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Branko Culina is a former professional soccer player and coach from Croatia. He is currently the head coach of the Australian A-League club Newcastle Jets.
Culina began his playing career in the Yugoslav First League with NK Zadar in 1975. He went on to play for several other Yugoslav clubs, including NK Osijek, NK Varteks, and NK Zagreb. He also had a brief stint in the Greek Super League with Panionios in 1985.
Culina retired from playing in 1991 and began his coaching career with NK Zagreb in 1992. He went on to coach several other clubs in Croatia, including NK Osijek, NK Varteks, and NK Zadar. He also had a brief stint in the Greek Super League with Panionios in 1995.
In 2006, Culina was appointed head coach of the Australian A-League club Sydney FC. He led the club to the A-League Grand Final in 2009, but was sacked in 2010. He then went on to coach the Newcastle Jets from 2011 to 2013.
Culina is currently the head coach of the Newcastle Jets. He has also been involved in the Australian national team setup, serving as an assistant coach for the Socceroos from 2006 to 2010.
As of 2021, Branko Culina's net worth is estimated to be roughly $2 million.
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+ Rockdale City + Grand Final 2013 +Pre-Season Cup 2014 + Semi Finalist 2014
On 19 October 2012, Branko Culina was appointed the new manager and director of football of NSW Premier League club Rockdale City Suns.
Newcastle made it the finals series, losing to Wellington Phoenix. Branko was fined $3000, for using the word "shit" in a post-match press conference. After the takeover of the club by Nathan Tinkler, Culina signed with the club until 2015. On 4 October 2011, just four days out from the season opener, it was announced that Culina had been sacked as coach of the Newcastle Jets.
Culina was named as the manager of Newcastle United Jets FC from the start of the A-League 2009-10 season and given a two-year contract. He was previously working for the Jets as the Technical Director., Culina played an attractive brand of football.
In 2007, he returned to coaching at A-League club Sydney FC. Sydney had accepted the resignation of former coach Terry Butcher at the close of a disappointing 2006–07 season, and on 13 February 2007 appointed Culina in an interim role, for initially six months, to guide the club in its first Asian Champions League campaign. Culina then led Sydney FC to five wins in eight games, including a historic 2–1 away win against Shanghai Shenhua – the first-ever victory recorded by an Australian club in the AFC Champions League. On 23 April 2007 he was confirmed as Sydney's permanent coach with a two-year contract.
Despite the initial success with his new club, Culina found the A-Leagues 2007–08 season tough going. Highly inconsistent performance and an inability to win against teams both at the top and bottom end of the league table meant that Culina's Sydney found itself halfway through the competition in Round 9 with only two victories. after a 0–1 loss at home to Adelaide United, Culina was dismissed from his position with the club.
+ Sydney fc - Group Stage Runners up -Asian Champions League 2007
In 2001, he returned to Sydney United, however the club was now less of a force in the national league. Following the demise of the NSL, Culina had been working as Technical Director for the state governing body Soccer NSW, which included a coaching role in 2005 for the NSW State Representative Team.
After his successful 1996–97 season, he was signed with great promise to take over . Sydney Olympic. Over three seasons, he would become Olympic's longest serving coach, narrowly missing out on a finals place in his first year before pushing the team into the finals in both 1999-00 and 2000–01 NSL seasons.
Culina returned to the NSL at Sydney United for the 1994–95 season. His three seasons at United would be his most successful to date, winning the minor premiership and reaching the competition Grand Final in the 1996–97 season, as well as winning the Waratah Cup in 1995 and 1996. Overall, he coached 133 games for Sydney United, with 62 wins, 32 draws, and 39 losses, including an Australian record of 8 consecutive victories.
After retiring as a player he stayed with St Albans as a coach in the Victorian Premier League for the 1989 season before taking up a role at North Geelong. At North Geelong, Culina lead the side to the 1990 Division One title leading to promotion to the VPL. He then won the VPL with North Geelong at the first go in 1991, beating Brunswick Juventus in the Grand Final at Middle Park. In 1992, he returned to the NSL at Melbourne Knights,
In 1980, he joined sister club Sydney Croatia before moving to National Soccer League club Blacktown City Demons. After a season at each he returned to Melbourne with St Albans Saints, where he remained until retiring 1988.
Culina was born in Zadar, Socialist Republic of Croatia, FPR Yugoslavia and emigrated to Australia with his mother in 1968, at the age of 10, settling in Melbourne's Croatian community. His senior playing career began with St. Albans Saints where he captained the senior team at the age of 15. In 1974, he transferred to Essendon Croatia, he had seven successful years at the club which included winning the Victorian State Championship in 1978 and the Victorian treble (State Champions, Dockerty Cup and the State League Cup) in 1979.
In his first season in charge of the side, Culina lead Rockdale to a 4th placed NSW Premier League finish, and all the way to the Grand Final after defeating Marconi Stallions, Sutherland Sharks and Sydney United 58 FC, but lost by 1-0 to Bonnyrigg White Eagles FC in front of around 5,000 people.
Branko Culina (Croatian pronunciation: [ˈtʃulina] ; born 1 October 1957 in Zadar, Socialist Republic of Croatia, FPR Yugoslavia) is a football (soccer) coach and former player. He previously managed Sydney FC and the Newcastle Jets in the A-League.
