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Where does Ange Postecoglou’s Europa League triumph rate in Australian football history?

Ange Postecoglou has cemented his place as one of Australian football’s greatest ever. But where does the Europa League win sit in the history of Australian football achievements.

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Ange Postecoglou has cemented his place as one of Australian football’s greatest legends with his historic Europa League final victory.

A habitual winner, with trophies everywhere he has gone, Postecoglou had already gone where no Australian had before when he became the first Premier League manager produced by the country.

His Europa League victory takes his legacy to another level.

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Retired Socceroo Mark Bosnich rates it Postecoglou’s greatest feat yet, while in Robbie Slater’s eyes it puts him on another level to any Australian football coach that has come before him.

“Where does this sit in Australian football? As a manager and as a coach this is at the top with a very clear distance behind him,” he said.

But where does the victory sit in the history of Australian football achievements?

Erin Smith
Erin SmithSports reporter

Erin Smith is a sports reporter for the National Sports Network and CODE Sports. She is die-hard sports fan with a passion for football, women's sports and Olympics.

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