Lee Sterrey (born 1 May 1961) is an Australian

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coach and former player who last coached

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in his home country in 2016. He has managed in the Australian National Soccer League (NSL) and

Fiji Fiji ( , ,; fj, Viti, ; Fiji Hindi: फ़िजी, ''Fijī''), officially the Republic of Fiji, is an island country in Melanesia, part of Oceania in the South Pacific Ocean. It lies about north-northeast of New Zealand. Fiji consis ...

Playing career

Sterrey played 87 times in the National Soccer League (NSL), turning out for

Sydney Croatia Sydney United 58 Football Club is a semi-professional soccer club and current NSW NPL Champions based in Edensor Park, Sydney, New South Wales Australia. The club was formed as Sydney Croatia in 1958, by Croatian Australians in the area, but it ...

in their first NSL season in 1984. In 1985, Sterrey moved to Marconi on a transfer. He played two seasons for the ''Stallions'', making 44 appearances. Sterrey returned to the NSL in 1989 playing for

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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. His first win as coach would be a 1–0 victory over

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on 17 August 2005. By 2006, the Australian was replaced by Uruguayan Juan Carlos Buzzetti which would be his only coaching appointment abroad.

Achievements

* National Soccer League Championship Grand Final: 2002–03

References

External links

Lee Sterrey revved up for return trip to Hunter

Sterrey's star in the making

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* 1961 births Living people Australian soccer players Australian soccer coaches Association football defenders Sydney United 58 FC players Marconi Stallions FC players Blacktown City FC players National Soccer League (Australia) players Newcastle Jets FC managers Marconi Stallions FC managers Sydney Olympic FC managers Fiji national football team managers Parramatta FC managers Australian expatriate soccer coaches Expatriate football managers in Fiji Australian expatriate sportspeople in Fiji Newcastle Breakers FC players {{Australia-footy-bio-stub