Charles Egan (born 14 August 1959) is a former Australian international

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player of Scottish heritage. He played in Scotland early in his career but moved to Australia to play for

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in the

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. In 1981 Charlie Egan won the Victorian Rothmans Medal for being the Victorian State League Soccer Player of the Year. He scored 25 votes while playing for Frankston City that year, 2 ahead of Nelson from Sunshine. He transferred to

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in 1982 where he made a household name for himself throughout Australia. Egan and his striking counterpart Doug Brown became a fiery force in the NSL for Hellas. He transferred to

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later on. He played 19 matches for Australia and scored 5 goals.

Coaching career

In 2004, he was appointed coach of

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in the

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, where he unsuccessfully guided them to 6th position. He took the coaching position at Altona City SC in 2005 and promoted the team into the Victorian State League Division 2 N/W. In 2006, he coached the team to 3rd position, narrowly missing out on a play-off final for promotion into Victorian State League Division 1.

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