Biography
Michael Valkanis returns to Australia to take over the reins at Brisbane Roar, after spending more than seven years in Europe, where he gained invaluable experience at both a domestic and international level.
Valkanis’ 15-year professional coaching career, which began 2010, has seen him work across the A-Leagues with both Adelaide United and Melbourne City in both Assistant and Head Coach roles prior to departing for Europe in 2018.
Here, across a span of seven years, Valkanis worked in an Assistant Head Coach capacity for PEC Zwolle (Dutch 1st Division), Greece Men’s National Team and Eupen (Belgian 1st Division), before becoming Head Coach of Eupen for the remainder of the season.
In 2023, Valkanis became Head Coach of Israeli footballing giants, Hapoel Tel Aviv F.C before European giants, Ajax (Dutch 1st Division) recruited him to become Assistant Head Coach of their Men’s team, working under former Melbourne City Head Coach, John Van’t Schip.
Finally, Valkanis then became Head Coach of Adana Demispor (Turkish 1st Division) in 2024, before returning to Australia to join Brisbane Roar.
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