Ante Tomislav Moric (born 19 April 1974) is an Australian professional soccer coach and former player who is the head coach for

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, Moric represented Australia at youth, Olympic, and senior levels. After retirement he become a coach, initially at the Under 20 level at Sydney United in the NSW NPL, then St George, before being appointed head coach of Victorian NPL side Dandenong City in 2019.

Playing career

Moric played at club level in Australia and Croatia for St. George,

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, Canberra Cosmos, Sydney Olympic, Fraser Park, APIA Leichhardt Tigers and

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. He also participated at the

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Coaching career

In September 2011, Moric was hired as U13 manager for Sydney United 58 FC for the 2012 season. After a stint with the youth side of

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side St George FC, in April 2019 Moric was appointed as the new head coach of

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, taking over the club in bottom place on the ladder. He left the position on 17 September 2019 and became a part of the technical staff and fitness department of

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entering a team in the

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, Moric was named as the assistant coach of the squad as well as the head of youth football for the club. In mid-2022, Moric signed as head coach for

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References

1974 births Living people Australian soccer players Australian people of Croatian descent Olympic soccer players of Australia Footballers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Association football midfielders Sydney United 58 FC players Sydney Olympic FC players NK Zadar players Canberra Cosmos FC players {{Australia-footy-midfielder-stub