{{Short description|Australian soccer player}} {{Use Australian English|date=February 2012}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2026}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Karl Dodd | image = KDoddvCelts.jpg | image_size = 200px | caption = Nakamura (Celtic) v Dodd (Falkirk) | fullname = Karl Dennis Dodd | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1980|11|13}} | birth_place = Southport, Australia | height = {{convert|1.88|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | position = Central defender | currentclub = | clubnumber = | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Palm Beach | years1 = 2000 | clubs1 = Gold Coast City | caps1 = | goals1 = | years2 = 2001 | clubs2 = Sutherland Sharks | caps2 = | goals2 = | years3 = 2002 | caps3 = | goals3 = | clubs3 = Gold Coast City | years4 = 2003 | clubs4 = Palm Beach Sharks | caps4 = | goals4 = | years5 = 2003–2004 | clubs5 = Brisbane Strikers | caps5 = 21 | goals5 = 0 | years6 = 2005–2006 | clubs6 = Queensland Roar | caps6 = 12 | goals6 = 0 | years7 = 2006 | clubs7 = Universitatea Craiova | caps7 = | goals7 = | years8 = 2006–2007 | clubs8 = Falkirk | caps8 = 28 | goals8 = 0 | years9 = 2007–2009 | clubs9 = Wellington Phoenix | caps9 = 36 | goals9 = 1 | years10 = 2009 | clubs10 = Sydney United | caps10 = | goals10 = | years11 = 2009–2010 | clubs11 = North Queensland Fury | caps11 = 12 | goals11 = 0 | years12 = 2011–2012 | clubs12 = TSW Pegasus | caps12 = 13 | goals12 = 0 | years13 = 2013 | clubs13 = Moreton Bay United | caps13 = 12 | goals13 = 1 | years14 = 2014 | clubs14 = Palm Beach | caps14 = 10 | goals14 = 1 | manageryears1 = 2014–2015 | managerclubs1 = Western Pride | manageryears2 = 2017–2021 | managerclubs2 = Guam | manageryears3 = 2021 | managerclubs3 = Newcastle Jets ''(assistant)'' | manageryears4 = 2021 | managerclubs4 = Newcastle Jets Youth ''(assistant)'' | manageryears5 = 2022–2024 | managerclubs5 = Brisbane City | manageryears6 = 2024–2025 | managerclubs6 = Brisbane Roar Youth | pcupdate = 17 April 2021 | ntupdate = }}
'''Karl Dodd''' (born 13 November 1980, in Southport, Queensland, Australia) is an Australian former professional soccer player, who was most recently head coach at NPL Queensland club Brisbane Roar Youth.
== Club career ==
He played for the Brisbane Strikers before being recruited by the Queensland Roar for the revamped A-League competition. After half a season with the Queensland Roar he signed for Romanian club FC Universitatea Craiova in January 2006. However, after failing to settle with the club he quickly moved on, joining Falkirk on a short-term contract in March 2006.<ref>[http://sport.scotsman.com/football.cfm?id=422822006 Hughes signs Dodd and ties up young stars]</ref> After impressing manager John Hughes, it was announced on 15 May 2006 that Dodd had agreed a new one-year deal to stay at the club.<ref>[https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/f/falkirk/4774459.stm Dodd signs new Falkirk contract]</ref> On 19 May 2007, after turning down a contract extension at Falkrik, he signed a two-year contract with new A-League franchise Wellington Phoenix.<ref>[http://www.wellingtonphoenix.com/default.aspx?s=wellfc_news_item&id=17835 Triple treat for Phoenix FC] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718025000/http://www.wellingtonphoenix.com/default.aspx?s=wellfc_news_item&id=17835 |date=18 July 2011 }}</ref> He scored his first professional goal for Phoenix on 19 October 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.a-league.com.au/default.aspx?s=newsdisplay&id=24277|title=Phoenix down Mariners|publisher=Hyundai A-League|access-date=19 October 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110306115719/http://www.a-league.com.au/default.aspx?s=newsdisplay|archive-date=6 March 2011|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
After two years at Wellington. Dodd turned down a three-year contract, and an offer from Newcastle Jets to try his luck in South Korea, "Karl's been an integral member of the Phoenix," Pignata said. "It's disappointing that we're parting company but we wish him all the best for the future." A cartilage problem in his knee prevented his fortune and returned to Australia for surgery and on return from injury signed for the remainder of the 2008–09 season with NSW Premier League team Sydney United FC.<ref>[http://www.footballnsw.com.au/index.php?id=17&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=2401&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=16&cHash=d947ce3867 Sydney United snap up former Wellington Phoenix defender Karl Dodd]</ref>
After a strong pre-season he signed with A-League newcomer North Queensland Fury and made his debut against Sydney FC.
On 3 September 2011, Hong Kong First Division League side TSW Pegasus signed Dodd, who was given number 5 in the following season.
== Post-playing career ==
On 5 June 2013, Dodd became the strength and conditioning coach of the Newcastle Jets FC. In October 2014, Dodd accepted the position of Head Coach of the Western Pride FC Senior Men's Team in the National Premier League (Qld) however in June 2015 he left the club and joined Brisbane Roar FC to take up a position as the High Performance Manager.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.foxsportspulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?client=1-9385-0-0-0&&news_task=DETAIL&articleID=35176606|title = Dodd Departs Pride for Roar - Football Queensland - NPL}}</ref> Karl resigned from his role as the High Performance Manager at Brisbane Roar on 25 March 2017, stating that he was seeking something that "aligns with my professional and personal values"
The Guam Football Association announced that Dodd had signed on as national team manager on 26 December 2017, starting in the next month.<ref>[http://www.guamfa.com/national-teams-mens-matao-tournaments/961-gfa-appoints-australia-s-dodd-as-matao-head-coach-beginning-2018 Australia's Dodd appointed Matao Head Coach starting 2018] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190711034516/http://guamfa.com/national-teams-mens-matao-tournaments/961-gfa-appoints-australia-s-dodd-as-matao-head-coach-beginning-2018 |date=11 July 2019 }}, Guam Football Association Official Website, 26 December 2017</ref> Dodd resigned from the post on 16 April 2021, to return home to Australia in order to deal with a family emergency.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Tomas|first=Jojo Santo|title=Matao coach Karl Dodd resigns|url=https://www.guampdn.com/story/sports/2021/04/16/matao-coach-karl-dodd-resigns/7249823002/|access-date=2021-04-17|website=Pacific Daily News|date=16 April 2021 |language=en-US}}</ref>
On 30 August 2022, Brisbane City announced it had signed Dodd to coach its senior NPL Queensland men's team for the 2023 season.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://twitter.com/brisbanecityfc/status/1564535528044875777 |access-date=2022-09-07 |website=Twitter |language=en}}</ref>
== Managerial statistics == {{Updated|match played 17 April 2021}}
{| class=wikitable style=text-align:center |+ Managerial record by team and tenure |- !rowspan=2|Team !rowspan=2|From !rowspan=2|To !colspan=5|Record !rowspan=2|{{abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |- !{{abbr|P|Matches played}}!!{{abbr|W|Matches won}}!!{{abbr|D|Matches drawn}}!!{{abbr|L|Matches lost}}!!{{abbr|Win %|Win percentage}} |- |align=left|Guam |align=left|1 January 2018 |align=left|16 April 2021 {{WDL|10|2|1|7|decimals=1}} | |- !colspan=3|Total {{WDLtot|10|2|1|7|decimals=1}} !— |}
== References == {{reflist}}
== External links == * [https://web.archive.org/web/20110220104239/http://www.northqueenslandfc.com.au/default.aspx?s=aleague_profile North Queensland Fury profile] * [http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Players/D/DO.html Oz Football profile] * [https://www.goal.com/en-au/news/karl-dodds-football-revolution-in-guam-how-an-australian/g45vx72w7wc71ozdet0mrfk9i Karl Dodd Interview] * [https://www.postguam.com/sports/local/karl-dodd-the-man-behind-the-matao/article_89c2b09c-bedf-11e9-ae78-1bd2a0e2813f.html Karl Dodd: The man behind the Matao]
{{Guam national football team managers}}
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