Francis Awaritefe
 Francis at a bar in 2008 |
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Francis Edgar Awaritefe | ||
| Date of birth | 18 April 1964 | ||
| Place of birth | London, England | ||
| Playing position | Striker (Retired) | ||
| 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) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Francis Edgar Awaritefe (born 18 April 1964 in London England) is an Australian former football (soccer) player, and is currently Director of Football at Melbourne Victory. Awaritefe is also the Chief Executive Officer of the Johnny Warren Football Foundation.
Awaritefe was raised in England and Nigeria, living in his parents' homeland between the ages of 4 and 12 before returning to England. Awaritefe was capped three times for Australia. He was the leading scorer in the 1992/93 season of the National Soccer League.
He was a football commentator with the SBS network in Australia, until 2011, when he joined Melbourne Victory as Director of Football.
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]
[edit] References
- ^ http://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/news/1061605/Durakovic-gets-Victory-role Durakovic gets Victory job
- ^ Courier Mail http://www.couriermail.com.au/sport/mehmet-durakovic-to-be-named-melbourne-victorys-new-coach/story-e6frep5o-1226078808073
- ^ "Awaritefe Axed By Melbourne Victory". au.fourfourtwo.com (Australian Four Four Two). http://au.fourfourtwo.com/news/223669,awaritefe-axed-by-melbourne-victory.aspx. Retrieved 22 Nov 2011.
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| Awards | ||
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| Preceded by Tim Bredbury, Kimon Taliadoros |
NSL Golden Boot 1992/93 |
Succeeded by Mark Viduka |
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