A-League Coach of the Year

A-League Coach of the Year
Lawrie McKinna won the inaugural Coach of the Year award in 2006.
Awarded for	The outstanding manager in each given A-League season
Country	Australia
Presented by	Football Federation Australia
First awarded	2006
Last awarded	2016
Coach of the Year	Guillermo Amor
Most awards	Ernie Merrick (2)

The A-League Coach of the Year is an annual association football award presented to coaches in Australia. It recognises the most outstanding manager in the A-League each season. The recipient is chosen by a vote of all coaches at the conclusion of the regular season.^[1] The award was established in the first A-League season, 2005–06.

In 2006, the inaugural Coach of the Year award was given to Lawrie McKinna, who took Central Coast Mariners to the 2006 A-League Grand Final. The current holder of the award is Guillermo Amor.

Only one coach has won the award multiple times, Ernie Merrick in 2007 and 2010.

Winners

Season	Manager	Nationality	Club	Ref
2005–06	McKinna, LawrieLawrie McKinna	Scotland	Central Coast Mariners	[2]
2006–07	Merrick, ErnieErnie Merrick	Scotland	Melbourne Victory	[3]
2007–08	van Egmond, GaryGary van Egmond	Australia	Newcastle Jets	[4]
2008–09	Vidmar, AurelioAurelio Vidmar	Australia	Adelaide United	[5]
2009–10	Merrick, ErnieErnie Merrick (2)	Scotland	Melbourne Victory	[6]
2010–11	Postecoglou, AngeAnge Postecoglou	Australia	Brisbane Roar	[7]
2011–12	Arnold, GrahamGraham Arnold	Australia	Central Coast Mariners	[8]
2012–13	Popovic, TonyTony Popovic	Australia	Western Sydney Wanderers	[9]
2013–14	Mulvey, MikeMike Mulvey	England	Brisbane Roar	[10]
2014–15	Muscat, KevinKevin Muscat	Australia	Melbourne Victory	[11]
2015–16	Amor, GuillermoGuillermo Amor	Spain	Adelaide United	[12]

Awards won by nationality

Ernie Merrick is the only coach to have won the award twice.

Country	Wins
Australia	6
Scotland	3
England	1
Spain	1

Awards won by club

Club	Wins
Melbourne Victory	3
Adelaide United	2
Brisbane Roar	2
Central Coast Mariners	2
Newcastle Jets	1
Western Sydney Wanderers	1

References

1. "Awards – About". Football Federation Australia. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
2. "Despotovski named best". The World Game. 14 March 2006. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
3. "Merrick receives top honour". FourFourTwo. 28 February 2007. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
4. "Griffiths wins Johnny Warren Medal". ABC News. 27 February 2008. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
5. "Shane Smeltz wins Johnny Warren Medal as A-League player of the year". Fox Sports. 2 February 2009. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
6. "Melbourne Victory's Carlos Hernandez wins Johnny Warren Medal at A-League Awards Night". Goal.com. 16 February 2010. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
7. "Roar score four at A-League awards". Asian Football Confederation. 7 March 2011. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
8. "Ryan, Arnold honoured at Hyundai A-League Awards". Central Coast Mariners FC. 11 April 2012. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
9. "Western Sydney Wanderers coach Tony Popovic named A-League Coach of the Year". News.com.au. 16 April 2013. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
10. Monteverde, Marco (28 April 2014). "Thomas Broich and Mike Mulvey win top gongs as Brisbane Roar scoops A-League awards". Fox Sports. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
11. Lynch, Michael (11 May 2015). "Muscat takes coach of the year, Burns wins Warren Medal". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
12. Migliaccio, Val (27 April 2016). "Reds' head wins A-League coach of the year". News.com.au. Retrieved 4 October 2016.

External links

• A-League website