Ante Juric
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Career & Clubs
Juric, born in Canberra in 1973, has played professionally for 13 years and has represented Australia as a Socceroo, Olyroo, and Young Socceroo where the team finished fourth in the World Youth Cup of 1993. However Juric did not play a huge part for the national team and only represented his country late in his career. This was after his performance in the 2002 National Soccer League Grand Final win over Perth Glory, playing with a dislocated elbow, and he finally received his senior cap that same year. Juric learnt his trade at one of Australia's major junior nurseries in Canberra Croatia FC. The club has produced the likes of Ned Zelic, Josip Simunic and George Kulscar. From here he went on to represent Australia at the World Youth Cup in 1993, culminating in a 4th-place finish, losing to eventual champions Brazil. Juric went on to have a successful National Soccer League career playing for the Melbourne Knights, Sydney Olympic, and Canberra Cosmos, playing over 200 games and scoring over 20 goals and winning premierships and championships. In the later stages of his career, Juric played in the NSW Premier League, where he won a title with Sydney United 58. In 2009 Juric was inducted into the ACT Sports Hall of Fame for his Football exploits and additionally in the same year he was inducted into the Capital Football Hall of Fame.
Sydney United 58 in the NSWNPL and Sydney FC Women in the A-Leagues. Juric was a former Women's U19 and Women's U17 national Australian coach and also the NSWIS Football men's coach. In June 2017, Juric was appointed head coach of Sydney FC's women's team. He was their longest serving coach with 157 games, departing in February 2026. Under him, the team were 3-time A-League Champions and 3-time A-League Premiers. In 2020, Juric was appointed head coach of Sydney Olympic FC where he remained for 2 years. On November 18 2024, Juric was appointed Sydney United 58 FC head coach for the upcoming 2025 NPL NSW season and inaugural Australian Championship season. At the end of the Australian Championship season in November, Juric resigned from his post.
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- Canberra FC (1992–1992)
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- Canberra FC (1993–1993)
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- Melbourne Knights Football Club (1993–1994)
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- Fawkner Blues (1994–1994)
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- Sydney Olympic FC (1994–1995)
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- Sport Benfica e Castelo Branco (1995–1996)
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- Canberra Cosmos (1996–1997)
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- APIA Leichhardt (1997–1997)
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- Sydney Olympic FC (1997–1998)
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- APIA Leichhardt (1998–1998)
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- Sydney Olympic FC (1998–1999)
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- Molde FK (1999–1999)
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- Sydney Olympic FC (1999–2001)
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- Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C. (2001–2002)
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- Sydney Olympic FC (2001–2005)
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- Sri Pahang F.C. (2003–2003)
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- Sydney United FC (2005–2007)
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- Penrith Nepean United Football Club (2007–2009)
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- Australia men's national under-20 soccer team (1992–1993)
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- Australia national under-23 soccer team (1994–1994)
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- Australia men's national soccer team (2002–2002)
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- Molde FK (2001–2001)
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- Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C. (2003–2003)
- National team
- Australia
Legacy
Clubs
- Australia men's national under-20 soccer team1992–1993
- Canberra FC1992–1992
- Canberra FC1993–1993
- Melbourne Knights Football Club1993–1994
- Australia national under-23 soccer team1994–1994
- Fawkner Blues1994–1994
- Sydney Olympic FC1994–1995
- Sport Benfica e Castelo Branco1995–1996
- Canberra Cosmos1996–1997
- APIA Leichhardt1997–1997
- Sydney Olympic FC1997–1998
- APIA Leichhardt1998–1998
- Sydney Olympic FC1998–1999
- Molde FK1999–1999
- Sydney Olympic FC1999–2001
- Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C.2001–2002
- Molde FK2001–2001
- Sydney Olympic FC2001–2005
- Australia men's national soccer team2002–2002
- Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C.2003–2003
- Sri Pahang F.C.2003–2003
- Sydney United FC2005–2007
- Penrith Nepean United Football Club2007–2009
Played together with
Aaron ClaphamAPIA Leichhardt · 2013–2013
Abbas SaadSydney Olympic FC · 1986–1990- Abbas SaadSydney Olympic FC · 1993–1993
- Abbas SaadSydney Olympic FC · 1996–1997
- Abbas SaadSydney United FC · 1997–1999
- Abdou Karim CamaraMolde FK · 2011–2013
- Abdullah OthmanJohor Darul Ta'zim F.C.
Adam BiddleSydney Olympic FC · 2008–2009- Adam BiddleSydney Olympic FC · 2009–2009
Adam CaseyAPIA Leichhardt · 2012–2012
Adam D'ApuzzoAPIA Leichhardt · 2011–2012
Adam GriffithsAPIA Leichhardt · 2015
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Identifiers & aliases
Ante Juric is an Australian soccer manager and former professional player. He was recently the Matildas assistant coach (201-15), the Australian under-17s and 19s women's national coach (2014–16) and was the Assistant national technical director (2013–2016) for Football Australia. He most recently served as the head coach for Sydney FC in the A-League Women competition.
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