- Represented National Team Camps
- Olympic Level and World Cup Qualifiers
- First Team / Gold Coast United – Hyundai A league
- Endeavour Sports High School Graduate
- NSW State team – experience
- Australia u23 Train on Squad 2006
- Played Football in over 10 countries
- Top goal scorer pre season cup Hyundai A league 2011
Meet Our Coaches
AMAN HADID
COACH
STEVE O’CONNOR
HEAD COACH
- Men’s Football Program’s Assistant Coach at the Australian Institute of Sport 1990
- Level 3 Coaching Accreditation and AIS High Performance Coaching Diploma.
- Technical Director of the NSW Soccer Federation
- Head Coach of the AIS Men’s Football Program for 12 consecutive years
- During his time as Head Coach at AIS, Steve was also the Assistant Coach at various times for the U/17, U/20 and U/23 National Teams
- Head Coach of the U/20 National Team from 1996 – 2008.
- Community Accreditation Senior Licence and Advanced Accreditation A Licence.
- Steve took the Australian National U/20’s Association Football Team, the Young Socceroos, to the Asian qualifiers for the Youth World Cup 2007/2008
- Sydney FC Technical Director and Youth Coach in 2008
PAUL DE LUCCA
COACH
- 1995-1996 U/19s Assistant Coach Marconi (Finalists)
- 1997-2001 U/19s Head Coach Marconi (Finalists x 2 Premiers 3)
- 2002-2006 U/20s Head Coach Sutherland (Premiers x 3 Finalists x 1)
- 2007 – 2012 U/20s Head Coach Apia (Premiers x 2 finalists x 3)
- 2013 -2013 U/13s and 1st Grade Head Coach Sans Souci FC U/13s Premiers, PL1 St George Competition Premiers and Champions of champions)
- 2014 -2015 U/20s Parramatta FC Head Coach (Premiers x 1 Finalists x 1)
- 2016-2017 U/20s Bonnyrigg Head Coach (Finalists x 2)
- 2016 – 2019 Bass Hill Rangers 1st Grade Coach and Technical Director (3 x Premiers, 1 x 2nd and finalists)
- 2018-2019 Apia Womens Head Coach (2 x premiers)
- 2018-2020 Apia Mens NPL1 Coaching staff.)
- 2020 -2021 Australian Soccer Academy Head Coach
- 2021 BBC First grade Coach and TD equal first after 12 rounds until Covid stopped season.
ADAM BARBERA
COACH
- Technical Analyst – Socceroos & Olyroos
- First Team Assistant Coach – Hills United FC
- Coach – Blacktown City Football Club
- Football Analyst – Sydney FC
- Youth Football Coach – Blacktown Spartans
- Head Coach U15’s – Blacktown Spartans
- Head Coach U13’s – Blacktown Spartans
CLAUDIO CANOSA
COACH
- FIFA PRO-LICENSE HOLDER
- As a player:
- National Soccer League Games players in Australia – 200 games
- First Grade Games, Argentina, Bolivia, Malaysia – 180 games
- Involved with the filming and “Technical Analysis” of matches for the Australian Olympic team at the top Stadiums in Australia, including Hindmarsh, MCG, Sydney Football Stadium, Bruce Stadium, Olympic Park, Bob Jane Stadium and Carrara Stadium
- As a coach:
- Twenty-one years of experience as a coach at state, national and international levels with clubs and countries
- Extensive experience with youth development
- Full understanding of the football philosophy under the 4-2-2 formation
JEAN-PAUL DE MARIGNY
COACH
- Head of NSW Institute of Sport
- Australia U17’s
- Newcastle Jets
- Western Sydney Wanderers
- Won the A-League with Melbourne Victory