Matildas, Slovenia and South Melbourne: Coaching connections at Athens Women’s Football Summit

At the Athens Women’s Football Summit, Co-President of South Melbourne FC Bill Papastergiadis met with Matildas caput manager Joe Montemurro and caput manager of the Slovenian Women’s team Saša Kolman.

“I caught up with some Joe and Sasa by chance. We unrecorded successful a small world,” Papastergiadis told Neos Kosmos.

“Football unites us each and often brings retired the champion successful people. We are fortunate to beryllium adjacent to such large coaching talent who attraction profoundly for their players and programs.”

Montemurro, with titles astatine Arsenal, Juventus, and Olympique Lyonnais, spoke connected the value of processing players from young.

“We request to nurture and thrust talent from a young age,” helium told Papastergiadis.

“Our absorption should ever beryllium successful providing opportunities to young aspiring footballers. A afloat integrated programme is indispensable for our footballers.”

He besides spoke astir his assignment arsenic caput manager of Australia’s women’s team.

“I loved my clip astatine Olympique Lyonnaise but the completions coming up for the Matildas are irresistible to not want to situation yourself,” helium said.

“The Matildas person earlier them the Asian Cup, the World Cup and the Olympics. Women’s shot has ne'er been brighter successful Australia.”

Kolman, a erstwhile caput men’s manager astatine South Melbourne Hellas, has elevated the Slovenian elder women’s nationalist team to Division 1 successful Europe.

Papastergiadis said that Kolman is besides a adjacent person with South’s Co-President Andre Mesourouni.

Recently successful Perth helium coached his Slovenian team to a 1 each gully with the Matildas.

“I loved my clip successful Australia and astatine South,” helium said.

“I’m so excited by Souths information successful the Oceania Professional League. The nine deserves to play astatine the top tier successful Australia.

“The nine will ever beryllium adjacent to maine bosom arsenic I person so galore adjacent friends there.”