Melbourne City head coach Aurelio Vidmar lauded new right-hand man Scott Jamieson as he endorsed the club legend for a long-term future in coaching.
Jamieson has been promoted to assistant coach following Raffaele Napoli’s recent departure to Japan, where he is Arthur Papas’ assistant at J1 League side Cerezo Osaka.
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Napoli’s exit in December opened the door for A-Leagues great Jamieson to make the step up, having been part of City’s coaching staff since retiring at the end of 2022-23 with one Championship and three Premierships across 322 league appearances – the eighth most in history.
Vidmar was asked the former City captain and four-time Socceroos full-back following Friday night’s 1-0 loss to Adelaide United.
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“Jamo’s really growing in his role,” Vidmar told reporters.
“Obviously after our assistant coach moved to Japan 4-5 weeks ago, Jamo is taking up more senior assistant’s position and going a great job. He really loves it.
“He has the beauty of having the computer in front of him to see a lot of the tactical stuff that is sometimes difficult to see, and he is passing on that information to the players.
“He is doing a great job and absolutely relishing his new responsibilities.
“I think in the long term he is going to be a very, very good coach.”
