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Clayton Zane
Australian soccer player and coach / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Clayton Zane (born 12 July 1977) is an Australian association football coach and former player, who played as a striker.
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![]() Zane in 2012 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Clayton Zane | ||
Date of birth | (1977-07-12) 12 July 1977 (age 46) | ||
Place of birth | Newcastle, Australia | ||
Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Youth career | |||
1985–1993 | Cessnock City Hornets | ||
1993–1995 | Adamstown Rosebud | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1995–1998 | Newcastle Breakers | 70 | (17) |
1995–2000 | Northern Spirit | 57 | (6) |
2000 | Molde | 14 | (0) |
2001–2002 | Lillestrøm | 29 | (18) |
2002–2005 | Anderlecht | 10 | (2) |
Total | 163 | (43) | |
International career | |||
1996–1997 | Australia U20 | 3 | (3) |
1998–2000 | Australia U23 | 15 | (9) |
2000–2001 | Australia | 14 | (6) |
Managerial career | |||
2011–2012 | Newcastle Jets (W-League) | ||
2012–2014 | Newcastle Jets Youth | ||
2014 | Newcastle Jets | ||
2014–15 | Newcastle Jets (assistant) | ||
2016–19 | Newcastle Jets (assistant) | ||
2020- | New Lambton FC (Technical Director) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Close
In the 2001 season, he was the top scorer and awarded the Kniksen award as Striker of the Year in Norway. He earned 14 caps for the Australia national team, scoring six goals. His last club as a player was R.S.C. Anderlecht, where a two-year-long injury prematurely ended his career in late 2005.
Following his retirement from playing Zane worked as a coach at Newcastle Jets, serving as a head coach in 2014.