Scott Miller (soccer coach)

Scott Miller
Personal information
Date of birth (1981-09-27) September 27, 1981
Place of birth Melbourne, Victoria, Australia[1]
Height 185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Teams managed
Years Team
2010–2014 Fulham (assistant coach)
2013 Australia (assistant coach)
2015–2016 Newcastle Jets
2016– 2017 Aalborg BK (assistant coach)

Scott Miller (born September 27, 1981) is an Australian soccer coach. He has served as the head coach of A-League club Newcastle Jets, and has performed assistant coaching roles at Fulham, the Australian national team and Aalborg BK. He is due to take over as head coach of Langwarrin for the 2019 season.

Playing career

Writing in the Australian Times in 2013, Miller spoke of his playing career, "Having played professional football in Australia, I wanted to work at the highest level in football, which for me has always been the Premier League."[2]

Coaching career

In 2006, Miller moved to England to further his coaching ambitions. He joined Fulham as a fitness coach. He was later appointed assistant technical coach.[2][3]

When Ange Postecoglou was appointed head coach of Australia in late 2013, he took on a short-term role as an assistant coach.[4]

After nine seasons with Fulham, in June 2015, Miller was released by the club to pursue other opportunities.[5][6]

Soon after leaving Fulham, he was linked to the Newcastle Jets head coach role.[1] It was confirmed that he had penned a two-year deal with the club on 18 June.[7][8] The appointment of Miller made him the youngest head coach in the decade-long history of the A-League at just 33 years of age.[9]

In his first season Miller set about regaining the respect for the club, and achieved this by finishing 8th in the League under challenging financial limitations. Although missing out on finals football, it was widely regarded that the club had made significant strides forward in stabilising the clubs future within the league.

Miller was released from his position as head coach before the start of the 2016–17 A-League season.[10]

Miller possesses an AFC Pro Diploma, UEFA A-Licence, and also holds university degrees in sports science and psychology.[1]

On November 30, 2016, Miller returned to Europe and joined Danish club Aalborg BK as an assistant coach, on a two-year contract.[11][12]

In August 2018, it was announced that Miller would be the head coach of NPL Victoria 2 club Langwarrin SC for the 2019 season.[13]

Coaching record

As of 7 September 2016
Team From To Record
M W D L GF GA GD Win % Ref.
Newcastle Jets 18 June 2015[8] 7 September 2016 29 8 6 15 31 41 −10 027.59
Langwarrin 23 August 2018 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—

References

  1. 1 2 3 Gardiner, James (12 June 2015). "Newcastle Jets: Mystery man fits the bill for leading role". Newcastle Herald. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
  2. 1 2 Miller, Scott (7 November 2013). "Scott Miller – Assistant Technical Coach at Fulham Football Club". Australian Times. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
  3. ↑ Hill, Simon. "Simon Hill's A-League wrap: Matthew Spiranovic training with Western Sydney Wanderers". Fox Sports. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
  4. ↑ Migliaccio, Val (30 December 2013). "Ange Postecoglu on 24-hour scouting mission in Adelaide for backroom staff". Fox Sports. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
  5. ↑ "Miller Departs". Fulham F.C. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
  6. ↑ "Under-21 Staff". Fulham F.C. Archived from the original on 30 March 2015. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
  7. ↑ "Scott Miller appointed to lead Newcastle Jets". FFA. 18 June 2015. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
  8. 1 2 "Newcastle Jets new coach: 33-year-old Scott Miller to be appointed task of re-building the club". Fox Sports Australia. 18 June 2015. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
  9. ↑ "Newcastle Jets set to appoint Fulham's Scott Miller as new head coach, reports suggest". ABC News. 18 June 2015. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
  10. ↑ Huguenin, Michael (16 March 2017). "Scott Miller talks A-League return & Andrew Hoole". Goal. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
  11. ↑ Dillon, Robert. "Ex-Jets coach Scott Miller will continue his career in Denmark". Newcastle Herald. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
  12. ↑ Davidson, John. "Miller Makes Danish Move". FourFourTwo. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
  13. ↑ MacKenzie, Craig (27 August 2018). "It's Miller time at Langwarrin". MPNEWS. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
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