MELBOURNE Victory are close to confirming Greek legend Traianos Dellas as their new coach. The A-League club has today confirmed the announcement of Brebner, 42, in the role on a full-time basis after he acted as interim manager following the exit of Carlos Salvachua in June. "I have made no secret of the fact that I feel like the club had strayed from its football identity and culture, and I want to help lead the solution.Brebner's first step will be to sign a squad that can lead Victory out of the wilderness they have been in this season. A club spokesman said on Friday the recruitment process was ongoing but nearing its completion. Melbourne City FC {{ (match.match_info != undefined) ? Canberra United Women Melbourne Victory Women Brisbane Roar FC Women Pirmin Schwegler and Jordan O'Doherty scored either side of half-time for the Wanderers at Bankwest Stadium. match.match_info.home_team.score : ''}} Melbourne Victory have appointed Grant Brebner as their permanent A-League Head Coach. Andrew Nabbout pulled a goal back for Dellas, 44, made 55 appearances for Greece and helped them to 2004 European Championships glory.
"Grant is clear in the style of football Melbourne Victory want to play, and most importantly he has already started building the foundations and culture he believes will help us return to delivering the on-field results expected at our club.
A-League: Grant Brebner appointed Melbourne Victory head coach Melbourne Victory chairman Anthony Di Pietro insists inexperienced coach Grant Brebner is the right man for the tough job of lifting the former A-League heavyweights out of the doldrums.
{{ match.round.abbr }} Grant Brebner has been appointed as Melbourne Victory’s new permanent head coach. Adelaide United Women {{match.start_date | humanDate('ddd D MMM')}}, Melbourne Victory finished its Hyundai A-League season with a 2-1 loss to the Western Sydney Wanderers on Wednesday. Melbourne Victory interim Head Coach Grant Brebner has confirmed two key changes to the starting eleven, ahead of Saturday's Hyundai A-League fixture against Perth Glory. Sydney FC Brisbane Roar FC Western Sydney Wanderers FC Newcastle Jets Women Grant Brebner believes Melbourne Victory is in a better place after showcasing its youth late in the Hyundai A-League season. He will be involved in player recruitment, along with Paul Trimboli, Victory's general manager of football operations, Drew Sherman, general manager of football, and former club captain Carl Valeri, who now works in an off field role focusing on player welfare, culture and leadership.Brebner said he had already begun contacting players in Europe and had been up ''since 4am this morning'' talking to a potential target.Having played for Manchester United, Reading and Hibernian before coming to Australia Brebner still has close links with many involved in the English and Scottish leagues and those contacts should be able to help yield him some quality signings.Chairman Anthony Di Pietro said Brebner's understanding of Victory's culture was the key to his selection, despite his inexperience, citing Brebner's coaching philosophy, understanding of the club's expectations and its core values as well as its young players, having coached many of them in his previous role in charge of the youth set-up.The club wanted ''to find the right person who aligned with both the club's football and cultural philosophy," Di Pietro said.