Jason Culina

Jason Culina represents the version of Australian football I most enjoy: a Melbourne kid who went to the heart of Europe and won. Nine years in the Netherlands brought four Eredivisie titles, one with Ajax and three with PSV, which is serious silverware for any player, let alone one arriving from Oceania. At 176 cm he was never the most physically imposing midfielder, but he thrived on technique and intelligence in one of the world's most demanding leagues, then represented the Socceroos at two World Cups. His move into coaching feels natural to me. Players who win abroad and come home to teach are exactly how a footballing culture matures.

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Name (English)

Jason Culina

Name (Japanese)

ジェイソン・クリナ

Reading

じぇいそん・くりな

Born

August 5, 1980 (age 46)

Origin

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Height

176 cm

Occupation

association football player / association football coach

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Leo / Monkey

High school

Westfields Sports High School

• Official sitehttps://www.jasonculina.com
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jason%20Culina
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%82%A7%E3%82%A4%E3%82%BD%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AF%E3%83%AA%E3%83%8A
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q215514

Tags

• Victoria
• association football player
• association football coach

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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