Meet Australia’s Ted Lasso in Soccer: Football Coach Gary Cole.

Red Card For Mummy & Other Soccer Stories · Oct 4, 2026 · 38m

Gary Cole knows coaching. Sure , he's a former Socceroo - played 40 matches in an Australian guernsey, both caps and friendlies. But the trained primary school teacher turned President of Football Coaches Australia has made his post playing career all about getting the best out of other people.

Gary served as assistant coach for the Socceroos under Frank Arok, coached at the AIS plus a swathe of top tier teams including Melbourne Victory and Heidelberg United. So when he says, coaches need continuous coaching, all aspiring Peps and Ange's need to put down their magnets and whiteboards and…