Gary van Egmond

Infobox Football biography
playername = Gary van Egmond
fullname = Gary van Egmond


dateofbirth = birth date and age|1965|6|29
cityofbirth = Sydney
countryofbirth = Australia
dateofdeath =
cityofdeath =
countryofdeath =
height =
currentclub = Newcastle Jets
position = Manager (former Defender)
youthyears =
youthclubs = Manly-Warringah
years = 1982-1986 1987-1989 1989-1990 1990-1991 1991-1997 1996-1997 1997-1998 1998 2001
clubs = APIA Leichhardt Footscray JUST Marconi Stallions Roda JC Marconi Stallions Wollongong City Wolves Bonnyrigg White Eagles Blacktown City Manly-Warringah
caps(goals) = 007 (0) 061 (1) 025 (1) 010 (0) 109 (8) 021 (0) 017 (0) 008 (0)
nationalyears = 1988-1989
nationalteam = flagicon|Australia Australia
nationalcaps(goals) = 0015 (0)
manageryears = 1998-2000 2001 2001-2003 2005-2006 2006-present
managerclubs = Northern Spirit FC "(Youth)" Manly-Warringah Newcastle United "(Asst.)" Newcastle Jets "(Asst.)" Newcastle Jets
pcupdate = 14 August 2007
ntupdate = 14 August 2007

Gary van Egmond (born June 29 1965) is an Australian football (soccer) manager of Dutch heritage who is currently in charge of the A-League team Newcastle Jets.

Playing career

Van Egmond began his playing career with APIA Leichhardt in 1982. It was not until he joined Footscray JUST in 1987 that he established himself as a prominent player in the NSL before moving overseas to play for Roda JC. He made his Socceroos debut in the 1988 Seoul Olympics under Frank Arok and went on to have success with Marconi Stallions in the 1990s - where he won a NSL championship and played in 3 finals.

Managerial career

Van Egmond began his coaching career with success as youth coach of Northern Spirit FC before he won the state-league grand final on his return to Manly-Warringah as head coach in 1999. He then joined Newcastle Breakers as the Assistant Coach in 2001. After Round 7 of season 2006-07, the Jets were last and winless, so existing coach Nick Theodorakopoulos was replaced by Van Egmond. Van Egmond turned the Jets season around, making him very popular within the Newcastle community. With a 0-3-4 record for the first 7 games, Van Egmond helped the Jets to a 8-3-3 record for the final 14, securing the Jets a place in the A-League finals and cementing his job at the club for the 2007-08 season. In the 2007-08 season Van Egmond guided the Newcastle Jets to second place on the league table and then to the A-League Championship. Van Egmond has been signed to coach the Newcastle Jets until the end of the 2012/13 A-League season.

Honours

Player

With Marconi Stallions:
* NSL Championship: 1992-1993

Manager

With Newcastle Jets:
* A-League Championship: 2007-2008Personal Honours:
* A-League Coach of the Year: 2007-2008

External links

* [http://www.newcastlejets.com.au/default.aspx?s=njfc_coachingstaff&pid=529 Newcastle Jets profile]
* [http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Players/V/VA.html Oz Football profile]