Francis Awaritefe

Francis Edgar Awaritefe (born 18 April 1964 in London, England) is an Australian former football (soccer) player, and was Director of Football at Melbourne Victory.

Francis Awaritefe
Personal information
Full name Francis Edgar Awaritefe
Date of birth (1964-04-18) 18 April 1964
Place of birth London, England
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Wimbledon
1984–1986 Tooting & Mitcham United 37 (12)
1986–1988 Sutton United 65 (24)
1988Barnet (loan) 5 (1)
1989–1992 Melbourne Knights 98 (43)
1992 North Geelong Warriors 10 (10)
1992–1995 South Melbourne 73 (34)
1995–2000 Marconi Stallions 120 (39)
2000–2001 Sydney United 22 (7)
2001–2008 Rockdale City Suns 12 (3)
National team
1993–1996 Australia 3 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 6 August 2011

Biography

On 21 June 2011, Awaritefe was signed by Melbourne Victory as their new Director of Football on a two-year deal, replacing Gary Cole, with Mehmet Durakovic signed as the club's new manager on the same day.[1][2]

However, after a brief five-month stint in his job as the Director of Football with Melbourne Victory, Awaritefe was axed by Melbourne Victory, after a run of poor results.[3]

He appeared on the Australian television program Nerds FC.

Awaritefe is as at February 2019 vice-president of FIFPro (International Federation of Professional Footballers) and has been with Craig Foster participating in the campaign to free Hakeem al-Araibi.[4]

References

  1. http://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/news/1061605/Durakovic-gets-Victory-role Archived 4 November 2013 at the Wayback Machine Durakovic gets Victory job
  2. Courier Mail http://www.couriermail.com.au/sport/mehmet-durakovic-to-be-named-melbourne-victorys-new-coach/story-e6frep5o-1226078808073
  3. "Awaritefe Axed By Melbourne Victory". au.fourfourtwo.com (Australian Four Four Two). Archived from the original on 24 November 2011. Retrieved 22 Nov 2011.
  4. Clench, Sam; Johnson, Paul (5 February 2019). "Footballer Hakeem Al-Araibi appears in Thai court pleads against extradition". Archived from the original on 5 February 2019. Retrieved 5 February 2019.


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