Gary Rudy Peter van Egmond (born 29 June 1965) is an Australian former

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player and former head coach of

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in the

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Playing career

Van Egmond began his playing career with

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in 1982. It was not until he joined

Footscray JUST Footscray Jugoslav United Soccer Team, commonly referred to as Footscray JUST or simply JUST, was an association football club from Melbourne, Australia. The club was established by Yugoslav migrants in 1950, and was a founding member of the N ...

in 1987 that he established himself as a prominent player in the

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(NSL) before moving overseas to play for

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where he only managed to get 10 games. He made his

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debut in the

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under

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and went on to have success with

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in the 1990s – where he won an NSL championship and played in three finals.

Managerial career

Van Egmond began his coaching career with success as youth coach of

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before he won the state-league grand final on his return to Manly-Warringah as head coach in 1999. He then joined

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as the Assistant Coach in 2001. After Round 7 of season 2006–07, the Jets were last and winless, so existing coach

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was replaced by van Egmond. Van Egmond turned the Jets season around, making him very popular within the

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community. With a 0–3–4 record for the first 7 games, van Egmond helped the Jets to an 8–3–3 record for the final 14, securing the Jets a place in the

finals and cementing his job at the club for the 2007–08 season. In the 2007–08 season van Egmond guided the Newcastle Jets to second place on the league table and then to the A-League Championship. Van Egmond was signed to coach the Newcastle Jets until the end of the 2012–13 season. However at the end of the 2008–09 season he left the club and accepted a position at the

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. The

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(FFA) charged van Egmond with bringing the game into disrepute for a furious on-field outburst with Perth Glory player,

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, in round 11. He was banned from the

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for four games and fined $2000, but the FFA suspended half the ban and the fine until the end of the season. On 20 October 2011, he signed a two-year contract with former club Newcastle Jets who play in the A-League. On 5 September 2012 it was announced he had signed a one-year contract extension keeping him at the club until 2013–14 season. On 20 January 2014 his contract to manage Newcastle Jets was terminated by mutual consent From 2015 to 2021 he spent time as a coach, or assistant coach in the Australian national team setup, being involved with the Matilda's, the Australian women's national team, and with the Men's youth teams. In December 2021 he joined the

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as an assistant coach, taking over the role that

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had vacated earlier in the season.

Personal life

Van Egmond is married to Annette, and has three children: Laura, Max and Emily. Van Egmond is of Dutch heritage.

Honours

Player

With

: * NSL Championship: 1992–1993 With

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: *

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Runners Up: 1997

Manager

With

: *

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: 2007–2008 Personal honours: *

Coach of the Year: 2007–2008

References

External links

Newcastle Jets profile

{{DEFAULTSORT:Van Egmond, Gary 1965 births Living people Soccer players from Sydney Australian people of Dutch descent Australian expatriate soccer players Australia men's international soccer players Olympic soccer players for Australia Footballers at the 1988 Summer Olympics APIA Leichhardt FC players Blacktown City FC players Bonnyrigg White Eagles FC players Marconi Stallions FC players Roda JC Kerkrade players Eredivisie players Australian soccer managers Newcastle Jets FC managers A-League Men managers Men's association football defenders Australian soccer players A-League Women managers