| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ronald Corry | ||
| Date of birth | (1941-07-21)21 July 1941 (age 84) | ||
| Place of birth | Sydney, Australia | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Canterbury | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1964 | Canterbury | ||
| 1965 | Pan Hellenic | ||
| 1966–1975 | Sydney United | ||
| 1976 | Manly | ||
| 1977 | Sutherland | ||
| 1977–1978 | Manly | ||
| 1980–1981 | Marconi | ||
| International career | |||
| 1967–1973 | Australia | 33 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1989–1990 | Sydney United 58 | ||
| 1990–1991 | Blacktown City | ||
| 1995 | Bankstown City | ||
| 2000–2003 | Wollongong Wolves | ||
| 2006 | Canterbury-Marrickville | ||
| 2007 | Sutherland | ||
| 2012–2018 | Western Sydney Wanderers (goalkeeping coach) | ||
| 2023-24 | Sydney United 58 (goalkeeping coach) | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 4 June 2025 | |||
Ron Corry (born 21 July 1941) is an Australian formerfootball (soccer) player and coach. He played as a goalkeeper forAustralia before entering a coaching career.
Corry, known to many as 'Yoda', began his playing career withCanterbury as a junior, graduating to the senior team in 1964. He moved toPan Hellenic in 1965 before transferring toCroatia in 1966. After 10 seasons at Croatia he moved toManly in 1976. He switched toSutherland for the start of 1977 season before a mid-season return to Manly. In 1980, he joinedMarconi in theNational Soccer League. After the1981 NSL season he retired from football.[1][2] He is the earliest born Australian player to have played in the Australian National league, missing out on the overall title to English football legendBobby Charlton who was born 4 years earlier in 1937. Corry is also one of the oldest players at their debut in either the NSL or A-League as he was approaching 40 years of age when he made his first national league appearance at Marconi.
Corry played 33 full international matches forAustralia between 1967 and 1973.[3]
In 1989 Corry became manager of Sydney Croatia. In 2000, Corry was appointed as manager of the current NSL champions theWollongong Wolves. Corry led the side to another championship in his first season with the club.
He was appointed goalkeeping coach of Western Sydney Wanderers in 2012.[4]