Arthur Diles

Athanasios Arthur Diles (born 22 April 1982) is an Australian soccer manager and former player who is the head coach of V.League 1 club Cong An Ho Chi Minh City.

Early and personal life Diles was born in Sydney. His parents were born in Greece, with his father being from Pylos and his mother from Kiato. As of 2020, he was married and had twin 8-year-old sons.

Playing career A centre-back, Diles began playing in the academy of Sydney Olympic. He also played in Australia for Sydney United and Parramatta Power, as well as spells in Europe with Crawley Town in English non-league football, and K.V. Mechelen in Belgium. He retired at age 25 due to the decline of the National Soccer League in Australia, and a prospective employer in Europe going bankrupt.

Managerial career Early career Diles began coaching at the academy of AEK Athens F.C. in Greece before taking the under-14 team of the New South Wales Institute of Sport, leading them to a national title in 2013. As technical director of Sydney Olympic, a team based in the Greek Australian community, he signed former Greece international defender Sotirios Kyrgiakos.

In June 2021, Diles returned to Australia, being named as assistant to Arthur Papas at Newcastle Jets of A-League Men. In July 2023, he moved into the same role at Melbourne Victory, to Popovic and then Patrick Kisnorbo.

Melbourne Victory On 16 December 2024, Kisnorbo quit the Victory five days before the local derby against Melbourne City, leaving Diles in temporary charge. On 24 January 2025, he obtained his first win in his seventh game, winning The Big Blue 2–0 over Sydney FC at Melbourne Rectangular Stadium; a week later he was hired on a permanent basis until the end of the 2025–26 season.

Diles took Melbourne Victory to 5th in the regular season and then the grand final, having defeated premiers Auckland FC in the semi-finals. His team lost the final 1–0 on 31 May 2025 to Melbourne City.

Diles signed 2010 FIFA World Cup winner Juan Mata. He considered the signing to be the highlight of his time at the Victory, and that he had proven wrong the critics who had pointed to Mata's previous form at Western Sydney Wanderers. The following day on 19 May, the club officially announced his departure.

Cong An Ho Chi Minh City On 15 July 2026, Diles was hired at V.League 1 club Cong An Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam. He signed a two-year contract.

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Honours Manager Western Sydney Wanderers Youth National Youth League Champion: 2017–18