Francis Awaritefe
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Francis Edgar Awaritefe | ||
Date of birth | 18 April 1964 | ||
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) |
International career‡ | |||
1993–1996 | Australia | 3 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 August 2011 |
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.
Biography
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]
References
- ^ http://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/news/1061605/Durakovic-gets-Victory-role Archived 4 November 2013 at the Wayback Machine 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). Archived from the original on 24 November 2011. Retrieved 22 Nov 2011.
- ^ Clench, Sam; Johnson, Paul (5 February 2019). "Footballer Hakeem Al-Araibi appears in Thai court pleads against extradition". Archived from the original on 5 February 2019. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
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