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My Take
Frank Farina is the kind of figure I gravitate toward: a Darwin-born forward who tested himself across Belgium, Italy and England before bringing that hard-won knowledge home as a coach. The detail that stays with me is that he was the first Indigenous Australian to manage the national side. That is more than a trivia line; it is a door opened for everyone who follows. I admire careers that complete the circle from player to mentor, and his Medal of the Order of Australia suggests he left a mark on the whole country, not only on the pitch.
Overview
Frank Farina OAM (born 5 September 1964) is an Australian soccer coach and former player who played as a forward. His playing career spanned Australia, Belgium, France, Italy and England, and was a major player for the Australian national team in the late 1980s and 1990s, as well as managing the national team in the early 2000s. He was the first Indigenous Australian to manage the national team.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Frank Farina
- Name (Japanese)
- フランク・ファリーナ
- Reading
- ふらんく・ふぁりーな
- Born
- September 5, 1964 (age 61)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Virgo / Dragon
- Origin
- Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 177 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- association football player / association football coach
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- St Augustine's College
Awards & achievements
- 2000 Medal of the Order of Australia
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Association football player — see all → · Association football coach — see all → · More people from Australia →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.