Warren Moon (born 27 May 1982) is an Australian

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manager and former player who was most recently head coach of the Papua New Guinea men's football team.

Club career

Brisbane Strikers

Moon completed his schooling at

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and joined the Brisbane Strikers from 2003 in the

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(NSL). He played in the 2003 and 2004 seasons before the NSL was superseded by the Australian

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Queensland Roar

Moon was signed by

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for the 2005 inaugural A-League season. He played with the

, where he made 14 appearances and scored 2 goals. At the end of the 2005 season, Moon travelled to Scotland to trial with Hibernian.

Queen of the South

When Moon was not offered a contract with Hibernian, he signed with Queen of the South on 31 August 2006. Moon then returned to Australia after struggling with injury and signed as a coach/player for Brisbane Premier League First Division team Eastern Suburbs in 2008.

Managerial career

Eastern Suburbs

Moon took charge of Eastern Suburbs in the Brisbane Premier League Division 1 for 2008. In his first full year of coaching he took the club from 10th the previous year to champions, on the way making it to the Premier Cup Grand Final where they were beaten on penalties by Peninsula Power.

Brisbane Strikers

In 2009, Moon signed for the Brisbane Strikers in the Queensland state league.

Peninsula Power

After securing the 2009 QSL champions medal, Moon signed for the 2009 Brisbane Premier League champions Peninsula Power.

Queensland Lions

In 2012 Moon was appointed head coach along with longtime friend and player Scott Macnicol. At the end of the 2014 season he was offered head coach of Queensland Lions, where he once trained with the Queensland Roar.

Anglican Church Grammar School

Moon also coached the

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First XI, with his last season at the school being in 2019. Warren Moon was head coach of the First XI at Anglican Church Grammar School. In 2019, he coached the school to their first

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Football premiership.

Brisbane Roar

Moon left the school after accepting an offer to become the new general manager of the Brisbane Roar Academy in 2019. On 16 July 2020 the Roar appointed Moon to the A-League head coaching role replacing interim coach Darren Davies after winning just 3 games in his 18 match spell. Moon was sacked by the club on 20 February 2023 after a 1–1 draw with Sydney FC that extended the team's run without a win to 7 games and left them in 2nd last place on the table. His final statistics as Brisbane manager were 22 wins, 22 draws (29% respectively) and 31 (41%) losses, qualifying for the A-League finals twice & being knocked out in the first week both occasions, and a highest finish in the Australia Cup of the semi-final in the 2022 edition, losing 3-2 to NPL team Sydney United.

Managerial statistics

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Moon, Warren 1982 births Living people Footballers from Gravesend, Kent Australian men's soccer players Australian expatriate men's soccer players A-League Men players National Soccer League (Australia) players Scottish Football League players Brisbane Strikers FC players Queen of the South F.C. players Brisbane Roar FC players Men's association football midfielders 2024 OFC Men's Nations Cup managers A-League Men managers Brisbane Roar FC managers Papua New Guinea national soccer team managers 21st-century Australian sportsmen