South Melbourne FC can announce that  George Georgiadis has been appointed as SMFC Senior Head Coach for the 2023 NPL Women’s Victoria season.

Georgiadis has served at the club as the  NPLW  U19s coach and the Senior caretaker coach in the latter stages of this season.

George has a wealth of football knowledge and experience having played with Heidelberg United from 1993-1998 and 2001-2002. He started as a junior at the club and rose through the ranks to play as a midfielder for the seniors. His playing career culminating in scoring in the 2001 Victorian Premier League Grand Final against Port Melbourne at Bob Jane Stadium.

Transitioning into coaching, Georgiadis has spent time developing youth girls across Melbourne for a number of years before joining South Melbourne FC.

Theo Chronis, Football Director of Women’s Football was pleased with the announcement saying “I’m proud to be able to announce George as our coach for the 2023 season. This will be an important year for the club and women’s football in general as we see the Women’s World Cup come to our shores. We are continuing to look at ways to grow and evolve our women’s program here at South Melbourne and I look forward to George playing an integral role in that journey.”

We wish him well for the remainder of the 2022 season and the commencement of preparations for 2023 later in the year.