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== Signings ==
== Signings ==
===Players===
===Players===
Peter Sidwell has stated that he is keen on signing [[Australia national association football team|Socceroo]] Striker [[Mark Viduka]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,24427094-5000940,00.html|title=Melbourne Heart 'will sign' Viduka|last=Smithies|first=Tom|date=1 October 2008|publisher=''[[Fox Sports (Australia)]]''|accessdate=18 August 2009}}</ref>
Peter Sidwell has stated that he is keen on signing [[Australia national association football team|Socceroo]] Striker [[Mark Viduka]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,24427094-5000940,00.html|title=Melbourne Heart 'will sign' Viduka|last=Smithies|first=Tom|date=1 October 2008|publisher=''[[Fox Sports (Australia)]]''|accessdate=18 August 2009}}</ref> and [[Josip Skoko]].


===Staff===
===Staff===

Revision as of 05:36, 30 September 2009

Melbourne Heart
Full nameMelbourne Heart Football Club
Nickname(s)Heart
Gegründet2009
GroundMelbourne Rectangular Stadium
Capacity31,500
ChairmanAustralien Peter Sidwell
LeagueA-League

Melbourne Heart Football Club is the working name of an Australian professional football (soccer) club based in Melbourne, Victoria, and will be the 11th official franchise in the A-League.[1][2] The club, which has the current working title of Melbourne Heart, will kick off in the 2010-2011 season and will play at Melbourne Rectangular Stadium.[2] Led by Victorian businessman Peter Sidwell, the bid for a new Melbourne team in the A-League received exclusive negotiating rights for the league's 11th licence in September 2008. Sidwell's group was awarded the license to join the A-League's 2010-11 season on 12 June 2009.

Melbourne Heart was founded in 2009 after the announcement of a second expansion in the A-League and will become the league's 11th club. In June 2009, it was announced the existence of three separate consortiums bidding for a second Melbourne franchise.

Signings

Players

Peter Sidwell has stated that he is keen on signing Socceroo Striker Mark Viduka[3] and Josip Skoko.

Staff

The Heart offered a three year contract to secure the services of Dutch coach Henk van Stee, however the Dutchman rejected the contract offer due to family reasons.[4][5] Scott Munn was recently appointed as chief executive.[6] Melbourne Heart are still searching for their inaugural manager.[7]

Melbourne Heart have also secured the services of John Didulica, brother of former Croatian international Joey Didulica as the club's new football operations manager.[8]

References

  1. ^ Ritson, Jon (4 August 2009). "Victory Skipper Is All Heart". FourFourTwo (Australia). Retrieved 18 August 2009. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  2. ^ a b Aidan, Ormond (4 August 2009). "'A-League Will Hit The Big-Time'". FourFourTwo (Australia). Retrieved 18 August 2009. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  3. ^ Smithies, Tom (1 October 2008). "Melbourne Heart 'will sign' Viduka". Fox Sports (Australia). Retrieved 18 August 2009. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  4. ^ Slevison, Andrew (31 August 2009). "Dutchman van Stee likely to coach Melbourne Heart". Tribalfootball (Australia). Retrieved 22 September 2009. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  5. ^ Davutovic & Bernard, David & Grantley (10 September 2009). "Dutch coach Henk van Stee rejects Melbourne Heart offer". Fox Sports (Australia). Retrieved 22 September 2009. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  6. ^ Bernard, Grantley (18 August 2009). "Heart set on Dutch". Herald Sun. Retrieved 18 August 2009. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  7. ^ "Heart on lookout for coach". AAP (Australia). 28 September 2009. Retrieved 28 September 2009. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  8. ^ "Melbourne Heart to name Didulica as new football chief". Tribalfootball (Australia). 21 September 2009. Retrieved 22 September 2009. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

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