2024 Coaching Announcement - FQPL Mens - Alex Russell

Following on from the news that our FQPL Mens head coaching role has been vacated, the club is able to confirm that Alex Russell has now been formally appointed as a player/coach for the upcoming 2024 season.

Alex began professional football at age 16 (1994-2011) in England, playing more than 500 games and scoring 55 goals, having started life at EPL giants Liverpool FC as a youth team player alongside the likes of Liverpool legends Robbie Fowler and Steve McManaman.

He played for 9 clubs from the Championship (one below the English Premier League) through to the Conference and has passed his UEFA A Licence and England Football Association Youth Modules 1, 2 & 3.

He also coached for 5 years with Championship side Bristol City from U10s through to senior professional players after the end of his playing career, before making the move to Australia.

Locally Alex has been a fixture at the Jamie Gosling Football Academy and joined Leichhardt FC as a senior player for the 2020 season. In 2021 Alex was voted the FNQ Men’s Premier League Player of the Year, was named in the FQ FNG Team of the Year in 2022 and 2023 and has of course played a major role in our drought breaking 2022 and 2023 FQPL Men’s Grand Final victories.

We look forward to Alex leading the team in 2024!