Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Deledo: New Matao boss Karl Dodd is relishing his first international role, with the Australian revealing his excitement at overseeing a programme encompassing both senior and junior national teams.
Dodd, whose playing career included spells in Australia, Hong Kong, Scotland and Romania, took charge of the Pacific Ocean side earlier this month after his appointment in late December.
His first competitive task will be to lead Guam, who have been absent from the international arena since November 2016, at the EAFF E-1 Championship preliminary round later this year.
Speaking to Radio NZ, the former Brisbane Roar stopper revealed the opportunity to influence all levels of the game in Guam had appealed to him.
"It's the whole programme that we're overseeing, which is good because if I'm just coaching the men's national team there's not that many games in the year and I need to be kept busy," said the 37-year-old.
"So we have the Asian Football Confederation qualifiers as well with the Under 23s coming up next year for the Olympics and then the junior age groups as well, so I guess the thing that really enticed me was the fact you get to oversee the whole programme and get it up to the level that I would like it to be at."
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