Ron Corry (born 21 July 1941) is an Australian former

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player and coach. He played as a goalkeeper for

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before entering a coaching career. He is currently the Goalkeeping coach of

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in the

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Playing career

Club career

Corry, known to many as 'Yoda', began his playing career with

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as a junior, graduating to the senior team in 1964. He moved to Pan Hellenic in 1965 before transferring to

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in 1966. After 10 seasons at Croatia he moved to Manly in 1976. He switched to

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for the start of 1977 season before a mid-season return to Manly. In 1980, he joined Marconi in the

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. After the 1981 NSL season he retired from football.

International career

Corry played 33 full international matches for

between 1967 and 1973.

Coaching career

In 1989 Corry became manager of Sydney Croatia. In 2000, Corry was appointed as manager of the current NSL champions the

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. Corry led the side to another championship in his first season with the club. He was appointed goalkeeping coach of Western Sydney Wanderers in 2012.

Honours

Coaching

Club

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Championship: 2000–01 ;

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Champions:

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References

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