Robert Stanton (born 15 April 1972 in

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, Australia) is a former Australian

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player and current head coach of Newcastle Jets's

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side. He primarily played as a defender.

Club career

Stanton began his football career at the

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before signing with

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in the

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. He remained there until the close of the 1994–95 season before signing with Marconi-Fairfield. He enjoyed two seasons at Bossley Park before signing for Wollongong City FC, where he saw more regular starting appearances. Overall, his time at Wollongong was successful, playing 152 games for club and scoring seven goals. He was a part of two championship-winning squads, starting in the 1999–2000 NSL Grand Final at Subiaco Oval,

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against

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. Stanton played the entire match but was one of only two Wolves players to not take a penalty in the 7–6 penalty shootout. The following year, Stanton made an appearance from the substitute bench in the 2000–01 winning grand final over South Melbourne at

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. Stanton replaced goalscorer

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in the 73rd minute with the Wolves leading, 2–0. The Wolves went on to win the championship, 2–1. He was also a part of the

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-winning squad of the 2001 tournament. Stanton then dropped down to the

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with the

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for the 2003–04 season. He finished out his playing days at the Tigers before moving into coaching.

International career

Stanton represented Australia at youth tournaments but never achieved full

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cap.

Managerial career

Stanton began his coaching career as an assistant to his former Wollongong Wolves coach Ron Corry in the 2007 NSW Premier League season with

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. Corry would leave the club in May, leaving Stanton as the caretaker for the rest of the season. In 2008, Stanton would go on to be an assistant at

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and work with the Australian Deaf side. By 2009, Stanton would return to the Sharks as the senior head coach. He would make an immediate impact in his tenure, winning the

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, Challenge Cup and the 2009 NSW Premier League Grand Final. He would continue at the club until resigning at the end of 2014 to take a position as Sydney FC Youth head coach.

Career stats

Club

Managerial statistics

Honours

Player

With Wollongong Wolves: * NSL Championship: 1999–2000, 2000–2001 *

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Manager

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References

External links

Oz Football profile
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