NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Graham Arnold

Graham James Arnold (born August 3, 1963 in Sydney, New South Wales) is the current coach of the Australian national football (soccer) team. He was appointed to work as an assistant to Frank Farina in 2000. The two replaced Raul Blanco, who was the interim coach in charge after Terry Venables decided not to renew his contract with Soccer Australia after the failed World Cup campaign in 1997. Although Farina was sacked in 2005, Arnold and the rest of the coaching team survived and worked with coach Guus Hiddink for the Australian 2006 FIFA World Cup campaign, in which they made the second round of the finals, losing to Italy as a result of a controversial penalty. After Hiddink left, he became acting coach of the Socceroos.^[1] He is a member of the Football Federation Australia Football Hall of Fame. is the 215th day of the year (216th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This is about the city of Sydney in Australia. ... Australian national football team redirects here. ... Frank Farina (born September 5, 1964 in Darwin, Northern Territory) is a retired footballer and current manager. ... Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full 2000 Gregorian calendar). ... Raul Blanco is an Argentine-born Australian football (soccer) coach. ... Terence Frederick Venables (born January 6, 1943 in Dagenham, London) is the Assistant England national football team manager and a former English international footballer. ... Football Federation Australia (FFA) is the governing body for the sport of association football (soccer) in Australia. ... This article is about world cups in general. ... For the band, see 1997 (band). ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Guus Hiddink (born 8 November 1946 in Varsseveld) is a Dutch football manager. ... 2006 World Cup redirects here. ... First International New Zealand 3 - 1 Australia (Dunedin, New Zealand; June 17, 1922) Largest win Australia 31 - 0 American Samoa (Coffs Harbour, Australia; April 11, 2001) Worst defeat Australia 0 - 8 South Africa (Adelaide, Australia; September 17, 1955) World Cup Appearances 2 (First in 1974) Best result Round 1, 1974... The Football Federation Australia Football Hall of Fame was formed in 1996 as the Australian Soccer Hall of Fame to honour outstanding services to football (soccer) in Australia. ...

Playing career

Clubs

Arnold was a striker who started his career at Canterbury-Marrickville in the New South Wales Premier League. He then moved to Sydney Croatia in Australia's now defunct NSL, 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 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. The Vodafone Premier League logo The New South Wales Premier League (which, for sponsorship reasons, is known as the Vodafone Premier League) is the highest State level mens football (soccer) division in New South Wales, Australia. ... Sydney United Football Club is a football club from Sydney, Australia; which was established by Croatian immigrants to the area. ... NSL may refer to: National Soccer League of Australia National security letter provision of the United States Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986. ... Year 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar). ... Roda JC Kerkrade is a Dutch football club located in Kerkrade, a place in the south of The Netherlands near the German border. ... NAC Breda is a Dutch football club from Breda. ... RFC LiÃ¨ge is a Belgian football club from the city of LiÃ¨ge. ... R. Charleroi S.C. is a Belgian football club from the city of Charleroi, Hainaut. ... Sanfrecce Hiroshima ) is a football team for J. League. ... Northern Spirit Football Club was a football (soccer) club based in North Sydney, Australia. ...

International

Graham Arnold has represented Australia's senior national team 56 times, 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 October 23, 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 November 29, 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 for most of the match. Frank Arok (born January 20, 1932) is a retired Serbian football (soccer) player and coach. ... This article is about world cups in general. ... For other uses, see Adelaide (disambiguation). ... Hindmarsh Stadium is a football stadium located in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. ... is the 296th day of the year (297th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... First International New Zealand 3 - 1 Australia (Dunedin, New Zealand; June 17, 1922) Largest win Australia 31 - 0 American Samoa (Coffs Harbour, Australia; April 11, 2001) Worst defeat Australia 0 - 8 South Africa (Adelaide, Australia; September 17, 1955) World Cup Appearances 2 (First in 1974) Best result Round 1, 1974... is the 333rd day of the year (334th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the band, see 1997 (band). ... This article is about world cups in general. ... Joseph McG McGinty Nichol (born November 30, 1968) is an American film producer and director. ... The away goals rule is a method of breaking ties in football and other sports when teams play each other twice, once at each teams home ground. ...

Coaching Career

Arnold had a cameo role as a coach very early on in his career. He was coach for 2 games whilst 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. He was then appointed to the position of Australian assistant coach in 2000, becoming acting coach in July 2006, then appointed head coach in December 2006. Sydney United Football Club is a football club from Sydney, Australia; which was established by Croatian immigrants to the area. ... Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1990 (MCMXC) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... Northern Spirit Football Club was a football (soccer) club based in North Sydney, Australia. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

On 6 September 2006 Australia was defeated 2-0 in an Asian Cup qualifying game against lowly-ranked Kuwait, which lead to public criticism of Arnold. The FFA confirmed Arnold would remain Head Coach through to the end of 2007 Asian Cup campaign. is the 249th day of the year (250th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Asian Cup is run by the Asian Football Confederation. ... FFA is a TLA that may stand for: FFA, an organization formerly and popularly known as Future Farmers of America (ffa. ...

Australia started their Asian Cup campaign poorly, 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 lowly-ranked Iraq in the 2007 Asian Cup, prompting calls for his dismissal. Following the match, Arnold told the assembled media (in reference to some of the team's higher profile members), "There's some players who seem like they don't want to be here. I'm extremely disappointed."^[2] These comments were not received well by many of the players, as well as sections of the media and public, who viewed them as unprofessional and inappropriate.^[3]. is the 194th day of the year (195th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... The Asian Football Confederations 2007 Asian Cup finals will be held in July 2007 (Starting on July 7, 2007, ending on July 29, 2007). ...

References

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