Matthew Nash

Matthew Nash
Nash playing for Central Coast Mariners Youth in 2008
Personal information
Full name Matthew Ian Nash
Date of birth (1981-04-03) 3 April 1981 (age 43)
Place of birth Sydney, Australia
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Sydney FC (goalkeeping coach)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004 Port Kembla
2006–2008 APIA Leichhardt Tigers
2007 Sydney FC 1 (0)
2008–2010 Central Coast Mariners 0 (0)
2008 → Adelaide United (loan) 0 (0)
2009 → Penrith Nepean United (loan) 14 (0)
2010 APIA Leichhardt Tigers 26 (0)
2010–2012 Newcastle Jets 8 (0)
2012 Parramatta FC 22 (0)
2012 Newcastle Jets 5 (0)
2012–2013 Sydney FC 0 (0)
2013–2014 Bonnyrigg White Eagles 45 (0)
2014–2015 Central Coast Mariners 2 (0)
Managerial career
2015–2019 Central Coast Mariners (goalkeeper coach)
2019– Sydney FC (goalkeeper coach)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 November 2014

Matthew Ian Nash (born 3 April 1981) is a former Australian goalkeeper and current goalkeeping coach for Sydney FC in the A-League.

Club career

Nash played for Port Kembla FC in the Illawarra League, before moving to NSW Premier League side APIA Leichhardt Tigers in 2007. After winning the 2007 Johnny Warren Cup, APIA missed out on a finals place, finishing fifth.[1]

After trialling with Sydney FC in the 2007 pre-season, Nash was offered a short-term contract for the 2007–08 A-League season as cover for injured reserve keeper Ivan Necevski. On 9 September 2007, he made his A-League debut in place of Clint Bolton who was on international duty.[2] His strong performance impressed,[3] with Nash keeping a clean-sheet. His short-term contract finished on 10 October 2007, on Necevski's return from injury.

Nash was loaned to Adelaide United for four weeks to cover for the injured Mark Birighitti.[4] He signed for APIA Leichhardt Tigers in the NSW Premier League.

Nash signed with the Newcastle Jets to cover for injured keeper Neil Young after the exit of the current replacement keeper Paul Henderson to rivals Central Coast Mariners. Nash made his debut for the club in a 2–0 win over North Queensland Fury.

On 31 October 2012, Nash joined the Newcastle Jets for a second stint, providing injury cover for Ben Kennedy who underwent knee surgery, and Mark Birighitti who fractured his cheekbone.[5][6] This left only Nash and youth player Jack Duncan as Newcastle's goalkeepers.

Nash joined Sydney FC as an injury cover for Ivan Necevski.[7]

On 28 July 2014 the Central Coast Mariners confirmed that Nash would be joining the team on a two-year contract at the conclusion of the 2014 NPL NSW Men's 1 season.[8] On 7 July 2015 it was announced that Nash would retire as a goalkeeper and become the club's goalkeeping coach following the departure of previous goalkeeping coach John Crawley.[9]

Nash joined Sydney FC as a full-time goalkeeping coach after the departure of John Crawley on the 13th of June 2019.[10]

References

  1. ^ "Tigers roar in 2007 Johnny Warren Cup final". A.P.I.A. Leichhardt Tigers. March 2007. Archived from the original on 8 March 2007. Retrieved 11 September 2007.
  2. ^ "Perth Glory 0 Sydney FC 0". sydneyfc.com. 11 September 2007. Archived from the original on 15 September 2007. Retrieved 11 September 2007.
  3. ^ Michael Cockerill (11 September 2007). "Nash proves a safe pair of hands in Bolton's absence". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 11 September 2007.
  4. ^ "Adelaide United sign replacement keeper". Adelaide United. 30 December 2008. Archived from the original on 4 April 2011. Retrieved 4 January 2009.
  5. ^ "Van Egmond names 19-man squad". Football Federation Australia. 29 October 2012. Archived from the original on 31 December 2012. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
  6. ^ "Newcastle Jets goalkeeper Mark Birighitti to undergo surgery after fracturing cheekbone". AAP. 20 November 2012.
  7. ^ "Sydney FC v Central Coast Mariners". Archived from the original on 31 December 2012. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
  8. ^ "Nash to rejoin Mariners". Football Federation Australia. 28 July 2014.
  9. ^ "Crawley departs - Nash steps up". Central Coast Mariners. 7 July 2015. Archived from the original on 15 July 2015. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
  10. ^ "Sydney FC Bring In Nash As New Head Goalkeeping Coach". Sydney FC. 13 June 2019. Retrieved 14 June 2019.