Mike Mulvey
Australian-English football manager
Mike Mulvey (born 25 February 1963) is an Australian-English football manager, who is the former technical director and current head coach of South West Queensland Thunder. He had previously been in charge of clubs in Australia, Thailand and Malaysia.
Mulvey is best known for his coaching performance in 2013–14, when he took Brisbane Roar to their record-breaking third A-League title. He was named A-League Coach of the Year in the same season – just 12 months after being named W-League Coach of the Year.
In December 2014, he was named as the Queensland's Coach of the Year at the annual state coaching awards.
Playing career
Born in Manchester, Mulvey began his playing career as a trainee at Manchester United, before his family decided to emigrate to Australia in 1982. Once arriving in Brisbane, he soon signed with National Soccer League club Brisbane Lions (now Brisbane Roar), where spent several seasons. He later joined his brother Phil at North Star in the Brisbane Premier League.
Managerial career
Mulvey's first senior coaching role was as the inaugural coach of Ipswich Knights in 1998.
Mulvey was the assistant coach at former A-League club Gold Coast United.
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