the 2012/2013 season.[6][7] At the conclusion of the 2011–12 A-League season he rejected a lucrative contract from Sydney FC and decided to stay on with the Mariners signing a one-year extension to his original contract with the club.[8] In the three years Arnold was in charge of the Mariners it resulted in three top two finishes, one premiership and winning one championship.


Vegalta Sendai


In the month of November 2013 Graham was a target for a few clubs in Asia, especially Vegalta Sendai in Japan's J1 League. Although interest again raised from the Australian Football Federation to make Graham the national team coach, he always wanted to stay in club football over the national team setup and within weeks agreed terms with Sendai to be the first Australian coach, since the late Eddie Thomson to coach at the highest level in Japanese football.[9] Graham recruited his assistant from the Central Coast Mariners Andrew Clark to join him in Japan. On 9 April 2014, it was announced by Vegalta Sendai that Arnold had mutually terminated his contract after an winless 6-game streak endured by Sendai.[10]


Sydney FC



2014–2015 Season

Arnold was appointed as the new head coach of Sydney FC on 8 May 2014.[11] In his first season with the Sky Blues, they were runners-up in the 2014–15 A-League season, finishing second behind Melbourne Victory, and losing the 2015 A-League Grand Final to them.


2015–2016 Season

After the successful 2014–15 season, they saw an unsuccessful 2015–16 A-League season, finishing in 7th place and missing out on the Finals Series. He was, however, able to lead the team to a top place finish in Group H for their 2016 AFC Champions League campaign. They were eventually knocked out by Chinese team Shandong Luneng 3–3 on aggregate in the Round of 16.


2016–2017 Season

Arnold started his revamp of the squad by releasing 13 players in the pre-season. To solve the teams goalscoring issues, he bought in Brazilian striker Bobô as their new marquee to play alongside former teammate Filip Hološko under the new 2 marquee rule. In addition to this, he also brought in 5 Australian players, including Bernie Ibini on loan, Socceroo Alex Wilkinson (two whom have worked with Arnold at the Central Coast) and Danny Vukovic from rival club Melbourne Victory. The season started off with a bang, with Sydney FC defeating their rivals Western Sydney Wanderers 4–0 in round 1. He led the team to a runners-up finish after being defeated 1–0 in the FFA Cup Final by Melbourne City.

Into the January transfer window, fan favourite Matthew Jurman joined K-League club Suwon Samsung Bluewings, while keeper Vedran Janjetović swapped with Andrew Redmayne to cross city rivals, Western Sydney Wanderers after a dispute about not playing after being displaced by Vukovic. To replace Jurman, Dutch defender Jordy Buijs signed. The team was able to go on undefeated for 19 games in the league before eventually being defeated 1–0 in a controversial game against the Wanderers. This defeat only made the team stronger, as they went the remainder of the season undefeated, gaining 19 points out of a possible 21 for the remaining 7 games. His team was eventually crowned premiers after Melbourne Victory was unable to defeat Brisbane Roar, while Sydney had 4 games remaining. Arnold's 3rd season with Sydney proved fruitful, in addition to winning the premiership, the squad had broken multiple records, including the most points in a single season, breaking Brisbane Roar's 2010–11 season of 65 points in 3 fewer games with 66 points, as well as being the only top-flight football team in Australia to stay outright 1st throughout the whole season. Arnold was also named Coach of the Year at the Dolan Warren Gala Night. He ended the season with a 1–1 in the Grand Final, winning 4–2 on penalties against Melbourne Victory, becoming the first manager to win the championship with more than one club. Arnold went on to win the 2017-2018 Premiership, becoming the first coach in A League history to win back to back Premierships


Return to the Australian National Team


Arnold managing Australia at 2019 AFC Asian Cup
Arnold managing Australia at 2019 AFC Asian Cup

On 8 March 2018, after a vigorous search, it was announced that he would replace Bert van Marwijk as Australian coach after the 2018 FIFA World Cup following his notable success with A-League club Sydney FC,[3] as well as also taking charge of the Olyroos. Almost immediately after Australia's uninspired performance at the tournament reached its climax, Arnold officially took the reigns in the box seat of the national team. He opened his account strongly, with his team executing a comprehensive 4–0 win away to Kuwait national football team. In November 2018, Arnold's men were given their first genuine test of what was proclaimed by Australian media as the 'new era' of the Socceroos, drawing 1–1 against rivals South Korea in front of 32,922 fans at Brisbane's Lang Park in a friendly on 18 November 2018. On the day prior to the match, Arnold announced that Socceroos veteran Mark Milligan would be appointed captain for an indefinite period.

His first tournament on his second stint was the 2019 AFC Asian Cup, where Australia, as the defending champions, crashed out in the quarter-finals, where his team began with a shock 0–1 defeat to Jordan before ending the campaign with the same scoreline, this time to the hosts on the same stadium, thus suffered criticisms for the team's poor form in the tournament.[12] Despite criticisms, he was able to guide the Olyroos to a third-place finish in 2020 AFC U-23 Championship, thus qualifying for the 2020 Summer Olympics (delayed a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic), as well as achieving for the first-time ever a straight eight wins in the second round of 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers to reach the third round.[13][14] In June 2022, Arnold guided Australia to its fifth-consecutive FIFA World Cup Finals appearance, leading the Socceroos to play-off wins over UAE (7 June) and Peru (13 June) in Doha, Qatar. In the second play-off against Peru, Arnold made a key decision prior to the penalty shoot-out, substituting goalkeeper captain Mathew Ryan for Andrew Redmayne. Redmayne performed strongly in the shoot-out, saving a decisive penalty to help lift Australia to another World Cup. Arnold spoke of the success in the media in the days that followed, including on the popular 7.30 program hosted by Leigh Sales.


Club statistics


[15]

Club performance League
Season Club League AppsGoals
Australia League
1985Sydney CroatiaNational Soccer League2811
19862512
19872417
1988237
19892710
1989/90266
Netherlands League
1990/91RodaEredivisie288
1991/923314
Belgium League
1992/93LiègeFirst Division3216
1993/94287
1994/95CharleroiFirst Division161
Netherlands League
1994/95NAC BredaEredivisie1510
1995/963016
1996/97189
Japan League
1997Sanfrecce HiroshimaJ1 League186
1998101
Australia League
1998/99Northern SpiritNational Soccer League285
1999/0060
2000/01130
CountryAustralia 20068
Netherlands 12457
Belgium 7624
Japan 287
Total 428156

National team statistics


Australia national team
YearAppsGoals
198521
198664
198763
1988164
198942
199000
199120
199200
199361
199400
199521
199630
199773
Total5419

International goals


#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
14 August 1985St George Stadium Red Star Belgrade4–14–1Friendly Game
29 August 1985Hindmarsh Stadium Red Star Belgrade1–41–4Friendly Game
311 August 1985Olympic Park Stadium Red Star Belgrade4–04–0Friendly Game
425 September 1985St George Stadium China1–11–1Friendly Game
523 October 1985Hindmarsh Stadium Chinese Taipei6–07–01986 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC)
63 August 1986Olympic Park Stadium Czechoslovakia1–11–1Friendly Game
725 October 1986Mount Smart Stadium New Zealand0–11–1Trans-Tasman trophy
82 November 1986Parramatta Stadium New Zealand1–02–0Trans-Tasman trophy
923 November 1986Canton, China China0–20–2Ampol Cup Trophy
1011 June 1987Kyong Ju, South Korea Chile0–20–2Korea Cup
1115 June 1987Suwon, South Korea South Korea0–40–5Korea Cup
1221 June 1987Seoul Olympic Stadium South Korea1–11–1Korea Cup
1315 November 1987Taipei, Taiwan Taiwan0–10–3Friendly Game
1415 November 1987Taipei, Taiwan Taiwan0–20–3Friendly Game
153 February 1988Olympic Park Stadium GNK Dinamo Zagreb1–11–1Friendly Game
1626 February 1988Bruce Stadium Taiwan1–03–01988 Olympic Games Qualifying
1726 February 1988Bruce Stadium Taiwan2–03–01988 Olympic Games Qualifying
1827 March 1988Eden Park Taiwan0–10–31988 Olympic Games Qualifying
193 December 1988Macquarie Field Fiji4–05–11990 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC)
2022 February 1989Parramatta Stadium Malmö FF1–03–0Friendly Game
2112 March 1989Sydney Football Stadium New Zealand2–04–11990 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC)
2212 March 1989Sydney Football Stadium New Zealand3–04–11990 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC)
232 February 1990Olympic Park Stadium FC Torpedo Moscow2–03–0Friendly Game
242 February 1990Olympic Park Stadium FC Torpedo Moscow3–03–0Friendly Game
2510 June 1991Taegu, South Korea United States2–22–4Friendly Game
2612 June 1991Pohang, South Korea South Korea0–10–2Friendly Game
2726 February 1993Papendaal, Netherlands Vitesse Arnhem0–10–1Friendly Game
2816 July 1993Bersenberg, Germany MSV Duisburg0–10–1Friendly Game
2930 May 1993Auckland, New Zealand New Zealand0–10–11994 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC)
3018 June 1995Sydney Football Stadium Ghana2–02–1Friendly Game
3113 June 1997Parramatta Stadium Tahiti4–05–01998 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC)
3217 June 1997Parramatta Stadium Solomon Islands2–06–21998 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC)
336 July 1997Parramatta Stadium New Zealand2–02–01998 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC)

Managerial statistics


As of match played 25 September 2022[16]
Team Nat From To Record
GWDLWin %
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[17] 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 33 23 4 6 069.70
Total 321 170 78 73 052.96

Honours



Player



Manager



Central Coast Mariners


Graham Arnold is recognised as one of the A-League's greatest ever managers, in part due to his contribution to the Central Coast Mariners Football Club between 2010 and 2013. In his three full seasons with the Mariners, Arnold guided the club to two A-League Grand Finals (winning one), as well as the 2011-12 A-League Premiership. This success in Australia's top flight ensured that the Mariners - the club with smallest budget in Australian professional football - secured three successive qualifications for the AFC Champions League (2012, 2013, and 2014). In 2013, Arnold guided the Mariners to the knockout phase of Asia's premier club competition, in part thanks to a stunning 1-0 win away to Suwon Bluewings in Suwon, Korea Republic just 48 hours after the Central Coast had defeated Western Sydney Wanderers 2-0 in the 2013 A-League Grand Final in Sydney, Australia. Arnold is also recognised for having developed many young Australian talents during his time with the Mariners. Australian internationals Tom Rogic, Trent Sainsbury, Mathew Ryan, Mitchell Duke, Mustafa Amini, Bernie Ibini, and Oliver Bozanic all developed their game under Arnold at the Mariners, and went on to enjoy great careers abroad. Some of Arnold's tenure at the Central Coast Mariners is highlighted in the 2013 fly-on-the-wall sports documentary 'The Code: Life with the Mariners'. The documentary charts the team's 2013 A-League Grand Final winning season, showcasing the culture and unity of the club under Arnold, as well as other characters and contributors at the club.


Sydney FC


Graham Arnold built on his strong reputation and record in the A-League when he took charge of Sydney FC in 2014. During four seasons at the helm of the Sky Blues, Arnold steered the men from Moore Park to two A-League Grand Finals (winning one), whilst also claiming two A-League Premierships and reaching the FFA Cup Final twice (winning one). This consistency domestically led to additional opportunities for Arnold to coach in Asia - he guided Sydney FC into and throughout the AFC Champions League in both 2016 and 2018. One of the highlights of Arnold's tenure at Sydney FC was his ability to recruit impactful foreign players to the club. Arnold signed the likes of Milos Ninkovic, Bobo, Filip Holosko, Adrian Mierzejewski, and Marc Janko to the Sky Blues, each of whom made telling contributions to Sydney's success between 2014 and 2018 alongside a raft of key Australian players including Brandon O'Neill, Rhyan Grant, Andrew Redmayne, and Joshua Brillante.


Individual



Other



Olympic Games Association


Graham Arnold has enjoyed a long association with the Olympic Games, having attended four Men's Football Tournament hailing back to Seoul 1988.


References


  1. "Coaches proud of team's achievements". Football Federation Australia. 27 June 2006. Archived from the original on 29 August 2006.
  2. Weiner, David (8 March 2018). "Graham Arnold gets Socceroos job after World Cup, with Asian Cup redemption his first task". Fox Sports Australia. News Corp. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
  3. "Arnold named Van Marwijk's eventual successor". FIFA.com. 8 March 2018. Archived from the original on 8 March 2018. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  4. O'Maley, Christine (20 January 2010). "Park is a goner". Blacktown Advocate. Cumberland Newspapers. p. 14. ...streets are named after well known football identities...
  5. Micallef, Philip (11 February 2017). "Exclusive: Sainsbury confident of keeping Socceroos spot". The World Game. Special Broadcasting Service. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
  6. "News Display". Archived from the original on 28 February 2011. Retrieved 5 November 2010.
  7. Graham Arnold deserves to be given a chance, The Roar, Retrieved on 19 February 2010.
  8. "Arnie: I'll be Back - Australia News - Australian FourFourTwo - the Ultimate Football Website". Archived from the original on 7 July 2012. Retrieved 7 May 2012.
  9. "Mariners appoint Moss as Arnold joins J-League - Goal.com". www.goal.com.
  10. "Was Graham Arnold doomed from the start at Vegalta Sendai? - Goal.com". www.goal.com.
  11. Lutz, Tom (8 May 2014). "Sydney FC appoint Graham Arnold as new coach". The Guardian.
  12. "Socceroos' Asian Cup campaign a disappointment at best | Stephen Ganavas". TheGuardian.com. 28 January 2019.
  13. "Olyroos set to make long-awaited return to Olympics after win over Uzbeks". ABC News. 25 January 2020.
  14. "Socceroos' streak continues with win over Jordan in World Cup qualifier". ABC News. 15 June 2021.
  15. Graham Arnold at National-Football-Teams.com
  16. "Graham Arnold". ALeague Stats. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  17. J.League Data Site(in Japanese)
  18. "Sydney FC vs Adelaide United, FFA Cup, Cup Final, 21st Nov 2017". FFA Cup. 25 October 2017.



На других языках

[de] Graham Arnold

Graham James Arnold (* 3. August 1963 in Sydney) ist ein ehemaliger australischer Fußballspieler und war zeitweise Trainer der australischen Fußballnationalmannschaft.
- [en] Graham Arnold

[es] Graham Arnold

Graham Arnold (n. Sídney, 3 de agosto de 1963) es un entrenador y exfutbolista australiano que jugaba en la demarcación de delantero. Actualmente entrena a la Selección de Fútbol de Australia.

[fr] Graham Arnold

Graham Arnold est un entraîneur et un ancien attaquant de football né le 3 août 1963 à Sydney.

[it] Graham Arnold

Graham James Arnold (Sydney, 3 agosto 1963) è un allenatore di calcio ed ex calciatore australiano, di ruolo attaccante, ct della Nazionale australiana.

[ru] Арнольд, Грэм

Грэм Джеймс Арнольд (англ. Graham James Arnold; род. 3 августа 1963[1], Сидней) — австралийский футболист и тренер. С мая 2014 по март 2018 — главный тренер клуба A-Лиги «Сидней». В 2000 году Арнольд был назначен на должность помощника тренера национальной сборной Австралии. После того, как в 2005 году был уволен главный тренер Фрэнк Фарина, Арнольд работал с Гусом Хиддинком в кампании чемпионата мира 2006 года, где Австралия дошла до 1/8 финала. После ухода Хиддинка он стал исполняющим обязанности тренера Австралии[2]. Между 2010 и 2013 годами Арнольд был тренером клуба A-Лиги «Сентрал Кост Маринерс», он привёл команду к двум чемпионским титулам. Он является членом Зала славы Федерации футбола Австралии. В пригороде Сиднея Гленвуде есть район, названный в его честь[3].


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