Central Coast Mariners have unveiled former Brisbane Roar boss Mike Mulvey as the club’s new coach.
The club announced the appointment of the 55-year-old at an exclusive member’s function on Wednesday night. He will take charge of the Mariners from A-League 2018/19 pre-season after penning on a two-year agreement.
“I couldn’t be more delighted to be returning to Australia and to embrace the opportunity that exists here on the Central Coast,” Mulvey said, as quoted on Mariners’ official website.
“The Mariners are a club with a rich history and genuine tradition. During the first decade, they demanded success and developed some wonderful players. My task in the coming years is very clear – I want to restore that culture of ambition and promote the hungriest young talent in the country,” he added.
Mulvey will face a tough task of reviving Mariners, who have struggled again this season with only four wins and eight draws, sitting second last in the A-League standings.
Mulvey took Brisbane to the Premiers Plate championship double in the 2013-14 season after a disastrous spell under Rado Vidosic. However, he was controversially sacked shortly into the next season after a string of poor results.
After that, the 55-year-old Englishman the last four years in Malaysia, experiencing different roles with Sabah FA and Terengganu, before taking the coaching job in 2017 with Thai club BEC Tero Sasana.
