Ange Postecoglou parents: Who are Ange Postecoglou parents?

Ange Postecoglou’s parents: Who are Ange Postecoglou’s parents? – Australian association football manager and former player, Angelos Postecoglou, who is presently the head coach of Premier League team Tottenham Hotspur was born on 27 August 1965 in the Nea Filadelfeia, a suburb of Athens to parents Jim Postecoglou and Voula Postecoglou.

Jim lost his business following the 1967 Greek military coup, after which Ange emigrated to Australia by boat in 1970 at the age of five, growing up in Melbourne, Victoria.

Ange explained to Sky Sports how his parents’ decision to relocate to Australia affected his life and career.

Ange described the difficulties they had, notably when a neighbor asked them to pick up an abandoned mattress.

Ange stated:

“I was very aware that we were different. My father, my mother, they literally had to make their way around without being able to talk. That leaves you, I guess, very isolated in many respects.

“There is the story of my dad being alerted by a neighbour that there was a mattress out the front of this house for whoever wanted it. They picked it up and were lugging it on their shoulders put forgot where home was and were literally walking the streets for hours because they could not even ask for directions.

“My dad used to tell that story and get a lot of laughs but I am sure when he was lugging that mattress on his shoulders it was not funny.

“I have a feeling he thought he would go to another country, establish ourselves, and he could get his family into a situation whereby they would be comfortable enough for him to go back and live our lives in Greece. He always had that pull.”

Ange was full of admiration for his parents for going to such lengths to ensure that he had a wonderful existence, saying:

“People sort of misinterpret the immigration story. I often hear people say that, well, you know, they emigrate to another country for a better life. That is not what the story of the immigrant is. They go to another country to provide opportunities for the next generation.

“My mum and dad did not have a better life. I am convinced they would have had a better life, even as difficult as it was, in Greece, where all their family were, their social networks, the language, the life. They left all that behind because they wanted to provide an opportunity, I think, for their kids.”

Ange’s father enjoyed football and was supportive of his son’s decision to pursue a career in the sport, which has paid off.

Source: abtc.ng