Ian Dobson (footballer)
Ian Dobson (born 3 October 1957) is a former Australian football (soccer) player who has won the Victorian Premier League Coach of the Year Award twice. Currently Dobson is Director of Coaching at Green Gully Soccer Club. 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.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ian Dobson | ||
| Date of birth | 3 October 1957 | ||
| Place of birth | Hull, England | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Hull City | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1975–1980 | Hull City | 92 | (5) |
| 1980–1982 | Hereford United | 41 | (5) |
| 1982–1983 | Croydon City Arrows | 40 | (7) |
| 1984–1987 | Preston Makedonia | 58 | (4) |
| 1987–1988 | Melbourne Croatia | 41 | (2) |
| 1989–1991 | Croydon City Arrows | 56 | (5) |
| 1993 | Knox City | 17 | (0) |
| Total | 345 | (28) | |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1989–1991 | Croydon City Arrows | ||
| 1991–1993 | Preston Makedonia | ||
| 1993–1995 | Altona Magic | ||
| 1995–1997 | Melbourne Knights | ||
| 1997–1998 | Altona Magic | ||
| 1999–2003 | Green Gully | ||
| 2003–2004 | Melbourne Knights | ||
| 2005 | Green Gully | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Honours
As coach;
- National Soccer League (Australia) Champion 1995/96(Melbourne Knights)
- National Soccer League Cup (Australia) Champion 1996 (Melbourne Knights)
- Victorian Premier League (State League) Champion 1995, 1997 -(Altona Magic
1999, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2010, 2011 (Green Gully Cavaliers)
- Dockerty Cup Winners 2004 (Green Gully Cavaliers)
- Victorian Premier League Coach of the Year
- 1995 - Ian Dobson (Altona Magic)
- 1999 - Ian Dobson (Green Gully)
References
- "Green Gully Website News". Green Gully FC. Retrieved 8 September 2010.
- Markian Jaworsky. "Green Gully FC". Retrieved 8 September 2010.