Phil Economidis
{{short description|Australian rugby league coach}}
{{BLP sources|date=September 2008}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2018}}
{{Use Australian English|date=March 2018}}
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| name = Phil Economidis
| fullname = Philip Economidis
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1953|2|9}}
| birth_place = Biloela, Queensland, Australia
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| coachteam1 = Gold Coast Chargers
| coachyear1start = 1996
| coachyear1end = 98
| coachgames1 = 69
| coachwins1 = 20
| coachdraws1 = 2
| coachlosses1 = 49
| coachteam2 = {{nowrap|Red Star Rugby League Club}}
| coachyear2start = 2018
| coachyear2end = present
| coachgames2 = 36
| coachwins2 = 26
| coachdraws2 = 1
| coachlosses2 = 9
| updated = 23 April 2021
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Phil Economidis is an Australian Rugby league coach currently coaching Red Star Rugby League Club in the Serbian Rugby League. He is also known as the former coach of the now defunct Gold Coast Chargers in the old Australian Rugby League.
Coaching career
Economidis guided the Gold Coast to finals glory in 1997, they beat the Illawarra Steelers 25-14 in front of just 8,197 dedicated fans at Parramatta Stadium, believed to be the lowest ever finals series attendance for the ARL/NRL.
Economidis also assisted in "Coach Talk", inside the sixth edition of Shamrock's Rugby League book.[http://www.rlcm.com.au/shamrock.htm Shamrock Books] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080719142827/http://www.rlcm.com.au/shamrock.htm|date=19 July 2008 }}
Throughout his ARL career with the Gold Coast Chargers, he guided the club to 20 victories from 69 starts, a percentage of 29%, the highest of any Gold Coast coach pre Gold Coast Titans.
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Category:Australian rugby league coaches
Category:Gold Coast Chargers coaches
Category:Red Star Rugby League Club coaches
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