About Carl Veart
Thomas Carl Veart (; born 21 May 1970), known as Carl Veart, is an Australian soccer manager and former player who is the head coach of the Australia men's national under-17 soccer team. As a player, Veart played over 300 games for Adelaide City in the National Soccer League before joining Adelaide United upon their formation, scoring the club's first ever goal and winning the 2005–06 premiership in the first season of the A-League. He enjoyed stints in the English First Division and Premier League with Sheffield United and Crystal Palace, and made 18 appearances for the Socceroos, scoring seven times. As a manager, he led Football Federation South Australia's NTC program from 2012 until 2019, and was Adelaide United's longest serving head coach; managing the club from 2020 until 2025. == Early life == Veart was born on 21 May 1970 from the town of Whyalla in South Australia. Veart played various sports growing up, playing soccer, Aussie rules, basketball and cricket at home. Veart began playing soccer at the age of four and joined a local club in the under-9s. After progressing through youth level, Veart made his debut in senior soccer at the age of 15. At 17 years old, Veart initially pursued an apprenticeship before moving to Adelaide to pursue football. He spent his early senior years at Salisbury United for two years before moving to Adelaide City under the mentorship of Zoran Matić.
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