The Philippines have once more appointed an Australian to teach their nationwide ladies’s soccer staff, with Western United mentor Mark Torcaso to take over from the departed Alen Stajcic.
Having led the Philippines to a historic FIFA Women’s World Cup win over New Zealand final month, Stajcic stood down after his staff’s exit from the event to take cost of Perth Glory’s males staff
He been changed by Torcaso, the reigning A-League ladies’s coach of the yr after final season guiding Western United to the grand remaining within the membership’s maiden marketing campaign within the ladies’s competitors.
Torcaso, who will stay in control of United’s ladies’s staff, mentioned it was a “dream come true” to be appointed to a world teaching position.
“The Philippines team has been a great football story over the last year and it is really exciting to be able to work with this group,” he mentioned.
“I can’t wait to get started and bring more success to this nation.”
Torcaso might be assisted by A-League nice and Western United assistant under-23 coach Andrew Durante.
Western United common supervisor of soccer Mal Impiombato mentioned the membership was “proud” of Torcaso and Durante.
“Mark showed his talent as a coach with us last season in getting the girls to the grand final in the inaugural season and he is richly deserving of this opportunity,” Impiombato mentioned.
“Andrew’s amazing A-League career as a player and his own personal values primes him to be a highly valuable asset to any coaching team and he has had a phenomenal impact at our club.”
Torcaso may even be assisted by South Melbourne technical director Sinisa Cohadzic.
Philippine Football Federation common secretary Atty Edwin Gastanes mentioned it was necessary that the nationwide TEAM continued the “momentum” generated by Stajcic.
“We have a motivated and accomplished coach in Mark Torcaso, together with his staff, ready to lead our women’s teams in upcoming competitions,” Gastanes mentioned.
Torcaso will go head-to-head with Matildas coach Tony Gustavsson in October when the Philippines meets Australia in the course of the Paris Olympic Games qualifiers.
Originally revealed as Western United’s Mark Torcaso to switch departed Alen Stajcic as Philippines nationwide ladies’s coach
Source: www.dailytelegraph.com.au
