Tony Franken
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Anthony Franken | ||
| Date of birth | 11 January 1965 | ||
| Place of birth | Perth, Western Australia | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Australia Women (goalkeeping coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| East Fremantle Tricolore | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1982–1983 | A.I.S. | ||
| 1984–1986 | Canberra City SC | 65 | (0) |
| 1987–1991 | Sydney Croatia | 91 | (0) |
| 1991–1992 | APIA | 24 | (0) |
| 1992–1993 | Sydney Croatia | 15 | (0) |
| 1993 | Sutherland Sharks | 8 | (0) |
| 1993–1994 | Sydney Croatia | 1 | (0) |
| 1994 | Rockdale Ilinden | 11 | (0) |
| 1994–1995 | Parramatta Eagles | 24 | (0) |
| 1996–1997 | Sydney Olympic FC | 16 | (0) |
| 1997–2003 | Perth Glory | 39 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 1983 | Australia U20 | 3 | (0) |
| 1984 | Australia U23 | 0 | (0) |
| 1984–1985 | Australia B | 6 | (0) |
| 1992 | Australia | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 June 2007 | |||
Anthony (Tony) Franken (born 11 January 1965) is an Australian professional football goalkeeper coach and former professional goalkeeper. He is currently the goalkeeping coach of the Australian women's national football team.[1]
Biography
[edit]He represented Australia on 14 occasions between 1984 and 1992 and represented his country at Under-20 level at the 1983 World Youth Cup Finals in Mexico and at Under-23 level in 1984.[2]
Tony started playing junior soccer for East Fremantle Tricolore before he played for many professional clubs in Australia including Sydney Croatia, APIA Leichhardt, Perth Glory, Sydney Olympic, Parramatta Eagles and Canberra City. He was awarded the NSL Under 21 Player of the Year in 1984.[3]
Between 2006 and 2018 he was the goalkeeper coach for the Australian men's national soccer team.[4] Since 2020, he has been the goalkeeping coach for the Australian women's national soccer team.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Tony Franken | Matildas". www.matildas.com.au. 10 April 2023. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
- ^ "Anthony Franken". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
- ^ Australian Soccer Archived 20 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Tony Franken | Matildas". www.matildas.com.au. 10 April 2023. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
- ^ Rugari, Vince (15 August 2023). "From Uruguay to France, Tony Franken has seen it all – but nothing quite like this". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
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- Australia men's B international soccer players
- National Soccer League (Australia) players
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- Sydney United 58 FC players
- Perth Glory FC players
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