Joshua McCloughan (born 12 December 1975, in

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, Australia) is a former A-League

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who played as a

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. An FFA A-Licence coach, he has spent time within Ange Postecoglou's Caltex Socceroos coaching setup and as a Joey's (Australian U17's) assistant. A foundation Brisbane Roar player, Josh returned to the club to coach the Brisbane Roar FC Youth team in the 2015/16 season. Josh has completed a Bachelor of Management, and regularly commentates A-League football for ABC Grandstand.

Early career

Josh played in youth and men's divisions for Palm Beach for 9 years. He also played for the

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before being signed as a foundation player by the

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Playing career

In 2005, he signed with

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club

where he was a first team regular. He played 16 games in his first season with the club. In 2010, he retired from professional football. He played 90 games for the Brisbane Roar, scoring 5 goals despite playing as a defender.

Coaching career

Josh commenced his coaching career under significant mentorship from an array of highly experienced coaches, supported by Football Queensland and the FFA. Josh assisted the Queensland NTC program in 2013 and managed the 2014 campaign. After coaching the Queensland Academy of Sport (QAS) side in 2013 and 2014, in 2015 Josh returned to the Brisbane Roar as their under 18's Academy/QAS head coach. He then assumed the head coach role of the Brisbane Roar Youth Team for the 2015/16 season. The widely regarded young coach terminated his contract at the troubled Roar for professional reasons in August 2016. He played a key role in Ange Postecoglou's scouting setup in the Caltex Socceroos AFC Asian Cup Championship in 2015 and World Cup Qualifiers, and acted as assistant coach for the U17 Australian team (Joeys) and the Socceroos on tours in 2015.

A-League statistics

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final series statistics
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statistics;

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statistics are included in season commencing after group stages (i.e. ACL and A-League seasons etc.)

References

External links

Brisbane Roar profile

* http://www.couriermail.com.au/sport/football/brisbane-roar-assistant-joins-ange-postecoglou-for-socceroos-world-cup-campaign/news-story/bf735c0391d20f8f860ee96a1c2d7ffa * http://www.theaustralian.com.au/sport/opinion/tim-cahill-a-great-signing-but-ffa-still-has-fires-to-fight/news-story/2310cf8966a19bdecb25ff7c460cc0a6 * http://websites.sportstg.com/assoc_page.cgi?client=1-9385-0-0-0&sID=269940&&news_task=DETAIL&articleID=46544028 {{DEFAULTSORT:McCloughan, Josh 1975 births Living people Soccer players from Sydney A-League Men players National Soccer League (Australia) players Brisbane Strikers FC players Brisbane Roar FC players Men's association football defenders Australian men's soccer players