Alen Stajcic

Football player infobox


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Western Sydney Passion
Sutherland Sharks
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Alen Stajcic (born 2 November 1973) is a former semi-professional football (soccer) player and now is a full-time Football coach. While a footballer he was a NSW Premier League player and Australian Youth Representative before a career-ending knee injury. Since he has turned his hand to coaching he has become Head Coach of NSWIS for Women's Soccer and Head Coach at the Hills Sports High School(HSHS).

Biography

Playing career

A former NSW Premier League player and Captain with Bonnyrigg, Bankstown and Sutherland, Alen represented NSW at the youth level and played for several clubs within the National Youth League and Winter Super League before a knee injury ended his playing career.

Representative Honours: Australian Schoolboy International 1992

Coaching

Alen Stajcic has been the Head Coach of the NSWIS Women's Soccer Program since 2002. He was also the Head Coach of the Women's National Soccer League side, the NSW Sapphires, which he guided to a premiership in the 2003/04 season. He started as Head Coach of HSHS in the foundation year (2003) and has gone on to win many titles and good performances. In 2006, he was the assistant coach for the Young Matilda's while they were competing at the FIFA U/20's Women's Championships in Russia. Unfortunately they bowed out in the group stage, missing the next round by 1 point to Brazil and Russia. As of 05/03/07 Stajcic became the Young Matildas Coach.

Honours

As a player

*Australian Schoolboy International (1992)

As a coach

NSW Sapphires
*Winner of Nation Women's Soccer League (03/04)
*Finalists of Nation Women's Soccer League (02/03)

Hills Sports High School
*Winners of NSW All- Schools Cup(Open Boy's) (08)
*Winners of NSW All- Schools Cup(Open Girl's) (08)
*Winners of Errea Cup (formerly Puma Cup) (Open Boy's) (08)
*Winners of Errea Shield (formerly Puma Shield) (Open Girl's) (05,06,07 & 08)
*Winners of Bill Turner Cup (U/15 Boys) (06)
*Runner Up Bill Turner Cup (U/15 Boys) (05)
*Runner Up Bill Turner Trophy (U/15 Girls) (05 & 07)

Young Matilda's (As Assistant Coach)
*Qualified for World U/20's Women Championships (06)
**Knocked out in Group Stage

ee also

*Sutherland Sharks
*Bankstown City Lions
*Football (soccer) in New South Wales

External links

* [http://www.nswis.com.au/Default.aspx?ArticleID=668 Womens NSWIS Soccer Program]