Eddie Thomson
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Карьера и клубы
Born in Rosewell, Scotland, he played 162 games for Heart of Midothian from 1966 to 1973, before moving to Aberdeen and playing a further 91 games with them. After a brief stint with the San Antonio Thunder of the NASL, he moved to Australia and Sydney City in 1977 for the inaugural National Soccer League season. He won two NSL championships with this side as a player, in 1977 and as a player-coach again in 1980. During his time at Hearts he also played for the Scottish u-23 side. It was at this time he retired from playing and immediately became the full-time coach of Sydney City, winning a further two national championships in 1981 and 1982. He also won an NSL Cup trophy in 1986. After Sydney City withdrew from the NSL in 1987 he took charge of Sydney Olympic, guiding them to a grand final in 1989 before leaving early in the next season to take charge of the Australia national team. His national coaching career did not start there however. He became coach of Australia B in 1984 before becoming assistant coach of the Socceroos in 1985. After taking over as Socceroos manager, he guided the team to some impressive friendly results against Sweden and the USA before coming close to qualifying for USA 94, only losing 1–0 as a result of a freak deflection to an Argentine side who had recalled Diego Maradona after some disappointing qualification results. He was also coach of the Australian Olympic football team at the same time. In 1992, after defeating the Netherlands in a…
- Club
- Aberdeen F.C. (1973–1976)
- Club
- Hakoah Sydney City East FC (1977–1980)
- Club
- Heart of Midlothian F.C. (1966–1973)
- Club
- San Antonio Thunder (1976–1976)
- Club
- Scottish Football League XI (1969–1969)
- League
- North American Soccer League
- National team
- Scotland
Наследие
Player
Heart of Midlothian
Scottish Cup runners-up: 1967–68 Sydney City
National Soccer League: 1977, 1980
Manager
Sydney City
National Soccer League: 1980, 1981, 1982 NSL Northern Division: 1984, 1985 NSL Cup: 1986 NSL Charity Shield: 1982 Sydney Olympic
National Soccer League runners-up: 1986 NSL Premiership runners-up: 1986 NSL Cup runners-up: 1989 Australia
OFC Nations Cup: 1996 Trans-Tasman Cup: 1991, 1995 Australia U23
OFC U-23 Championship: 1996 Individual
NSL Coach of the Year: 1981, 1984, 1985 National Soccer Hall of Fame: 2002 Inductee
Клубы
- Heart of Midlothian F.C.1966–1973
- Scottish Football League XI1969–1969
- Aberdeen F.C.1973–1976
- San Antonio Thunder1976–1976
- Hakoah Sydney City East FC1977–1980
Играл вместе с
Aaron HickeyHeart of Midlothian F.C. · 2019
Aaron HughesHeart of Midlothian F.C. · 2017–2019
Adil AouchicheAberdeen F.C. · 2025–2026
Alex McLeishAberdeen F.C. · 1978–1994
Andrew DriverAberdeen F.C. · 2015–2015- Andrew DriverHeart of Midlothian F.C. · 2006–2013
Antoine KombouaréAberdeen F.C. · 1996–1998
Antti NiemiHeart of Midlothian F.C. · 1999–2002
Arnaud SutchuinHeart of Midlothian F.C. · 2015
Arvydas NovikovasHeart of Midlothian F.C. · 2008–2013
Bryan GunnAberdeen F.C. · 1980–1986
Callum PatersonHeart of Midlothian F.C. · 2012
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Идентификаторы и алиасы
Scottish association football player and manager (1947–2003)
Eddie Thomson was a Scottish association football player and coach, who played as a defender. He played for Heart of Midlothian and Aberdeen in Scotland, San Antonio Thunder in the United States and Sydney City in Australia. Staying in Australia, he coached Sydney City and Sydney Olympic before working with the Australia national team. Initially assistant coach, he was subsequently head coach from 1990 to 1996. His last coaching position was with Sanfrecce Hiroshima in Japan.
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