Scott Miller (born 27 September 1981) is an Australian

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coach, who has previously worked as the head coach of

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club

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and has performed assistant coaching roles at

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, the Australian national team and

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Playing career

A youth team product of the

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, Miller went on to play for clubs Essendon Royals and Fitzroy City before his career was cut short by injuries in his early 20s. Writing in the ''Australian Times'' in 2013, Miller spoke of his playing career, "Having played football in Australia, I wanted to work at the highest level in football, which for me has always been the Premier League."

Coaching career

In 2006, Miller moved to England to further his coaching ambitions, joining

as a fitness coach in 2007. He later appointed assistant technical coach, before going on to serve as the coach of Fulham's U-21 team. When

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was appointed head coach of

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in late 2013, he took on a short-term role as an assistant coach. After nine seasons with Fulham, in June 2015, Miller was released by the club to pursue other opportunities. Soon after leaving Fulham, he was linked to the

head coach role. It was confirmed that he had penned a two-year deal with the club on 18 June. The appointment of Miller made him the youngest head coach in the decade-long history of the A-League at just 33 years of age. Miller was released from his position as head coach before the start of the

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season. On 30 November 2016, Miller returned to Europe and joined Danish club

as an assistant coach, on a two-year contract. In October 2018 Miller joined the

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Hyundai A League team as a football analyst. In August 2018, it was announced that Miller would be the head coach of NPL Victoria 2 club

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for the 2019 season, where he would go onto remain Head Coach for 5 seasons and coaching over 100 games. Miller was appointed as manager of

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in October 2023. However, just three days after his appointment, he resigned due to "rapidly changing personal circumstances".

Personal life

Miller grew up on the

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. Miller possesses an AFC Pro Diploma, UEFA A-Licence, and also holds university degrees in

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and

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Coaching record

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Miller, Scott 1981 births Living people A-League Men managers Australian expatriate soccer managers Australian expatriate sportspeople in Denmark Australian expatriate sportspeople in England Australian soccer managers Fulham F.C. non-playing staff Newcastle Jets FC managers Soccer players from Melbourne Men's association football players not categorized by position Association football players not categorized by nationality People from Mornington Peninsula