Patrick Kisnorbo

Early career

Kisnorbo began playing football as a youth in his hometown with Essendon City and Bulleen. As a 15-year-old, he moved to South Melbourne's youth team, where he stayed for two seasons in the National Soccer League Youth.

South Melbourne

After a string of stand-out performances for the youth team, Kisnorbo was selected for the senior team, which was competing in the now defunct National Soccer League. Kisnorbo performed like a seasoned veteran and cemented his spot at centre back as a youngster ahead of more experienced players at the club. In his first season, Kisnorbo's performances led to South Melbourne winning the 2000-01 Premiership, 8 points ahead of second place. In his secondary season, Kisnorbo performances led him to be awarded the Theo Marmaras medal for the best player at South Melbourne during the 2002 season. Kisnorbo went on to make 67 appearances for the club and scored on 3 occasions. His big stature and toughness made him a fan-favourite to the Hellas fans and attracted international interest following his performances for the club.

Heart of Midlothian

After much speculation, Kisnorbo made his move from South Melbourne to the Edinburgh-based Scottish Premier League club Heart of Midlothian in July 2003, signing a two-year contract. He previously went on trial at Inverness Caledonian Thistle and Dunfermline Athletic before making a move to Jam Tarts. He was recommended to Hearts by former player Dave McPherson.…

Kisnorbo was part of Australia's 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship campaign, playing five matches for the under-20s in Oceania qualifying, including a goal against Papua New Guinea. He remained on the squad for the finals, appearing in all the matches leading up to Australia's second-round elimination at the hands of Brazil. His performances in the under-20 level and his senior career at South Melbourne FC led to his first international appearance on 6 July 2002 against Vanuatu in Australia's first match of the 2002 OFC Nations Cup. He made three appearances in the tournament including the defeat to New Zealand in the final. In 2004, Kisnorbo was again selected for the squad for the OFC Nations Cup, where he received two yellow cards against the Solomon Islands. He declined to join the Olyroos for Athens 2004, electing to concentrate on cementing a place at Hearts in the pre-season. This decision harmed his international aspirations, as he was left out of the squad that eventually lost to Iraq in the quarter-finals. Kisnorbo appeared for Australia in friendlies against Ghana, Denmark, China and Uruguay. These performances led to his selection for the Australian 2007 AFC Asian Cup squad; he played the first two group matches against Oman and Iraq. After Australia tied the first match and lost the second, amongst a host of changes, Kisnorbo was dropped from the starting lineup in favour of a 21-year-old Mark Milligan. He played no further part in the tournament as Australia…

Melbourne City

Upon retiring, Kisnorbo was appointed as an assistant youth coach at Melbourne City under Joe Palatsides, and was also an assistant coach for their W-League team. In July 2017, Kisnorbo was appointed head coach of the W-League team. In July 2018, Kisnorbo was appointed assistant coach of the Melbourne City men's team, with Rado Vidošić replacing him as manager of the W-League team. In September 2020, Kisnorbo was appointed head coach of Melbourne City, following the departure of Erick Mombaerts. In May 2021, Kisnorbo led Melbourne City to their first ever A-League trophy in that team's eleven-year history by claiming the A-League Premiers Plate. There was much admiration for the way Kisnorbo had instilled in the Melbourne City team a level of determination and fighting spirit which many attribute as characteristics that Kisnorbo himself had during his playing days. In June, Kisnorbo then guided City to their first A-League Championship, winning the double in his debut A-League coaching season. Again, he was credited with instilling a work ethic and a hardened sense of self-belief in a young team, made up partly of the club's academy graduates.

Troyes

On 23 November 2022, Kisnorbo was announced as manager of French top division side, and fellow City Football Group club, Troyes. He became the first Australian manager of a team in the top five European football leagues. Under his management, Troyes was relegated to Ligue 2. After winning only…

Kisnorbo was born in Melbourne to a Mauritian father and an Italian mother who was from Trieste. Because of his mother's birth, Kisnorbo holds an Italian passport, which allows him to bypass European Union work permit restrictions. He is fluent in Italian.