Michael Valkanis
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mihalis Valkanis | ||
| Date of birth | 23 August 1974 | ||
| Place of birth | Melbourne, Australia | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Central defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| South Melbourne | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1993–1996 | South Melbourne | 50 | (0) |
| 1996 | Iraklis | 6 | (0) |
| 1996–2001 | Larissa | 102 | (3) |
| 2001–2002 | Agios Nikolaos | 4 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 | Adelaide City | 29 | (3) |
| 2003–2009 | Adelaide United | 77 | (4) |
| 2004 | → Adelaide Olympic (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| Total | 279 | (10) | |
| National team‡ | |||
| Australia U-23 | |||
| 2006 | Australia | 1 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2010–2011 | Adelaide United Youth (assistant) | ||
| 2011–2013 | Adelaide United Youth | ||
| 2013 | Adelaide United (caretaker) | ||
| 2013 | Enfield City | ||
| 2013–2016 | Adelaide United (assistant) | ||
| 2016–2017 | Melbourne City (assistant) | ||
| 2017 | Melbourne City | ||
| 2018 | PEC Zwolle (assistant) | ||
| 2019– | Greece (assistant) | ||
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 December 2008 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16 March 2008 | |||
Mihalis "Michael" Valkanis (Greek: Μιχάλης "Μάικελ" Βαλκάνης; born 23 August 1974) is a Greek Australian former football (soccer) player and was previously a manager of Melbourne City FC.
Club career[]
He has played in the Greek League with Iraklis, most notably with Larissa where he played for five seasons and won 102 caps, and Agios Nikolaos. He played 110 games in the now-defunct National Soccer League scoring 4 goals with South Melbourne, Adelaide City and Adelaide United.
In mid-2007 Valkanis was named captain of his club side, Adelaide United, replacing Angelo Costanzo (who had been appointed as interim captain after the resignation and departure of Ross Aloisi).[1]
Valkanis announced his intention to retire at the end of the 2008-09 A-League season in December 2008.[2] The former captain and 100 game veteran was given a testimonial match against Newcastle Jets on 9 January 2009 where he replaced Daniel Mullen in the second half and saw Adelaide though to a 2–0 win.[3]
International career[]
Valkanis' international debut was for the Socceroos in an Asian Cup qualifier versus Kuwait at Aussie Stadium on 16 August 2006.
Managerial career[]
After the resignation of Adelaide United manager John Kosmina on 28 January 2013, Valkanis was appointed caretaker manager of Adelaide United for the remainder of the A-League season. Under Valkanis, Adelaide United managed to finish the A-League season in 4th place, therefore qualifying for the A-League finals. However, they were eliminated in the first round by Brisbane Roar.
In May 2016, Valkanis left Adelaide United.[4]
In June 2016, Valkanis joined Melbourne City as the senior assistant coach to John van 't Schip.[5]
On 3 January 2017, after the resignation of Melbourne City manager John van't Schip, Valkanis was appointed manager of the club for the remainder of the season.[6][7]
On May 9, 2018, Dutch Eredivisie club PEC Zwolle announced Valkanis had been appointed assistant to manager John van't Schip on a one-year deal with a one-year option.[8]
Personal life[]
Valkanis is of Greek descent. He attended De La Salle College, Malvern.
Career statistics[]
(Correct as of 16 January 2009)
| Club | Season | League1 | Cup | International2 | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Adelaide United | 2005–06 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 5 |
| 2006–07 | 23 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | |
| 2007–08 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
| 2008–09 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Total | 74 | 5 | |||||||
1 – includes A-League final series statistics
2 – includes FIFA Club World Cup statistics; AFC Champions League statistics are included in season commencing after group stages (i.e. 2008 ACL in 2008–09 A-League season etc.)
Managerial statistics[]
- As of 28 June 2017[9]
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | ||||
| Adelaide United (caretaker) | 
|
28 January 2013 | 7 April 2013 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 20.00 |
| Melbourne City |
|
3 January 2017 | Present | 15 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 40.00 |
| Total | 25 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 32.00 | |||
Honours[]
With Adelaide United:
A-League Premiership: 2005–2006
Personal honours:
- Adelaide United Player's Player of the Year: 2005–2006
References[]
- ^ Valkanis named United captain Archived 20 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Valkanis to retire Archived 25 December 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Wilson, Marcus (9 January 2009). "Reds go top with win over Jets". A-League. Archived from the original on 5 March 2011. Retrieved 9 January 2009.
- ^ "Valkanis says goodbye to Reds". Adelaide United. 4 May 2016.
- ^ "Melbourne City announce coaching shake-up". Melbourne City. 14 June 2016.
- ^ "John van't Schip resigns as Melbourne City coach". The World Game. Special Broadcasting Service. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
- ^ "Michael Valkanis Appointed Melbourne City FC Head Coach". Melbourne City FC. 25 January 2017.
- ^ "Michael Valkanis maakt Team Van 't Schip compleet - Nieuwsarchief - PEC Zwolle". www.peczwolle.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 9 May 2018.
- ^ "Michael Valkanis". Retrieved 16 April 2017.
External links[]
- 1974 births
- Living people
- Soccer players from Melbourne
- Australian people of Greek descent
- Association football central defenders
- Australian expatriate soccer players
- Australia international soccer players
- A-League players
- Adelaide City FC players
- Adelaide United FC players
- Athlitiki Enosi Larissa F.C. players
- South Melbourne FC players
- Iraklis Thessaloniki F.C. players
- Melbourne City FC non-playing staff
- Australian soccer players
- Naturalized citizens of Greece
- PEC Zwolle non-playing staff
- Australian soccer coaches
- Australian expatriate soccer coaches
- Greek football managers
- Greek expatriate football managers