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My Take
What strikes me about Paul Okon is the quiet authority of his game. A defender and midfielder who captained Australia and went to the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, he won the Belgian Golden Shoe in 1995, which is no small feat for an Australian making his name in Europe. To me, that award says more than any highlight reel: he was the player teammates trusted to organize and steady everything around him. I have a soft spot for footballers like Okon, the kind who read the game rather than chase the spotlight, and his move into coaching feels like a natural extension of a brain that was always one pass ahead.
Overview
Paul Michael Okon (/ˈoːkɔn/; born 5 April 1972) is an Australian former soccer player who played as a defender or midfielder. He previously captained the Australia national team and has represented Australia Olympic Football Team at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. Okon's career began at Marconi Stallions in the old NSL in Australia.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Paul Okon
- Name (Japanese)
- ポール・オコン
- Reading
- ぽーる・おこん
- Born
- April 5, 1972 (age 54)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aries / Rat
- Origin
- Sydney, New South Wales, 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
- Patrician Brothers' College, Fairfield
Awards & achievements
- 1995 Belgian Golden Shoe
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.