Karl Dodd (born 13 November 1980, in

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, Australia) is an Australian former professional

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player, who is currently head coach at NPL Queensland club Brisbane City.

Club career

He played for the

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before being recruited by the

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for the revamped

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competition. After half a season with the

he signed for

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n club

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in January 2006. However, after failing to settle with the club he quickly moved on, joining

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on a short-term contract in March 2006. After impressing manager John Hughes, it was announced on 15 May 2006 that Dodd had agreed a new one-year deal to stay at the club. On 19 May 2007, after turning down a contract extension at Falkrik, he signed a two-year contract with new

franchise

Wellington Phoenix Wellington Phoenix Football Club is a professional association football club based in Wellington, New Zealand. It competes in the Australian A-League, under licence from Football Federation Australia. Phoenix entered the competition in the ...

. He scored his first professional goal for Phoenix on 19 October 2008. After two years at Wellington. Dodd turned down a three-year contract, and an offer from Newcastle Jets to try his luck in South Korea, "Karl's been an integral member of the Phoenix," Pignata said. "It's disappointing that we're parting company but we wish him all the best for the future." A cartilage problem in his knee prevented his fortune and returned to Australia for surgery and on return from injury signed for the remainder of the 2008–09 season with NSW Premier League team Sydney United FC. After a strong pre-season he signed with A-League newcomer North Queensland Fury and made his debut against Sydney FC. On 3 September 2011,

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side TSW Pegasus signed Dodd, who was given number 5 in the following season.

Post playing career

On 5 June 2013, Dodd became the strength and conditioning coach of the

Newcastle Jets FC Newcastle United Jets Football Club, commonly known as Newcastle Jets, is an Australian professional soccer club based in Newcastle, New South Wales. It competes in the country's premier competition, the A-League, under licence from The Australia ...

. In October 2014, Dodd accepted the position of Head Coach of the

Western Pride FC Western Pride Football Club is a soccer club based in Ipswich, Queensland. The club is best known for winning the NPL Queensland Grand Final in 2017. Pride's Senior Men currently play in the Football Queensland Premier League, following relegat ...

Senior Men's Team in the National Premier League (Qld) however in June 2015 he left the club and joined

Brisbane Roar FC Brisbane Roar Football Club is an Australian professional association football, soccer club based in Brisbane, Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland and has won the domestic title on three occasions, as well as holding the longest unbeaten record ...

to take up a position as the High Performance Manager. Karl resigned from his role as the High Performance Manager at

on 25 March 2017, stating that he was seeking something that "aligns with my professional and personal values" The

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announced that Dodd had signed on as national team manager on 26 December 2017, starting in the next month. Dodd resigned from the post on 16 April 2021, to return home to Australia in order to deal with a family emergency. On August 30, 2022, Brisbane City announced it had signed Dodd to coach its senior NPL Queensland men's team for the 2023 season.

Managerial statistics

References

External links

North Queensland Fury profile

Karl Dodd Interview

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