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Andrew Marth
Personal information
Full name Andrew Marth
Date of birth (1969-02-10)10 February 1969(age 55)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1986–1989 Sunshine Georgies 59 (2)
1989–1998 Melbourne Knights 194 (35)
1997 →St Albans(loan) 33 (14)
1998–2001 Carlton SC 66 (18)
2001–2004 Melbourne Knights 75 (13)
2004 Fawkner Blues 9 (1)
2005–2006 Green Gully 21 (1)
International career
1991–2000 Australia 16 (1)
Managerial career
1997 St Albans
1998 Green Gully
2000–2003 Melbourne Knights
2006 Green Gully
2012–2017 Melbourne Knights
2017– Brimbank Stallions FC
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Andrew Marth(born 10 February 1969)[1]is a retired Australiansoccerplayer who played 380 times in theNational Soccer League(NSL) over 15 years forSunshine George Cross,Melbourne KnightsandCarlton SC.He also representedAustralia16 times. He is the current manager ofVictorian State League Division 1clubBrimbank Stallions FC,with whom he achieved back-to-back promotions in 2017 and 2018.

Early life

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Marth was born in 1969. His father, Franz, was a soccer player who had representedAllemannia,George Cross,WilhelminaandUSC Lionsin Melbourne, andHollandiain Brisbane.[2][3][4]

Playing career

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Club career

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Marth broke into the senior setup atNational Soccer LeagueclubSunshine George Cross FC.He spent four seasons with the Western-suburbs based club before moving to nearby fellow NSL clubMelbourne Croatiain 1989.[1]In the 1990–91 season, he won the Minor Premiership with Croatia but lost the Grand Final by penalty shootout to bitter rivalsSouth Melbourne FC.Marth scored the only goal for Knights, at the 26th minute, but the final score was 1-1.[5]With Melbourne Croatia, Marth would then collect two more minor premierships but lose two more grand finals, both toAdelaide City.

In the 1994–95 season, Knights once more met Adelaide City in the Grand Final but this time would emerge victorious, with the by-then captain of the Knights Andrew Marth grabbing a goal in a 2–0 victory. Marth then repeated his feat from the 94–95 season in the 95–96 season when he would once again captain Knights to an NSL title, this time beatingMarconi Fairfield2–1, Marth once more on the scoresheet. Marth was theJoe Marston medallistin the1996 national league grand final.[6]

Marth left the Knights at the end of the 1997–98 season, taking up a lucrative offer fromCarlton SC,expressing vexation with the club's recruitment policy.[7]After spending three season with Carlton, Marth then returned to the Knights. Carlton folded that year.

After Vlado Vaniš was sacked as the coach in 2001, Marth took over as player-coach to see out the season. He was sacked as coach in January 2003 but continued as a player.[8][9]

Marth played his final game for Melbourne Knights at the end of the 2003–04 NSL season, taking on sister-clubSydney UnitedatKnights Stadium.At the end of the match, Marth and Mark Rudan, the two captains of their sides, were carried off the pitch side by side.[10]

The hard-man midfielder then went and spent a season withFawkner Bluesin the VPL and then closed out his career with two seasons in the VPL withGreen Gully.

International career

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Marth played 16 matches forAustraliabetween 1991 and 2000. Marth made his debut for the national team againstNew ZealandinChristchurchin May 1991.[11]

International goals
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 5 July 1992 Olympic Park Stadium (Melbourne),Melbourne, Australia Croatia 1-0 1-0 Friendly

Coaching career

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When Paul Magdić was sacked as coach ofMelbourne Knights FCin mid-2012, the club decided to hire Marth, with fellow club legendFrank Juricappointed as his assistant.[12][13]Melbourne Knights, now playing in the VPL, went through a mini-revival after the appointment, escaping relegation by some distance but missing out on making the finals' series.[14]In his first full season, Marth managed to take the Knights to the final series following a second place league finish. Unfortunately, Melbourne Knights lost to bothBentleigh GreensandSouth Melbourneand exited the finals series.

After the 2013 season, Marth was inducted into the Melbourne Knights Hall of Fame.[15]

In 2014, Marth won theDockerty Cupwith the Knights, beatingSouth Springvalein the final.[16]Reaching the semi-final of the Dockerty Cup also took Knights to the inauguralFFA Cup,where they lost toOlympic FCin Queensland.

In 2016 Marth became Melbourne Knights' longest-serving head coach.[17]In May 2017 Marth was relieved of his duties as coach of theNPL Victoriaclub.[18]

After departing the Knights, Marth dropped four division to joinVictorian State League Division 3clubBrimbank Stallions FC,with whom he managed back-to-back promotions in 2017 and 2018.[19]

Honours

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Player

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Melbourne Knights

Personal

Coach

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Melbourne Knight

Brimbank Stallions

References

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  1. ^abc"Australian Players Database - Marth, Andrew".OzFootball.
  2. ^Schwab, Laurie (3 May 1991)."Star sons aim to make NSL final fathers' day".The Age.p. 22.Retrieved23 January2022.
  3. ^Hay, Roy (15 August 2011)."'Stabber Marth' Leaves His Mark "(PDF).Goal! Weekly.p. 9. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 23 January 2022.Retrieved23 January2022.
  4. ^Schwab, Laurie (30 April 1988)."Marths hatch plan to stifle Socceroo".The Age.p. 41.Retrieved23 January2022.
  5. ^Schwab, Laurie (6 May 1991)."Hellas' last-gasp title".The Age.p. 30.Retrieved18 January2022.
  6. ^Cockerill, Mike (26 May 1996)."It's two in a row for Knights".The Sydney Morning Herald.Archived fromthe originalon 5 February 2016.Retrieved24 February2015.In the end it was Marth who had the most to celebrate - not only captaining his club to victory, but also picking up a goal and the Marston Medal for man of the match in the process.
  7. ^Mangan, Patrick (27 December 1998)."Knight in new armor".The Age.Retrieved18 January2022.
  8. ^Lynch, Michael (28 March 2001). "Knights, coach part".The Age.
  9. ^Desira, Peter (24 January 2003). "Marth sacked and dropped, but still keen".Herald Sun.p. 116.
  10. ^Desira, Peter (1 March 2004). "Flares light up party Knight; Finale turns into Croatian carnival".Herald Sun.p. 43.
  11. ^Cockerill, Michael (13 May 1991)."Dull Socceroos down NZ, but fail to impress".The Sydney Morning Herald.p. 41.Retrieved23 January2022.
  12. ^"Melbourne Knights sack coach, Marth takes over".Brimbank Star Weekly.29 May 2012.Retrieved18 January2022.
  13. ^"Nakic strike seals Marth's first win".Melbourne Knights FC.4 June 2012.Retrieved20 August2019.
  14. ^"Marth leading Knights back to former glory".MyFootball.Football Federation Australia. 12 September 2013.Retrieved18 January2022.
  15. ^"Marth and Juric, back for 2014 season".Melbourne Knights FC.10 January 2014.Retrieved20 August2019.
  16. ^ab"Knights triumph in Dockerty Cup Final".Melbourne Knights FC.Archived fromthe originalon 2 July 2018.Retrieved30 January2016.
  17. ^"Marth, Juric commit for 5th season".Melbourne Knights FC.16 September 2016.Retrieved20 August2019.
  18. ^"Knights part ways with Marth, Juric".Melbourne Knights FC.16 May 2017.Retrieved20 August2019.
  19. ^Jenkinson, Lance (3 September 2018)."Stallions' promotion all part of an ambitious plan".Star Weekly.Archived fromthe originalon 6 September 2018.Retrieved20 August2019.
  20. ^Schwab, Laurie (28 March 1991)."NSL switch on finals venues".The Age.p. 22.Retrieved23 January2022.
  21. ^Schwab, Laurie (12 April 1992)."Numbers are falling in Olympic's favor".The Age.p. 70.Retrieved23 January2022.
  22. ^Schwab, Laurie (28 March 1994)."Falcons' berth in finals snatched away by cruel fate".The Age.p. 34.Retrieved23 January2022.
  23. ^abSchwab, Lauri (8 May 1995)."Marth's strike sets up Knights' grand final triumph".The Age.p. 41.Retrieved23 January2022.
  24. ^abSchwab, Laurie (27 May 1996)."Fines threat after Knights' triumph".The Age.p. 38.Retrieved23 January2022.
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