Steve Corica

Australian association football player

Stephen Christopher Corica (pronounced /ˈkorika/; born 24 March 1973) is an Australian soccer manager and former player. He is the current manager of Australian club Auckland FC.

Steve Corica
Corica playing for Sydney FC in 2008
Personal information
Full name Stephen Christopher Corica
Date of birth (1973-03-24) 24 March 1973 (age 51)
Place of birth Innisfail, Queensland, Australia
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Innisfail United
1990 AIS
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1990–1995 Marconi Stallions 103 (14)
1995–1996 Leicester City 16 (2)
1996–2000 Wolverhampton Wanderers 100 (5)
2000–2001 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 43 (14)
2002–2004 Walsall 73 (9)
2005–2010 Sydney FC 106 (23)
Total 441 (67)
National team
1989 Australia U-17 2 (1)
1990–1991 Australia U-20 6 (0)
1992–1996 Australia U-23 7 (0)
1993–2006 Australia 32 (5)
Teams managed
2010–2018 Sydney FC (youth, assistant)
2012 Sydney FC (caretaker)
2018–2023 Sydney FC
2024– Auckland FC
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career statistics

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All-time club performance
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Total
Division App Gls App Gls App Gls App Gls App Gls
Marconi Stallions 1990–91 National Soccer League 17 0 17 0
1991–92 17 2 17 2
1992–93 27 4 27 4
1993–94 24 4 24 4
1994–95 18 3 18 3
Total 103 13 103 13
Leicester City 1995–96 First Division 16 2 2 0 0 0 18 2
Total 16 2 2 0 0 0 18 2
Wolverhampton Wanderers 1995–96 First Division 17 0 1 0 0 0 18 0
1996–97 36 2 2 0 4 0 42 2
1997–98 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
1998–99 31 2 1 0 1 0 33 2
1999-00 15 1 0 0 1 0 16 1
Total 100 5 4 0 6 0 110 5
Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2000 J1 League 21 3 2 2 2 1 25 6
2001 22 11 2 1 1 0 25 12
Total 43 14 4 3 3 1 50 18
Walsall 2001–02 Football League One 13 3 0 0 0 0 13 3
2002–03 41 4 2 0 3 0 46 4
2003–04 19 2 2 0 2 0 23 2
2004–05 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 73 9 4 0 5 0 82 9
Sydney FC 2005–06 A-League 21 5 4 1 5 3 30 9
2006–07 18 3 5 0 6 4 29 7
2007–08 20 4 2 0 22 4
2008–09 21 4 3 0 24 4
2009–10 26 7 26 7
Total 106 23 14 1 11 7 136 31
Career totals 441 66 28 4 14 1 11 7 494 78

National team

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Australia national team
Year Apps Goals
1993 4 0
1994 0 0
1995 6 1
1996 2 0
1997 1 0
1998 0 0
1999 0 0
2000 8 2
2001 10 2
2002 0 0
2003 0 0
2004 0 0
2005 0 0
2006 1 0
Total 32 5

International goals

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# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Minute
1 21 July 1993 Nijmegen, Netherlands   NEC Nijmegen 0-1 0-1 Win Friendly
2 15 February 1995 Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney   Japan 2-1 2-1 Win Friendly 41'
3 9 February 2000 Estadio Playa Ancha, Valparaíso, Chile   Chile 1-1 2-1 Loss Friendly 15'
4 19 June 2000 Papeete, Tahiti   Cook Islands 0-13 0-17 Win Oceania Nations Cup 70'
5 28 February 2001 Nemesio Camacho Stadium, Bogotá, Colombia   Colombia 3-1 3-2 Loss Friendly 77'
6 14 April 2001 BCU International Stadium, Coffs Harbour   Fiji 1-0 2-0 Win 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC) 22'

Managerial statistics

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As of match played 3 November 2023[3]
Team Nat From To Record
G W D L Win %
Sydney FC (caretaker)   12 November 2012 27 November 2012 3 0 1 2 000.00
Sydney FC   16 May 2018 7 November 2023 180 86 37 57 047.78
Auckland FC   14 March 2024 Present 0 0 0 0 !
Total 183 86 38 59 046.99

Honours

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Player

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With Australia:

With Sydney FC:

With Marconi-Fairfield:

Individual

Honourable distinctions

Manager

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Sydney FC

References

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  1. "FIFA Club World Championship Japan 2005 – Official Rosters". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 4 December 2005. Archived from the original on 19 December 2005.
  2. Steve Corica at National-Football-Teams.com
  3. "Steve Corica career sheet". footballdatabase. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  4. "Sydney FC inducts eight greats to its Hall of Fame". The World Game. 16 March 2015. Retrieved 18 May 2020.