1. Stephen Christopher Corica is an Australian soccer manager and former player.
25 Facts About Steve Corica
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In December 2023, Steve Corica was announced as the inaugural manager of A-League expansion club Auckland FC.
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Steve Corica started playing football in his home town of Innisfail, in Far North Queensland and joining the elite player program at the Australian Institute of Sport in 1990.
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On completion of the scholarship Steve Corica signed with Marconi-Fairfield in the now defunct National Soccer League.
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The next two years were less successful for the Marconi and in 1995, Steve Corica sought a career move to Europe.
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Steve Corica signed with Leicester City in the English First Division.
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In four-and-a-half seasons at Wolves, Steve Corica made over 100 appearances, although hampered by a series of knee injuries.
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Steve Corica left Wolves in 2000, moving to Japan with J1 League side Sanfrecce Hiroshima for two seasons, then returning to England at Walsall.
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Steve Corica finally decided to return home to Australia after spending 10 years abroad, joining new A-League club Sydney FC.
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Steve Corica retained a place in the side for much of the year as Sydney progressed to the Grand Final.
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Steve Corica then announced his full retirement from professional football.
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Steve Corica represented Australia at all youth and at national team level, the first Australian to achieve the feat.
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Steve Corica represented Australia at the FIFA U-17 World Championship in Scotland in 1989.
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Steve Corica then went on to play in two Olympic Games football tournament, the first being the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona, where Australia made another impressive run to the semi-finals, this time falling to Poland at the penultimate stage.
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Steve Corica was part of a generation of Australian players dubbed the "Golden Generation".
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On 16 April 1993, Steve Corica was given his full national team debut by Eddie Thomson against Kuwait in a friendly match in Singapore.
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Steve Corica then went on to play for the national team, earning over 40 caps and scoring 6 goals including appearances at the 1997 and 2001 Confederations Cups.
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In 2012, Steve Corica acted as caretaker coach of Sydney FC, after the resignation of Ian Crook and until the hiring of replacement Frank Farina.
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From 2015 to May 2018, Steve Corica continued as the Assistant Coach to Graham Arnold on a full-time basis.
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On 16 May 2018, following Graham Arnold's appointment by the Australian national team, Steve Corica was appointed the Head Coach of Sydney FC's senior team.
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Steve Corica's first season coaching the Sydney FC club was a success, with Sydney FC narrowly missing out on winning the league, however would go on to beat Premiers Perth Glory in the 2019 A-League Grand Final.
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Poor and inconsistent form would plague the team throughout the season as Steve Corica struggled to string wins together.
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Steve Corica responded strongly by bringing in Slovakian International Robert Mak, and English Premier League winger Joe Lolley, the latter being the first transfer fee being paid in the clubs history.
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Controversially, Steve Corica signed former Sunderland player Jack Rodwell from the Wanderers, despite his injury issues being well known.
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Steve Corica joins former Sydney FC team-mate and Hall of Fame inductee Terry McFlynn, who was signed as the club's Director of Football.