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My Take
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.
Overview
Jason Culina (born 5 August 1980) is an Australian soccer coach and former player. He played in two FIFA World Cup and AFC Asian Cup tournaments for the Australia national team. At club level, Culina had a nine-year spell in the Netherlands, winning four Eredivisie titles (one with Ajax and three with PSV).
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- 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 45)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Leo / Monkey
- Origin
- Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 176 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- association football player / association football coach
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Westfields Sports High School
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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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.