Newcastle Jets championship-winning coach Gary van Egmond is set to take the reins at Western Sydney Wanderers.
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He replaces Alen Stajcic who was sacked on Tuesday after a run of poor results.
Van Egmond was in meetings on Tuesday with Western Sydney's NPL coach Damir Prodanovic and the club's analyst Lachlan Harris.
Prodanovic, who had two years at the Jets under Rob Stanton, will become van Egmond's main assistant, with A-League legend Milos Ninkovic to remain part of the coaching staff.
Van Egmond famously steered the Jets to the title in 2007-08. The first of three stints at the helm.
The 60-year-old has also coached the Jets women and was director of the academy. He will coach Wanderers until the end of the season.
He has most recently been in charge of FNSW League One club Hills United.
The Wanderers, languishing in last spot on the ladder, released a short statement on Tuesday night confirming Stajcic and assistant coach Nahuel Arrarte had left the club.
Stajcic's tenure was under increasing pressure, with the Wanderers winning only three games and scoring a league-low 10 goals from 13 matches this season.
Last month's return of chairman Paul Lederer, who stepped away from the role in 2024 for personal reasons, left Stajcic facing further heat.
Stajcic exits his third ALM club, having joined the Wanderers in 2024 after quitting Perth Glory following months of off-field turbulence.
The 52-year-old had two years remaining on his contract at the Glory before moving to the Wanderers to replace Marko Rudan, who vacated the role for family reasons despite signing a new contract until the end of 2026-27.
Stajcic had impressed in his first season at Western Sydney, guiding the Wanderers to a fourth-placed finish before suffering a 2-1 elimination final defeat to Melbourne Victory.
This year's struggles follow the loss of key players in the off-season, with winger Nicolas Milanovic and forward Zac Sapsford among them.
Former Manchester United star Juan Mata also left the Wanderers for Victory after being used sporadically by Stajcic in his first year in Australia.
Stajcic first coached Central Coast from 2019 to 2021 in the ALM, after being axed as coach of Australia's women's team - a position he held for five years.
After the Matildas, Stajcic oversaw the Philippines' women's team from 2021-23 and took the nation to its first World Cup in his final year at the helm.
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