John Hutchinson (footballer, born 1979)
Maltese football player and manager (born 1979) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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John Paul Hutchinson (born 29 December 1979) is a football manager and former player who is head coach of J1 League club Yokohama F. Marinos. He played as a central midfielder for Eastern Pride, Northern Spirit, Manly United, Chengdu Blades and Central Coast Mariners, for whom he served as captain. Born in Australia, he represented the Malta national team.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | John Paul Hutchinson | ||
Date of birth | (1979-12-29) 29 December 1979 (age 44) | ||
Place of birth | Morwell, Australia | ||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Central midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Yokohama F. Marinos (head coach)[2] | ||
Youth career | |||
1993–1996 | Morwell Pegasus | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1996–2001 | Eastern Pride | 89 | (7) |
2001–2004 | Northern Spirit | 77 | (12) |
2004–2005 | Manly United | 25 | (4) |
2005–2015 | Central Coast Mariners | 228 | (18) |
2011 | → Chengdu Blades (loan) | 14 | (3) |
Total | 433 | (44) | |
International career | |||
2009–2011 | Malta | 11 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
2015 | Central Coast Mariners (player-coach) | ||
2015–2016 | Central Coast Mariners (assistant) | ||
2017 | Seattle Sounders 2 (assistant) | ||
2018 | Seattle Sounders 2 | ||
2019 | Western United (assistant) | ||
2020 | Seattle Sounders (academy) | ||
2021 | Yokohama F. Marinos (assistant) | ||
2022 | El Paso Locomotive | ||
2023 | Yokohama FC (assistant) | ||
2024– | Yokohama F. Marinos (head coach) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Hutchinson was born in Morwell, Victoria and made his senior debut for Eastern Pride in the National Soccer League in 1997. Hutchinson went on to play for Northern Spirit and Manly United before joining Central Coast Mariners in 2005. Hutchinson is the all-time most-capped Mariners player. He also spent time on loan at Chinese club Chengdu Blades.
Hutchinson won 11 caps with Malta.