Gary Donald Marocchi (born 24 April 1955, in
Western Australia
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) is an Australian
football (soccer)
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coach and former player. He is currently the President of the
Perth Soccer Club.
Playing career
Marocchi represented
Australia 13 times in full internationals playing as a midfielder. His playing career at club level began in Perth in 1971 with
Perth Azzurri in the
Western Australia State League and concluded in 1980 with
Adelaide City
Adelaide City Football Club is a soccer club based in Adelaide, South Australia. The club was known historically as Juventus — the original name given to the club by its founders in Adelaide's Italian community.
Adelaide City is one of Aust ...
in the
National Soccer League. He represented
Western Australia
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22 times and South Australia three times.
Coaching career
Marocchi's first venture into coaching at semi-professional level was with
Perth Italia in 1991. He remained at Perth Italia until he joined
Perth Kangaroos where in 1994 he coached the Kangaroos to the
FAS Premier League
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league title. When
Perth Glory entered the
National Soccer League in 1996 Marocchi was chosen to lead the new team. His tenure saw the Glory narrowly miss the post-season final series in each of his two seasons in charge. He was replaced by
Bernd Stange
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During his playing career, he played for Chemie Gnaschwitz, Vorwärts Bautzen, and HSG DHfK Leipzig as a defender.
Playing caree ...
before the beginning of the
1998–99 season. In 2003, he joined
Swan IC in the
WA State League where he coached until June 2005 when he resigned, stating player performance issues as one reason for his departure.
Marocchi resigns as Swan IC Coach
www.sportsaustralia.com, 22 June 2005. Retrieved 16 November 2006
Footnotes
References
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1955 births
Living people
Soccer players from Perth, Western Australia
Australian people of Italian descent
Australian soccer players
Australia international soccer players
National Soccer League (Australia) players
Adelaide City FC players
Perth Glory FC managers
Association football midfielders
Australian soccer coaches