15 Facts About Steve Malaxos

Stephen Malaxos was born on 19 June 1961 and is a former Australian rules footballer and coach from Western Australia.

Steve Malaxos was an All-Australian with Claremont in 1986 and while he was with the West Coast Eagles in 1988.

Steve Malaxos was the inaugural fairest and best player at West Coast, holds the Eagles' record for the most possessions in a game and captained the club in 1990.

Steve Malaxos was the head coach at East Fremantle, after successfully coaching the colts team to a premiership in 2010.

Steve Malaxos began his senior career as a forward in 1979, with Claremont, and helped the Tigers rise to power at the beginning of the 1980s.

In 1981, Claremont broke scoring records week after week on their way to their first WAFL premiership since 1964, and Steve Malaxos' crumbing was the perfect foil to Warren Ralph.

Steve Malaxos was recruited by Hawthorn in the VFL for the following season.

Steve Malaxos went to Glenferrie Oval as the all-Australian captain, but struggled for an opportunity in the powerful Hawks line-up.

Steve Malaxos was a Reserves and night series premiership player with the Hawks, but returned to Claremont at the end of the season after playing only nine senior games.

In 1990, Steve Malaxos played 20 games during the home-and-away season, including the club's historic drawn qualifying final against Collingwood, and the replay a week later.

Steve Malaxos did not add to his total of 66 games for West Coast, but was on the club's list for the 1991 season.

In 1999, Steve Malaxos was appointed as coach of the Sydney Swans reserves team in the AFL.

In 2004, Steve Malaxos was appointed to an assistant coach's position with Fremantle in the AFL, a position he left in 2009.

Steve Malaxos was inducted into the Western Australian Football Hall of Fame in 2005.

Steve Malaxos now is a sports teacher at a high school in Western Australia.