Steve Corica
Stephen Christopher Corica (pronounced /ˈkorika/; born 24 March 1973) is an Australian soccer manager and former player. He is the current manager of Australian club Auckland FC.
 Corica playing for Sydney FC in 2008 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Stephen Christopher Corica | ||
| Date of birth | 24 March 1973 | ||
| Place of birth | Innisfail, Queensland, Australia | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Innisfail United | |||
| 1990 | AIS | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1990–1995 | Marconi Stallions | 103 | (14) |
| 1995–1996 | Leicester City | 16 | (2) |
| 1996–2000 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 100 | (5) |
| 2000–2001 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 43 | (14) |
| 2002–2004 | Walsall | 73 | (9) |
| 2005–2010 | Sydney FC | 106 | (23) |
| Total | 441 | (67) | |
| National team | |||
| 1989 | Australia U-17 | 2 | (1) |
| 1990–1991 | Australia U-20 | 6 | (0) |
| 1992–1996 | Australia U-23 | 7 | (0) |
| 1993–2006 | Australia | 32 | (5) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2010–2018 | Sydney FC (youth, assistant) | ||
| 2012 | Sydney FC (caretaker) | ||
| 2018–2023 | Sydney FC | ||
| 2024– | Auckland FC | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | App | Gls | App | Gls | App | Gls | App | Gls | App | Gls | ||
| Marconi Stallions | 1990–91 | National Soccer League | 17 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 17 | 0 |
| 1991–92 | 17 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 17 | 2 | ||
| 1992–93 | 27 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 27 | 4 | ||
| 1993–94 | 24 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 24 | 4 | ||
| 1994–95 | 18 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 18 | 3 | ||
| Total | 103 | 13 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 103 | 13 | ||
| Leicester City | 1995–96 | First Division | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 18 | 2 |
| Total | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 18 | 2 | ||
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1995–96 | First Division | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 18 | 0 |
| 1996–97 | 36 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 42 | 2 | ||
| 1997–98 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1998–99 | 31 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 33 | 2 | ||
| 1999-00 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 16 | 1 | ||
| Total | 100 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | – | – | 110 | 5 | ||
| Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 2000 | J1 League | 21 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 25 | 6 |
| 2001 | 22 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 25 | 12 | ||
| Total | 43 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | – | – | 50 | 18 | ||
| Walsall | 2001–02 | Football League One | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 13 | 3 |
| 2002–03 | 41 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 46 | 4 | ||
| 2003–04 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 23 | 2 | ||
| 2004–05 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 73 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | – | – | 82 | 9 | ||
| Sydney FC | 2005–06 | A-League | 21 | 5 | 4 | 1 | – | – | 5 | 3 | 30 | 9 |
| 2006–07 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 0 | – | – | 6 | 4 | 29 | 7 | ||
| 2007–08 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 22 | 4 | ||
| 2008–09 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 24 | 4 | ||
| 2009–10 | 26 | 7 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 26 | 7 | ||
| Total | 106 | 23 | 14 | 1 | – | – | 11 | 7 | 136 | 31 | ||
| Career totals | 441 | 66 | 28 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 494 | 78 | ||
National team
| Australia national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 1993 | 4 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 6 | 1 |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 8 | 2 |
| 2001 | 10 | 2 |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 32 | 5 |
International goals
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Minute |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 21 July 1993 | Nijmegen, Netherlands |  NEC Nijmegen | 0-1 | 0-1 Win | Friendly | |
| 2 | 15 February 1995 | Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney |  Japan | 2-1 | 2-1 Win | Friendly | 41' |
| 3 | 9 February 2000 | Estadio Playa Ancha, Valparaíso, Chile |  Chile | 1-1 | 2-1 Loss | Friendly | 15' |
| 4 | 19 June 2000 | Papeete, Tahiti |  Cook Islands | 0-13 | 0-17 Win | Oceania Nations Cup | 70' |
| 5 | 28 February 2001 | Nemesio Camacho Stadium, Bogotá, Colombia |  Colombia | 3-1 | 3-2 Loss | Friendly | 77' |
| 6 | 14 April 2001 | BCU International Stadium, Coffs Harbour |  Fiji | 1-0 | 2-0 Win | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC) | 22' |
Managerial statistics
- As of match played 3 November 2023[3]
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | ||||
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12 November 2012 | 27 November 2012 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.00 |
| Sydney FC | |
16 May 2018 | 7 November 2023 | 180 | 86 | 37 | 57 | 47.78 |
| Auckland FC |  |
14 March 2024 | Present | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Total | 183 | 86 | 38 | 59 | 46.99 | |||
Honours
Player
With Australia:
- OFC Nations Cup: 2000
With Sydney FC:
- A-League Premiership: 2009–10
- A-League Championship: 2006, 2010
- Oceania Club Championship: 2004–05
With Marconi-Fairfield:
- NSL Championship: 1992–1993
Individual
- Sydney FC Member's Player of the Year: 2006–07, 2007–08
- NSL Papasavas Medal (U-21): 1992–93
- PFA A-League Team of the Decade: 2005–2015
- Sydney FC Hall of Fame: 2015[4]
Honourable distinctions
- First A-League Finals goalscorer: Sydney FC v Adelaide United – 12 February 2006
- First A-League Grand Final goalscorer: Sydney FC v Central Coast Mariners – 5 March 2006
- First AFC Champions League goalscorer: Sydney FC v Shanghai Shenhua – 7 March 2007
References
- "FIFA Club World Championship Japan 2005 – Official Rosters". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 4 December 2005. Archived from the original on 19 December 2005.
- Steve Corica at National-Football-Teams.com
- "Steve Corica career sheet". footballdatabase. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
- "Sydney FC inducts eight greats to its Hall of Fame". The World Game. 16 March 2015. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
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