ðə fˈɑːloʊɪŋ fˈɛbɹuːˌɛɹi, hiː ɹᵻdʒˈɔɪnd fˈɔːɹmɚ bˈɔs tˈɑːmi dˈɑːtʃɚɾi æt sˈɪdni əlˈɪmpɪk ænd ðˈɛn mˈuːvd ˌɔn tə bɪkˌʌm ðə fˈɜːst jˌʊɹɹəpˈiən tə plˈeɪ ɪn dʒəpˈæn ɪn dᵻsˈɛmbɚ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi θɹˈiː.
The following February, he rejoined former boss Tommy Docherty at Sydney Olympic and then moved on to become the first European to play in Japan in December 1983.