Hayden Foxe
{{short description|Australian footballer}}
{{BLP sources|date=May 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2022}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Hayden Foxe
| image = Hayden Foxe.jpg
| upright = 0.8
| caption = Foxe training with Sydney FC in 2010
| fullname = Hayden Vernon Foxe
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1977|6|23}}
| birth_place = Sydney, Australia
| height = 1.85 m{{Worldfootball.net|hayden-foxe}}
| position = Centre-back
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = Blacktown City Demons
| youthyears2 = 1994–1995
| youthclubs2 = AIS
| youthyears3 = 1995–1997
| youthclubs3 = Ajax
| years1 = 1997–1998
| clubs1 = Arminia Bielefeld
| caps1 = 1
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 1998–2000
| clubs2 = Sanfrecce Hiroshima
| caps2 = 37
| goals2 = 5
| years3 = 2000–2002
| clubs3 = West Ham United
| caps3 = 12
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2000–2001
| clubs4 = → KV Mechelen (loan)
| caps4 = 4
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2002–2005
| clubs5 = Portsmouth
| caps5 = 46
| goals5 = 2
| years6 = 2006–2007
| clubs6 = Leeds United
| caps6 = 21
| goals6 = 1
| years7 = 2007–2009
| clubs7 = Perth Glory
| caps7 = 8
| goals7 = 0
| years8 = 2010–2011
| clubs8 = Sydney FC
| caps8 = 25
| goals8 = 0
| totalcaps = 154
| totalgoals = 3
| nationalyears1 = 1993
| nationalteam1 = Australia U17
| nationalcaps1 = 2
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 1997
| nationalteam2 = Australia U20
| nationalcaps2 = 4
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalyears3 = 1996–2000
| nationalteam3 = Australia U23
| nationalcaps3 = 9
| nationalgoals3 = 1
| nationalyears4 = 1998–2003
| nationalteam4 = Australia
| nationalcaps4 = 11
| nationalgoals4 = 2
| manageryears1 = 2012–2013
| managerclubs1 = Melbourne Heart (youth)
| manageryears2 = 2013
| managerclubs2 = Melbourne Heart (assistant)
| manageryears3 = 2015–2017
| managerclubs3 = Western Sydney Wanderers (assistant)
| manageryears4 = 2017
| managerclubs4 = Western Sydney Wanderers (caretaker)
| manageryears5 = 2018–2020
| managerclubs5 = Perth Glory (assistant)
| manageryears6 = 2020
| managerclubs6 = Perth Glory (caretaker)
| manageryears7 = 2021–2024
| managerclubs7 = Western United (assistant)
| manageryears8 = 2024–
| managerclubs8 = Australia (assistant)
| currentclub = Australia (assistant)
|medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's association football}}
{{Medal|Country|{{fb|AUS}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|FIFA Confederations Cup}}
{{Medal|3rd|2001 Japan–South Korea|}}
}}
Hayden Vernon Foxe (born 23 June 1977) is an Australian former professional soccer player who works as assistant coach with the Australia men's national soccer team.{{Cite web |date=2024-09-30 |title=Subway Socceroos Coaching Staff appointments {{!}} Socceroos |url=https://www.socceroos.com.au/news/subway-socceroos-coaching-staff-appointments |access-date=2024-09-30 |website=www.socceroos.com.au |language=en}} He played football as a centre-back at the top level in Germany, Japan, Belgium, England and Australia. Foxe represented his country at international level 11 times between 1998 and 2003.
Club career
=Europe=
Beginning his career at Sydney club Blacktown City he moved to Dutch club Ajax Amsterdam where he played from 1995–97. Foxe soon established a reputation as a talented young defender, earning a move to J1 League club Sanfrecce Hiroshima in 1998–99.
Becoming an important player both at club and international level, Foxe represented his country at the 1996 Summer Olympics and 2000 Summer Olympics. He impressed enough to earn a move to England's West Ham United for the 2000–01 season. He was then immediately loaned to Belgian club Mechelen in order to build up his match fitness. Foxe returned to West Ham United in March, but struggled in the Premiership, losing his place when then manager Harry Redknapp left the club later that year.
After playing only 12 games for West Ham, he moved to Portsmouth (then managed by Harry Redknapp) for £400,000 in May 2002.{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/p/portsmouth/2014417.stm|title=Redknapp bags Foxe|work=BBC Sport|date=29 May 2002|access-date=7 November 2012}} Foxe was an important player as Portsmouth won the 2002–03 First Division title, and in doing so were promoted to the Premiership. He was a regular in Portsmouth's side until a fractured bone in his foot ended his campaign at Christmas. He spent the rest of that season, as well as the 2004–05 season, rehabilitating.
New manager Alain Perrin elected not to renew his contract when it expired in June 2005, and he was released. Foxe returned to Australia to undergo an operation in an attempt to resolve his ongoing injury problems. Foxe trained with Leeds United during their 2006 pre-season campaign and signed a five-month permanent contract with the Yorkshire club on 11 August 2006.{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/l/leeds_united/4779653.stm|title=Defender Foxe earns Leeds switch|work=BBC Sport|date=11 August 2006|access-date=7 November 2012}}
Foxe attempted to rebuild his career at Leeds and since the departure of Kevin Blackwell, both care-taker manager John Carver and new manager Dennis Wise provided the Aussie with chances to perform. Foxe however only ultimately played a bit part in the 2006–07 season and was released at the end of the season when Leeds United were relegated to English League One. He scored one league goal during his time at Leeds, against Luton in a 5–1 defeat.{{cite web | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/6050750.stm | title=Luton 5–1 Leeds | work=BBC Sport | date=21 October 2006 |access-date=15 September 2009}}
=Perth Glory=
In 2007, he returned to Australia to play for Perth Glory in the A-League and missed the first half of the season due to a knee injury but returned later in the season to play the last six games of the 2007–08 season. After finishing the 2008–09 season with Glory, he has been released.
=Sydney FC=
On 7 January 2010, he was announced to have made a comeback to the A-League on a short-term injury replacement deal with Sydney FC.{{cite web | url = http://au.fourfourtwo.com/news/119880,sydney-sign-foxe-as-ryall-injured.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120921092612/http://au.fourfourtwo.com/news/119880,sydney-sign-foxe-as-ryall-injured.aspx|archive-date=21 September 2012| title = Sydney Sign Foxe As Ryall Injured | date = 7 January 2010 | access-date =15 May 2011 | work = Australian FourFourTwo}} After his short term contract, he signed a one-year extension with Vítězslav Lavička noting how his presence late in the season was a crucial factor in Sydney's end of season success, which will keep him at the club until the end of the 2010–11 A-League season.{{cite web | first=Michael|last=Cockerill|author-link=Mike Cockerill|url = http://www.smh.com.au/sport/a-league/hamstrung-cole-faces-lastminute-fitness-test-20100305-pos7.html | title = Hamstrung Cole faces last-minute fitness test | date = 6 March 2010 | access-date =15 May 2011 | work= The Sydney Morning Herald}} He was the vice captain.{{cite web | first=John|last=Taylor| url = http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,27539446-5000940,00.html | title = Vice-captain Hayden Foxe says Sydney FC defence key to beating Fury | date = 11 August 2010 | access-date = 15 May 2011 | work = Fox Sports|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121003122131/http://www.foxsports.com.au/football/a-league/vice-captain-hayden-foxe-says-sydney-fc-defence-key-to-beating-fury/story-e6frf4gl-1225923642126|archive-date=3 October 2012}}
Foxe announced his retirement from football at the end of the 2010–11 A-League season, deciding not to continue with Sydney FC for their Asian Champions League campaign, despite keen interest from coach Lavička for his services.{{cite web|url=http://www.foxsports.com.au/football/a-league/sydney-fc-defenderformer-socceroo-hayden-foxe-announces-retirement-from-football/story-e6frf4gl-1226010033920|title=Sydney FC defender, former Socceroo Hayden Foxe announces retirement from football |date=22 February 2011|work=Fox Sports|access-date=27 February 2011}}
International career
=Youth=
Foxe played 1993 World Youth Championship Finals in Japan with the Australia U17 national team and at the 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship in Malaysia with the U20 national team.
With the Australia U23 national team he participated in qualification for the 1996 Summer Olympics and he was a member of the squad at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta and 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.
=Senior=
Foxe was capped by the Australia national team.
Personal life
He is the brother of Jeremy Foxe & Damien Foxe, who also played football.{{cite web| title=Foxe still on the hunt to continue his football with the Stallions| first=Joe| last=Russo| publisher=Football NSW| date=12 June 2008| url=http://www.footballnsw.com.au/index.php?id=17&tx_ttnews[tt_news]=739&tx_ttnews[backPid]=1&cHash=1| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120304051653/http://www.footballnsw.com.au/index.php?id=17&tx_ttnews[tt_news]=739&tx_ttnews[backPid]=1&cHash=1| archive-date=4 March 2012| url-status=dead}}
Career statistics
=Club=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National Cup !colspan="2"|League Cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Arminia Bielefeld
|1997–98{{cite web |title=Hayden Foxe » Club matches |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/hayden-foxe/2/ |website=worldfootball.net |access-date=9 January 2022}} |1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 1 | 0 | ||
| rowspan="4"|Sanfrecce Hiroshima
|1998 |rowspan="3"|J1 League |15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 16 | 3 | ||
| 1999
|22 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 29 | 5 | ||
| 2000
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 0 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!37 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 8 | |
| KV Mechelen
|4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||||||
| rowspan="3"|West Ham United
|rowspan="2"|Premier League |5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2001–02
|6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
| rowspan="5"|Portsmouth
|32 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 33 | 1 | ||
| 2003–04
|rowspan="3"|Premier League |10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 13 | 1 | ||
| 2004–05
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2005–06
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!42 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 2 | |
| Leeds United
|18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 21 | 1 | ||
| rowspan="3"|Perth Glory
|rowspan="2"|A-League |6 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 6 | 0 | ||||
| 2008–09
|2 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 2 | 0 | ||||
| colspan="2"|Total
!8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Sydney FC
|A-League |10 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 10 | 0 | ||||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!121 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 137 | 11 |
=International=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year{{NFT player|430}} | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan="6"|Australia
|1998 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2000 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2001 | 5 | 2 | |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total | 11 | 2 |
Managerial statistics
{{updated|November 2017}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" | ||||
| rowspan=2|Team
!rowspan=2|Nat !rowspan=2|From !rowspan=2|To !colspan=5|Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % |
| align=left|Western Sydney Wanderers (caretaker)
|{{flagicon|Australia}} |align=left|3 October 2017 |align=left|6 November 2017 {{WDL|5|1|4|0}} | ||||
| colspan=4|Total
{{WDLtot|5|1|4|0}} |
Honours
Portsmouth
- Football League First Division: 2002–03{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/2959237.stm|title=Portsmouth 3-2 Rotherham |work=BBC Sport|date=27 April 2003 |access-date=26 June 2019}}
Sydney FC
Australia
- FIFA Confederations Cup: 3rd place, 2001{{Cite web |url=http://www.fifa.com/confederationscup/archive/koreajapan2001/teams/team=43976/index.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=October 14, 2024 |archive-date=January 22, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160122105959/http://www.fifa.com/confederationscup/archive/koreajapan2001/teams/team=43976/index.html |url-status=dead }}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
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- {{NFT player}}
- {{J.League player}}
- [http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Players/F/FO.html Oz Football profile]
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{{Western Sydney Wanderers FC head coaches}}
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