| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ronald Corry | ||
| Date of birth | (1941-07-21) 21 July 1941 | ||
| Place of birth | Sydney, Australia | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Canterbury | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1964 | Canterbury | ||
| 1965 | Pan Hellenic | ||
| 1966–1975 | Sydney United | ||
| 1976 | Manly | ||
| 1977 | Sutherland | ||
| 1977–1978 | Manly | ||
| 1980–1981 | Marconi | ||
| International career | |||
| 1967–1973 | Australia | 33 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1989–1990 | Sydney United 58 | ||
| 1990–1991 | Blacktown City | ||
| 1995 | Bankstown City | ||
| 2000–2003 | Wollongong Wolves | ||
| 2006 | Canterbury-Marrickville | ||
| 2007 | Sutherland | ||
| 2012–2018 | Western Sydney Wanderers (goalkeeping coach) | ||
| 2023-24 | Sydney United 58 (goalkeeping coach) | ||
| 2026– | Sydney United 58 (goalkeeping coach) | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 6 May 2026 | |||
Ron Corry (born 21 July 1941) is an Australian former football (soccer) player and coach. He played as a goalkeeper for Australia before entering a coaching career. He is currently the goalkeeping coach for Sydney United 58.1
Playing career
Club career
Corry, known to many as 'Yoda', began his playing career with Canterbury as a junior, graduating to the senior team in 1964. He moved to Pan Hellenic in 1965 before transferring to Croatia in 1966. After 10 seasons at Croatia he moved to Manly in 1976. He switched to Sutherland for the start of 1977 season before a mid-season return to Manly. In 1980, he joined Marconi in the National Soccer League. After the 1981 NSL season he retired from football.23 He is the earliest born Australian player to have played in the Australian National league, missing out on the overall title to English football legend Bobby Charlton who was born 4 years earlier in 1937. Corry is also one of the oldest players at their debut in either the NSL or A-League as he was approaching 40 years of age when he made his first national league appearance at Marconi.
International career
Corry played 33 full international matches for Australia between 1967 and 1973.4
Coaching career
In 1989 Corry became manager of Sydney Croatia. In 2000, Corry was appointed as manager of the current NSL champions the Wollongong Wolves. Corry led the side to another championship in his first season with the club.
He was appointed goalkeeping coach of Western Sydney Wanderers in 2012.5
Honours
Coaching
Club
- National Soccer League Championship: 2000–01
- AFC Champions League Champions: 2014
References
References
- "SU58FC COACHING STAFF 2026". Sydney United 58 Official Instagram. Retrieved 6 May 2026.
Finally, we are delighted to welcome back longtime figure of the club, Ron Corry, who most recently headed up our GK division in 2024, which assisted Oliver Kalac in being named in the NPL NSW team of the season that year.
- "Corry, Ron". Australian Player Database. OzFootball. Retrieved 29 October 2011.
- Cockerill, Michael (4 October 2002). "Long and the short of it: four decades at the top". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 29 October 2011.
- The Australian National Men's Football Team: Caps And Captains. Football Federation Australia.
- Ed, Jackson (27 June 2012). "Ante Milicic one of three additions to Western Sydney Wanderers coaching staff". Herald Sun. Retrieved 3 July 2012.