Lee Sterrey

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Lee Sterrey

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1961|5|1|df=y}}[http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Players/S/ST.html Australian Player Database] OzFootball

| birth_place = Australia

| position = Defender

| years1 = 1981–1982

| clubs1 = Sydney Croatia

| caps1 =

| goals1 =

| years2 = 1984

| clubs2 = Sydney Croatia

| caps2 = 26

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 1985–1986

| clubs3 = Marconi Fairfield

| caps3 = 44

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 1989

| clubs4 = Blacktown City

| caps4 = 17

| goals4 = 0

| totalcaps = 87+

| totalgoals = 0+

| manageryears1 = 1996–1997

| managerclubs1 = Marconi Stallions (youth)

| manageryears2 = 1997–1998

| managerclubs2 = Marconi Stallions (assistant)

| manageryears3 = 1998–2000

| managerclubs3 = Newcastle Breakers

| manageryears4 = 2000–2001

| managerclubs4 = Newcastle United

| manageryears5 = 2001–2002

| managerclubs5 = Marconi Stallions

| manageryears6 = 2002

| managerclubs6 = MSC Liverpool

| manageryears7 =

| managerclubs7 = Bankstown City

| manageryears8 = 2003–20??

| managerclubs8 = Olympic Sharks{{Cite news |date=20 February 2003 |title=Sharks hire Sterrey |language=en |work=The World Game |publisher=Special Broadcasting Service |agency=Sportal |url=https://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/sharks-hire-sterrey |access-date=2020-05-01}}{{Cite news |date=2003-02-19 |title=Sterrey to steer Sharks |language=en-AU |work=ABC News |publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2003-02-19/sterrey-to-steer-sharks/2688418 |access-date=2020-05-01}}

| manageryears9 = 2004–2006

| managerclubs9 = Fiji

| manageryears10 = 2008

| managerclubs10 = Granville Rage

| manageryears11 = 2008[https://footballnsw.com.au/2008/10/15/lee-sterrey-officially-announced-as-marconi-stallions-head-coach-for-2009/ Lee Sterrey officially announced as Marconi Stallions head coach for 2009] Football NSW-20??

| managerclubs11 = Marconi Stallions[https://footballnsw.com.au/2009/01/22/lee-sterrey-returns-to-stallions-in-2009/ Lee Sterrey returns to Stallions in 2009] Football NSW

| manageryears12 = 2011

| managerclubs12 = Rockdale City Suns[https://footballnsw.com.au/2011/02/16/lee-sterrey-to-lead-the-suns-in-2011/ Lee Sterrey to lead the Suns in 2011] Football NSW

| manageryears13 = 2011–2012

| managerclubs13 = Parramatta[https://footballnsw.com.au/2011/10/21/parramatta-fc-appoints-lee-sterrey-as-head-coach-for-2012/ Parramatta FC appoints Lee Sterrey as head coach for 2012] Football NSW

| manageryears14 = 2016

| managerclubs14 = Macarthur Rams

}}

Lee Sterrey (born 1 May 1961) is an Australian soccer coach and former player who last coached Macarthur Rams in his home country in 2016. He has managed in the Australian National Soccer League (NSL) and Fiji.

Playing career

Sterrey played 87 times in the National Soccer League (NSL), turning out for Sydney Croatia in their first NSL season in 1984. In 1985, Sterrey moved to Marconi on a {{AUD|4,000}} transfer. He played two seasons for the Stallions, making 44 appearances. Sterrey returned to the NSL in 1989 playing for Blacktown City.{{Cite web |title=Aussie Footballers - Lee Sterrey |url=http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Players/STE.html |website=OzFootball |access-date=1 May 2020}}{{Cite news |date=19 May 1985 |title=Sterrey—he's a $4,000 bargain |language=en |work=The Sydney Morning Herald |url=http://www.newspapers.com/image/121130087/ |access-date=2020-05-01}}

Coaching career

Taking charge of the Fiji national selection in 2004 on a two-year contract with the aim of improving the team and securing an A-League job, Sterrey has stated that Fijian football has gone in a downwards trajectory, disliking the use of foreign players and advising the use of young, homegrown talents instead.{{Cite news |last=Singh |first=Zanzeer |date=23 October 2004 |title=Aussie agrees to coach Fiji soccer |work=Fiji Times}}{{Cite web |title=Sterrey's island mission |url=https://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/sterrey-s-island-mission |date=17 January 2005 |website=The World Game |publisher=Special Broadcasting Service |language=en |access-date=1 May 2020}}{{Cite news |last=Chand |first=Christopher |date=5 August 2009 |title=Ex-coach Sterrey rates Fiji soccer |language=en-US |work=Fiji Sun |url=https://fijisun.com.fj/2009/08/05/ex-coach-sterrey-rates-fiji-soccer/ |access-date=2020-05-01}} His first win as coach would be a 1–0 victory over India on 17 August 2005.[http://www.indianfootball.de/specials/fiji2005/series/report2.html Fiji 1:0 India] Indianfootball.de By 2006, the Australian was replaced by Uruguayan Juan Carlos Buzzetti{{Cite news |last=Chand |first=Christopher |date=2 February 2009 |title=I Did Not Resign: Buzzeti |language=en-US |work=Fiji Sun |url=https://fijisun.com.fj/2009/02/02/i-did-not-resign-buzzeti/ |access-date=2020-05-01}} which would be his only coaching appointment abroad.

Achievements

National Soccer League Championship Grand Final: 2002–03{{Cite news |date=2003-05-27 |title=Sterrey aims to build dynasty of the Shark |language=en |work=The Sydney Morning Herald |url=https://www.smh.com.au/sport/soccer/sterrey-aims-to-build-dynasty-of-the-shark-20030527-gdgtwm.html |url-access=limited |access-date=2020-05-01}}

References

External links

[https://www.newcastleherald.com.au/story/492030/lee-sterrey-revved-up-for-return-trip-to-hunter/ Lee Sterrey revved up for return trip to Hunter]
[https://www.fourfourtwo.com.au/news/sterreys-star-in-the-making-167667 Sterrey's star in the making] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180708194337/https://www.fourfourtwo.com.au/news/sterreys-star-in-the-making-167667 |date=8 July 2018 }}
[https://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/person/lee-sterrey theworldgame.sbs.com.au tag]
{{WorldFootball.net|lee-sterrey}}

Category:1961 births

Category:Living people

Category:Australian men's soccer players

Category:Australian soccer managers

Category:Men's association football defenders

Category:Sydney United 58 FC players

Category:Marconi Stallions FC players

Category:Blacktown City FC players

Category:National Soccer League (Australia) players

Category:Newcastle Jets FC managers

Category:Marconi Stallions FC managers

Category:Sydney Olympic FC managers