Paul James Reid (born 6 July 1979) is an Australian international

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who is an assistant coach for

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in the

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. Reid previously played for Wollongong Wolves during championship winning seasons before moving to England where he played for six years with

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and

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before returning to Australia. Reid has made two appearances for the Australian national team.

Early life

Born in

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, Australia, Reid started his youth career at Marconi Stallions alongside Socceroos,

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and

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in the same U-13 team and was quickly noted for his talents.

Club career

Reid went on to begin his senior football career in Australia for Wollongong Wolves in 1998. He became a cult hero during his time at the Wollongong Wolves after scoring the last minute equaliser in the 2000 grand final against

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. The Wolves went on to win the game 7–6 on penalties. In 2002, Reid moved to England and joined

, but only stayed for one season before joining

in 2003. Reid had usually played in the right-back position in defence for the Seagulls, but the player has stated his preferred position is in the centre of

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. Near the start of the 2006–07 season, Reid suffered a serious knee injury which saw him sidelined for nearly a year, but the player did return for the start of the 2007–08 pre-season. On 6 May 2008, it was confirmed that Reid, along with experienced trio Kerry Mayo,

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and Guy Butters were to be released from the club. On 11 July 2008, Reid began training with

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in a bid to win a new contract.

Adelaide United

He was expected to sign with Perth Glory for the 2008–09

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season, but instead signed with

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on a two-year deal. He won a call up to the national-team squad in October 2008 along with Adelaide United teammates

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, Robert Cornthwaite and Eugene Galeković. Despite usually playing in a deep midfield role Reid has created a number of assists from both open play and set pieces. He scored his first goal for the club in a 1–1 draw against

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on 18 January 2009.

Melbourne Heart

Reid signed a short-term end of season contract with Melbourne Heart as injury cover during the 2012 January transfer window.

INSEE Police United

On 9 March, Reid agreed with a short-term contract with INSEE Police United. He arrived in Thailand on 11 March.

Sydney FC

In early 2011, Reid had asked former club

for a release to join hometown club Sydney FC for their 2011 Asian Champions League campaign, resulting in a bitter fallout between himself and then manager Rini Coolen who would not release him until season's end. In September 2012, it was announced that Reid was on trial with

, taking part in two of their pre-season matches against A-League opposition before eventually signing a 1-year deal to join the Sky Blues beginning on 1 October 2012. However, as a result of Sydney FC failing to qualify for the A-League finals, Reid, along with teammates Nathan Sherlock,

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, Trent McClenahan,

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and

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were released by Sydney FC at the conclusion of the 2012-13 A-League season.

Rockdale City Suns

After being released as a player from Sydney FC, Reid signed for Rockdale City Suns in the

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. However, he also still works for Sydney FC as a Community Football Officer.

International career

Reid made his senior international debut for the Socceroos on 28 January 2009 in an AFC Asian Cup qualifying match versus

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Coaching career

Following Branko Culina departure from the managers position at Rockdale, following a poor start to the 2015 NPL, Reid was announced as Rockdale City Suns new coach, a position which he would combine with playing duty when required. Reid led Rockdale to the

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of the 2015 FFA Cup against

club

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. Despite a valiant comeback, Melbourne would win 3-2 and go on to win the overall competition.

Career statistics

Honours

Club

Wollongong Wolves * NSL Championship: 1999–2000, 2000–01 * Oceania Club Championship: 2000–01

References

External links

Adelaide United profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Reid, Paul 1979 births Living people Sportsmen from New South Wales Soccer players from Sydney Men's association football midfielders Expatriate men's footballers in Thailand Australian expatriate men's soccer players Australia men's international soccer players Australian expatriate sportspeople in England A-League Men players National Soccer League (Australia) players English Football League players Macarthur Rams FC players Adelaide United FC players Melbourne City FC players Bradford City A.F.C. players Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. players Wollongong Wolves FC players Paul Reid Sydney FC players Rockdale Ilinden FC players National Premier Leagues players Australian men's soccer players Expatriate men's footballers in England