Coach Honours

NPL Victoria Men's Coach of the Year

Little is known of the origins of the Coach of the Year award, early iterations were reported in the Fairfax publication Soccer Action, and were awarded for performances in the National Soccer League as well as the Victorian State League. It was not until the Victorian Premier League was launched that official records began. Victorian coaching luminaries such as Cedo Cirkovic, John Margaritis, Bobby McLachlan and a young Ernie Merrick each won the award prior to this period, with modern day greats in Branko Culina, Gary Cole and Ian Dobson successful throughout the 1990's and into the turn of the century. Recent winners include John Anastasiadis, George Katsakis and Chris Taylor, who along with Peter Ollerton, are the only coaches to have claim the award three times.

Notes:

1. Dual winners.