List of Adelaide United FC head coaches explained

Adelaide United Football Club is an Australian professional soccer club based in Hindmarsh, Adelaide. The club was formed in 2003 and became the first and only South Australian member to participate in the A-League Men since 2005. In their history, they have managed by nine different managers.

John Kosmina is the longest serving manager, in charge for 4 years, 6 months and 18 days across two tenures. Carl Veart is the current manager of Adelaide United, initially appointed as an interim on 15 June 2020, he was promoted to full-time on 18 September 2020, and has managed more games than any previous head coach. Guillermo Amor is the most successful coach in club history, winning the 2015–16 A-League premiership and championship double.

Managers

• Names of caretaker managers are supplied where known, and periods of caretaker management are highlighted in italics and marked or, depending on the scenario. Win percentage is rounded to two decimal places.
• Only first-team competitive matches are counted. Wins, losses and draws are results at the final whistle; the results of penalty shoot-outs are not counted.
• Statistics are complete up to and including the match played on 16 April 2024.

Key

• M = matches played; W = matches won; D = matches drawn; L = matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Win % = percentage of total matches won
• Managers with this background and symbol in the "Name" column are italicised to denote interim appointments.
• Managers with this background and symbol in the "Name" column are italicised to denote interim appointments promoted to full-time manager.

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Nationality!	From	To	Tenure	M	W	D	L	GF	GA	Win %	Honours	Ref
scope=row style=text-align:left			^[1]	^[2]		A-League premiers: 2005–06	^[3]
scope=row style=background:#EBD79B							^[4]
scope=row style=text-align:left							^[5]
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scope=row style=background:#B0C4DE			^[6]				^[7]
scope=row style=text-align:left			^[8]	^[9]		FFA Cup winners: 2014	^[10]
scope=row style=text-align:left				^[11]		A-League champions: 2016	^[12]
scope=row style=text-align:left			^[13]	^[14]		FFA Cup winners: 2018	^[15]
scope=row style=text-align:left			^[16]	^[17]		FFA Cup winners: 2019	^[18]
scope=row style=background:#EBD79B				Incumbent			^[19]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Kosmina named coach of Adelaide United. Football Federation Australia. 13 September 2003. https://web.archive.org/web/20141218094706/http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/news-display/6674. 18 December 2014. dead.
2. Web site: Kosmina calls it quits. Sydney Morning Herald. 23 February 2007. https://web.archive.org/web/20231224091425/https://www.smh.com.au/sport/soccer/kosmina-calls-it-quits-20070223-gdpj28.html. 24 December 2023. live.
3. Web site: John Kosmina coaching history. A-League Stats.
4. Web site: Aurelio Vidmar coaching history. A-League Stats.
5. Web site: Rini Coolen coaching history. A-League Stats.
6. Web site: Valkanis: Kosmina exit not my fault. KeepUp. 29 January 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20231224091046/https://keepup.com.au/news/valkanis-kosmina-exit-not-my-fault/. 24 December 2023. live.
7. Web site: Michael Valkanis coaching history. A-League Stats.
8. Web site: Gombau to coach Adelaide United FC. 30 April 2013. Adelaide United. https://web.archive.org/web/20220727063900/https://adelaideunited.com.au/news/gombau-coach-adelaide-united-fc. 27 July 2022. live.
9. Web site: Amor to replace Gombau. Adelaide United. 24 July 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20171026002624/https://www.adelaideunited.com.au/news/amor-replace-gombau. 26 October 2017. live.
10. Web site: Josep Gombau coaching history. A-League Stats.
11. Web site: Guillermo Amor to depart Reds. Adelaide United. 10 May 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171010054657/https://www.adelaideunited.com.au/news/guillermo-amor-depart-reds. 10 October 2017. live.
12. Web site: Guillermo Amor coaching history. A-League Stats.
13. Web site: Marco Kurz appointed as Reds head coach. Adelaide United. 16 June 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20180403113933/https://www.adelaideunited.com.au/news/marco-kurz-appointed-reds-head-coach. 3 April 2018. live.
14. Web site: Adelaide United Football Club statement: Marco Kurz. Adelaide United. 19 March 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190409074732/https://www.adelaideunited.com.au/news/adelaide-united-football-club-statement-marco-kurz. 9 April 2019. live.
15. Web site: Marco Kurz coaching history. A-League Stats.
16. Web site: Reds unveil Gertjan Verbeek as new head coach. Adelaide United. 22 May 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190524051950/https://www.adelaideunited.com.au/news/reds-unveil-gertjan-verbeek-new-head-coach. 24 May 2019. live.
17. Web site: Adelaide United statement: Gertjan Verbeek. Adelaide United. 29 April 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200526141852/https://www.adelaideunited.com.au/news/adelaide-united-statement-gertjan-verbeek. 26 May 2020. live.
18. Web site: Gertjan Verbeek coaching history. A-League Stats.
19. Web site: Carl Veart coaching history. A-League Stats.