Ange Postecoglou

Australia's highest-profile international male football personality in 2022, Ange Postecoglou's recent coaching success in Scotland has just been the next step of a prolific career mostly in Australia.

Postecoglou grew up in Melbourne, initially making his name at South Melbourne FC and winning national championships including as captain and coach. Club coaching success continued at Brisbane Roar FC and in Japan.

Head coach of the Australian football team, Ange Postecoglou celebrates after the 2015 Asian Cup Final between Australia Vs South Korea in the 2015 AFC Asian Cup match at the Stadium Australia on January 31 2015 in Sydney. (Photo by Asanka Brendon Ratnayake/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)

His international coaching career started at a young age, initially with the Young Socceroos. Postecoglou took the senior side to the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil™ and led the Socceroos to the 2015 AFC Asian Cup™ title on home soil, Australia's most prominent international men's tournament victory.