Sydney: Ange Postecoglou has resigned as coach of Australia, despite the squad qualifying for the 2018 World Cup.
Postecoglou’s announcement ended months of speculation surrounding the job.
“After a great deal of thought and soul-searching, I’ve decided that the journey for me ends as Socceroos coach,” Postecoglou, 52, said.
“As I’ve said many times, it’s been the biggest privilege of my life and probably not the ending I had envisaged when we started, but at the same time, knowing it’s the right time for me and the right decision.”
Postecoglou took over as Socceroos coach in 2013 and became the first Australian to coach the Socceroos at the World Cup in 2014.
Under his reign, the Socceroos achieved the team’s greatest accomplishment in winning the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Asian Cup at home in 2015.
