Frank Farina has been coach of the Socceroos and was one of Australia's greatest soccer players. During the early 1990s he had a successful career in European football, playing in Belgium, England, Italy and France.

Farina coached Australia to victory against Brazil, France and England. He has much international and national experience of soccer and readily shares his stories in an entertaining and motivational manner.

Foster debuted with Sydney Croatia in 1988, playing in a losing grand final in his first season. He moved to Victorian club Sunshine George Cross in 1989 before returning to Sydney to play for Avala in the NSW Super League. In 1992, Foster moved to Ernest Borel in Hong Kong before returning to Australia to play for Adelaide City and Marconi in the NSL. Craig played three seasons in England playing for both Portsmouth FC and Crystal Palace FC. He returned to Australia and played for Northern Spirit FC until his retirement in 2003. Following his retirement from professional football, Foster became the chief football analyst for the SBS television show The World Game and he writes for The Sun Herald and the Sydney Morning Herald.

Paul made his debut in the National Soccer League in 1984 with the Green Gully Cavaliers and went on to play for Brunswick Juventus, South Melbourne FC (where he spent eight seasons) and the Canberra Cosmos. Paul was named NSL Player of the Year in 1988. Paul's 84 "A" international appearances for Australia make him the second most capped player in the country's history. In total, Wade played 118 games for Australia between 1986 and 1996. He represented the Socceroos at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea and at two FIFA World Cup qualifying campaigns (1990 and 1994) before retiring from professional soccer in 1997. Wade's experience and popularity allowed for an easy transition to a career as a sports commentator and analyst with the Nine Network, SBS, TVN and Fox Sports 1 and Sky News. He also began the Paul Wade Soccer Schools program, which visits primary schools around Australia and has become the leading soccer development program in the country. Paul has epilepsy and promotes awareness of the condition and is also a great supporter of disabled sports.

Postecoglou played 193 games from 1984 to 1993 for South Melbourne in the National Soccer League, before moving into coaching where he has had much success. As the coach of South Melbourne from 1996-2000 he led them to consecutive National Soccer League titles in 1997-98 and 1998-99, as well as winning the 1999 Oceania Club Championship, which in turn led to their participation in the 2000 FIFA Club World Championship. In 2000 he became coach of Australia's Young Socceroos where he played a large role in identifying and developing Australian players during his 7 year tenure. From 2009-2012 Postecoglou took over coaching duties at the Brisbane Roar and led them to the all-time Australian soccer record for longest undefeated sporting streak of 36 games. In 2013 Postecoglou was appointed head coach of the Australian Soccer team on a five year contract.