- Gary Marocchi
Football player infobox
playername = Gary Marocchi
fullname = Gary Donald Marocchi
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1955|04|24
cityofbirth =Western Australia
countryofbirth =Australia
height =
currentclub = retired
clubnumber =
position =midfielder
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1971 1977-1980
clubs = Perth AzzurriAdelaide City
caps(goals) =
nationalyears = 1975-1978
nationalteam = flagicon|Australia Australia
nationalcaps(goals) = 13 (0)
pcupdate = 15 July 2007
ntupdate = 15 July 2007Gary Donald Marocchi (born
April 24 ,1955 inWestern Australia ) is anAustralia nfootball (soccer) coach and former player.Playing career
Marocchi represented Australia 13 times in full internationals playing as a midfielder. His playing career at club level began in Perth in 1971 with Perth Azzurri in the
Western Australia State League and concluded in 1980 withAdelaide City in theNational Soccer League . He represented Western Australia 22 times and South Australia three times.Coaching career
Marocchi's first venture into coaching at semi-professional level was with Perth Italia in 1991. He remained at Perth Italia until he joined Perth Kangaroos where in 1994 he coached the Kangaroos to the
FAS Premier League league title. When Perth Glory entered theNational Soccer League in 1996 Marocchi was chosen to lead the new team. His tenure saw the Glory narrowly miss the post-season final series in each of his two seasons in charge. He was replaced byBernd Stange before the beginning of the 1998/1999 season. In 2003 he joinedSwan IC in the WA State League where he coached until June 2005 when he resigned, stating player performance issues as one reason for his departure. [ [http://sportsaustralia.com/articles/jun05/artid3276.html Marocchi resigns as Swan IC Coach] www.sportsaustralia.com, June 22, 2005. Retrieved November 16, 2006]Footnotes
References
*cite web| title=Australian Player Database – BR| url=http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Players/B/BR.html| work=OzSoccer| accessdate=November 16| accessyear=2006
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