Steve Corica makes shock exit from champions Auckland to take up overseas job

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/corica-steve/WQ2h7wh2/"]Corica[/a] guided [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/auckland-fc/2J7jacL6/"]Auckland[/a] ‌to a first-place finish in the ‌regular season in their inaugural 2024/2025 campaign before they lost ‌in the semis of the ⁠Finals ‌series.[/p][p]This season, they secured the A-League championship ​to become the first New Zealand team to ​win the Grand Final in the competition's 20-year history.[/p][p]"[b]It has ⁠been a ​fantastic two years with a city, a fan group and a team that have all been ‌way beyond my expectations,[/b]" the 53-year-old said in statement.[/p][p]"I didn’t know quite what I was getting into when I joined two years ago, but what an experience it has been.[/p][p]"[b]We started with nothing. Then year ‌one we’re Premiers, winning the ​first piece of A-League silverware ‌for any Kiwi club, and then year two we’re riding a bus down the middle of Queen Street parading ⁠the ⁠championship trophy.[/b]"[/p][embed guid="7ed14523-4d97-4f02-a173-e69a07281603" url="https://x.com/aleaguemen/status/2067834763252203770" social-type="twitter" /]