He won four caps for Australia before a knee injury prematurely ended his playing career. "I know that and every time my team plays, I'll sometimes have an ugly 1-0 win and I know what he's saying, 'Don't celebrate because that was crap.'" Japan legacyĪs a player Postecoglou was a defender for South Melbourne in the-then National Soccer League between 19, winning two championship titles, the latter as captain. "He's not with us now, he passed away a couple of years ago, but he's in my head," he said. It was this bond that has driven Postecoglou to produce teams playing the type of attractive and attacking football that his dad enjoyed watching. So that did make an impression on me because I made a quick connection that football is something that makes him happy," he said.
"The only time I ever got to see any joy in my dad was when we went to the football on a Sunday. Postecoglou told The Scotsman newspaper his hard-working father had been hugely influential both in his life and football philosophy. We shared a house with another family for a number of years." "He (dad) was working day and night, my mum was working, we were at school, we were saving money to buy a house. "There was a never-ending struggle there to establish ourselves," he told Sky Sports last year. His parents wanted to give their son a better life than the one they had. Postecoglou was born in the Greek capital Athens before the family emigrated to Australia by boat in 1970 when he was five, settling in Melbourne. "The most important part was the belief he instilled in us to play a style of football that could test any team we came up against," said Cahill. The no-nonsense Postecoglou also had a successful four years as Australia coach that included winning the 2015 Asian Cup.įormer Everton star Tim Cahill played for the Socceroos under Postecoglou and said his "leadership and beliefs are infectious". Marinos, before defying sceptics to excel in Scotland.
Championship glory first came with South Melbourne and Brisbane Roar in Australia, then Japan's Yokohama F.
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