Gareth Naven

Gareth Naven (born 3 March 1969[1]) is an Australian former soccer player.

Gareth Naven
Personal information
Date of birth (1969-03-03) 3 March 1969
Place of birth Wigan, England
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Melbourne Victory Youth
Youth career
1985 Bayswater Inter
1986 AIS
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1988–1989 Adelaide City 12 (0)
1994 Perth Kangaroos 10 (0)
1995 Sarawak FA
1996–2002 Perth Glory 143 (6)
2003 Perth SC
National team
1985 Australia U17
Teams managed
2008–2013 Perth Glory Youth
2013–2014 Perth Glory (assistant)
2015–2016 Perth SC
2016–2020 Melbourne Victory Youth
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

Naven was club captain of Perth Glory between 1996 and 2002, He also played for Bayswater Inter, AIS, Adelaide City, Perth Kangaroos, Perth SC and Sarawak FA.[1][2]

Managerial career

Perth Glory

In 2008 Naven joined Perth Glory as coach of the youth team.[3][4][5]

In February 2013, he was promoted to the senior coaching staff at Glory, as assistant to new coach and former Glory teammate, Alistair Edwards.[6] On 17 June 2014, he was axed from Perth Glory, along with Scott Miller, after a review of the coaching structure.[7]

Perth SC

In September 2015, Naven was appointed as head coach of Perth SC.[8][9]

Melbourne Victory

On 30 May 2016, Naven was appointed as a coach for Melbourne Victory's NYL/NPL squads with Perth SC's blessing.[10][11]

In February 2020, Naven left the Victory and returned to Perth.[12]

References
  1. "Australian Player Database - NA". ozfootball.net. Retrieved 3 April 2009.
  2. "Perth Kangaroos - a brief history". ozfootball,net. Retrieved 3 April 2009.
  3. Ormond, Aidan (17 November 2008). "Naven's New Era". Four Four Two. Archived from the original on 18 March 2012. Retrieved 2009-04-03.
  4. "FIFA Player Statistics - Gareth Naven". FIFA. Retrieved 3 April 2009.
  5. "Aussie Footballers - Gareth Naven". OzFootball. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
  6. "Miller signs as Glory go back to the future". thewest.com.au. Archived from the original on 16 June 2013. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
  7. "Perth Glory axe Scott Miller and Gareth Naven". The Sydney Morning Herald. 17 June 2014.
  8. "Perth SC League Coach 2016". Perth SC. 16 September 2015.
  9. "Naven takes over at Perth SC". Fox Sports. 17 September 2015.
  10. "Statement re: Gareth Naven". Perth SC. 23 May 2016.
  11. "Victory appoints Gareth Naven as NPL/NYL Head Coach". Melbourne Victory. 30 May 2016.
  12. "Gareth Naven returns to Perth". Melbourne Victory FC. Retrieved 30 May 2020.


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