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Grant Brebner has been named head coach of Melbourne Victory, less than three months after he fronted a media conference at AAMI Park and told reporters that he was not interested in applying for the role.Brebner, who has been interim coach at Victory since the league restarted following the departure of Carlos Salvachua, had said he would not apply because he lacked the experience and needed time to learn from a seasoned mentor.But things change quickly, particularly in the COVID-19 era, andBrebner admitted that he warmed to the challenge while taking charge of the team in the Sydney hub.The response to his appointment has been positive given his long standing connection with the club, and he represents a return to Victory's core values from which the appointment of last season's first head coach, Marco Kurz, was a departure.The Victory board opted to go for "one of their own", a man who had been an influential midfielder in the two championship-winning teams of 2007 and 2009 whose success went such a long way towards cementing the club's position as one of the big beasts of Australian domestic soccer.Even though Victory won only one of their five games under Brebner club bosses believed he "bled blue" and had shown he had the expertise and drive to lead a recovery from what has been their worst ever season, finishing second last on the ladder.His calm presence, willingness to experiment with youngsters and embrace the "Victory style" - an offensive, attacking game plan - began to win him supporters on the board as candidates jockeyed for position. A club spokesman said on Friday the recruitment process was ongoing but nearing its completion.
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MELBOURNE Victory chairman Anthony Di Pietro insists inexperienced coach Grant Brebner is the right man for the tough job of lifting the former A … {{ (match.match_info != undefined) ? He will be involved in player recruitment, along with Paul Trimboli, Victory's general manager of football operations, Drew Sherman, general manager of football, and former club captain Carl Valeri, who now works in an off field role focusing on player welfare, culture and leadership.Brebner said he had already begun contacting players in Europe and had been up ''since 4am this morning'' talking to a potential target.Having played for Manchester United, Reading and Hibernian before coming to Australia Brebner still has close links with many involved in the English and Scottish leagues and those contacts should be able to help yield him some quality signings.Chairman Anthony Di Pietro said Brebner's understanding of Victory's culture was the key to his selection, despite his inexperience, citing Brebner's coaching philosophy, understanding of the club's expectations and its core values as well as its young players, having coached many of them in his previous role in charge of the youth set-up.The club wanted ''to find the right person who aligned with both the club's football and cultural philosophy," Di Pietro said. Following the demise of the National Soccer League, Australia's first national soccer first tier competition, Melbourne Victory Football Club was unveiled as Melbourne's representative of the newly established A-League, along with seven other foundation clubs on 1 November 2004. Perth Glory Women ...ary "Arthur Papas, assistant to Ange Postecoglou with J-League champions Yokohama Marinos, had been a frontrunner for the role alongside former Melbourne Heart and Brisbane Roar coach John Aloisi and right up to last weekend inside sources were touting Aloisi the most likely selection after Papas withdrew.But Brebner was quietly making his case more convincingly each day.Michael Lynch is The Age's chief soccer reporter and also reports on motor sport and horseracing Former Victory player Brebner said that when football returned he hadn't considered applying, but that soon changed Birkan Kirdar, Aaron Anderson Central Coast Mariners
Melbourne Victory is proud to announce that Grant Brebner has been appointed the club’s new A-League Head Coach. Perth Glory
Adelaide United Victory finished its league campaign with a 2-1 loss to the Western Sydney Wanderers at Bankwest Stadium on Wednesday. "Grant is clear in the style of football Melbourne Victory want to play, and most importantly he has already started building the foundations and culture he believes will help us return to delivering the on-field results expected at our club. Western Sydney Wanderers FC Melbourne Victory have appointed Grant Brebner as their permanent A-League Head Coach.