Francis Awaritefe
Francis Edgar Awaritefe (born 18 April 1964 in London, England) is an Australian former football (soccer) player, and was Director of Football at Melbourne Victory.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Francis Edgar Awaritefe | ||
| Date of birth | 18 April 1964 | ||
| Place of birth | London, England | ||
| Playing position(s) | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Wimbledon | |||
| 1984–1986 | Tooting & Mitcham United | 37 | (12) |
| 1986–1988 | Sutton United | 65 | (24) |
| 1988 | → Barnet (loan) | 5 | (1) |
| 1989–1992 | Melbourne Knights | 98 | (43) |
| 1992 | North Geelong Warriors | 10 | (10) |
| 1992–1995 | South Melbourne | 73 | (34) |
| 1995–2000 | Marconi Stallions | 120 | (39) |
| 2000–2001 | Sydney United | 22 | (7) |
| 2001–2008 | Rockdale City Suns | 12 | (3) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 1993–1996 | Australia | 3 | (1) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 6 August 2011 | |||
Biography
On 21 June 2011, Awaritefe was signed by Melbourne Victory as their new Director of Football on a two-year deal, replacing Gary Cole, with Mehmet Durakovic signed as the club's new manager on the same day.[1][2]
However, after a brief five-month stint in his job as the Director of Football with Melbourne Victory, Awaritefe was axed by Melbourne Victory, after a run of poor results.[3]
He appeared on the Australian television program Nerds FC.
Awaritefe is as at February 2019 vice-president of FIFPro (International Federation of Professional Footballers) and has been with Craig Foster participating in the campaign to free Hakeem al-Araibi.[4]
References
- http://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/news/1061605/Durakovic-gets-Victory-role Archived 4 November 2013 at the Wayback Machine Durakovic gets Victory job
- Courier Mail http://www.couriermail.com.au/sport/mehmet-durakovic-to-be-named-melbourne-victorys-new-coach/story-e6frep5o-1226078808073
- "Awaritefe Axed By Melbourne Victory". au.fourfourtwo.com (Australian Four Four Two). Archived from the original on 24 November 2011. Retrieved 22 Nov 2011.
- Clench, Sam; Johnson, Paul (5 February 2019). "Footballer Hakeem Al-Araibi appears in Thai court pleads against extradition". Archived from the original on 5 February 2019. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
