Ian Dobson (footballer) explained

Ian Dobson
Birth Date:3 October 1957
Birth Place:Hull, England
Height:1.81 m
Position:Defender
Youthclubs1:Hull City
Years1:1975–1980
Caps1:92
Goals1:5
Clubs1:Hull City
Years2:1980–1982
Caps2:41
Goals2:5
Clubs2:Hereford United
Years3:1982–1983
Caps3:40
Goals3:7
Clubs3:Croydon City Arrows
Years4:1984–1987
Caps4:58
Goals4:4
Clubs4:Preston Makedonia
Years5:1987–1988
Caps5:41
Goals5:2
Clubs5:Melbourne Croatia
Years6:1989–1991
Caps6:56
Goals6:5
Clubs6:Croydon City Arrows
Years7:1993
Caps7:17
Goals7:0
Clubs7:Knox City
Totalcaps:345
Totalgoals:28
Manageryears1:1989–1991
Manageryears2:1991–1993
Managerclubs2:Preston Makedonia
Manageryears3:1993–1995
Managerclubs3:Altona Magic
Manageryears4:1995–1997
Managerclubs4:Melbourne Knights
Manageryears5:1997–1998
Managerclubs5:Altona Magic
Manageryears6:1999–2003
Managerclubs6:Green Gully
Manageryears7:2003–2004
Managerclubs7:Melbourne Knights
Manageryears8:2005
Managerclubs8:Green Gully

Ian Dobson (born 3 October 1957) is an English former football coach and player who is Director of Coaching at Green Gully Soccer Club.. He has won the Victorian Premier League Coach of the Year Award twice.

Dobson first arrived in Australia in 1982 and played for the Croydon City Arrows in the State League before being snapped up by National League side Preston Makedonia.Coincidentally Dobson's first coaching role came in 1989 with the Croydon City Arrows in a career which would span three decades to include a National Soccer League Championship with the Melbourne Knights, a National Soccer League Cup, also with the Melbourne Knights, two Victorian Premier League titles with Altona Magic (1995, 1997) and six Victorian Premier League titles with Green Gully.

Honours

As coach

Melbourne Knights

Altona Magic

Green Gully Cavaliers

Individual'

Source: [1] [2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Green Gully Website News. Green Gully FC. 8 September 2010. 22 March 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120322181703/http://www.greengully.com/ssl/article_24.shtml. dead.
  2. Web site: Green Gully FC. Markian Jaworsky. 8 September 2010. 25 March 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120325190807/http://www.greengully.com/453.html. dead.