Francis Awaritefe

Francis Edgar Awaritefe is a former professional soccer player. Born in England, he made three appearances for soccer team|Australia] scoring once. He was Director of Football at Melbourne Victory.

Early life

Awaritefe was born in London, England to Nigerian parents. He moved to Nigeria at the age of 4, and moved to Australia in adulthood where he was nationalized. He has a son, Reuben Awaritefe, who had played for Central Coast Mariners Academy and Western Sydney [Wanderers FC Youth|Western Sydney Wanderers Youth].

Playing career

Awaritefe performed well for Sutton United, but was sacked by the club after a violent altercation with Enfield goalkeeper Andy Pape.

Administrative career

On 21 June 2011, he was signed by Melbourne Victory as their new Director of Football on a two-year deal, replacing Gary Cole, with Mehmet Durakovic signed as the club's new manager on the same day.
However, after a brief five-month stint in his job as the Director of Football with Melbourne Victory, Awaritefe was axed by Melbourne Victory, after a run of poor results.
He appeared on the Australian television program Nerds FC.
Awaritefe is as at February 2019 vice-president of FIFPro and has been with Craig Foster participating in the campaign to free Hakeem al-Araibi.