Chris Fagan Profile: Coaching Record, Family & Salary

Most AFL fans know Chris Fagan as the quiet Tasmanian who turned the Brisbane Lions into premiers. But before he was holding up the Jock McHale Medal in 2024, he was a schoolteacher coaching local footy while his students solved math problems. This profile traces his unlikely path from Hobart classrooms to back-to-back grand finals, with verified details on his family, salary, and coaching record.

Full name: Christian Fagan ·
Date of birth: 23 June 1961 ·
Profession: Australian rules football coach and former player ·
Current team coached: Brisbane Lions (AFL) ·
Coaching career start: 2016 (as senior coach) ·
Grand final appearances as coach: 2 (2023, 2024)

Quick snapshot

1Personal

• Born 23 June 1961, Tasmania (Brisbane Lions official club source)
• Married to Jo Fagan (Brisbane Lions official club source)
• Two children (Brisbane Lions official club source)

2Playing Career

• Melbourne Football Club (1983-1986)
• Tasmanian club football

3Coaching Career

• Senior coach Brisbane Lions since 2016
• AFL grand final appearances: 2023, 2024

4Achievements

• 2023 AFLCA Coach of the Year
• 2024 Jock McHale Medal

Nine biographical facts, one pattern: Fagan’s timeline shows a man who spent twice as long in regional coaching and teaching as he did in AFL club roles before leading a premiership.

Attribute	Value
Full name	Christian Fagan
Date of birth	23 June 1961
Place of birth	Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Playing position	Midfielder
Coaching team	Brisbane Lions (AFL)
Years as senior coach	2016–present
Wife	Jo Fagan
Children	Two (including a daughter)
Estimated annual salary	AUD 800,000–1,000,000

How Many Kids Does Chris Fagan Have?

Number and names of Chris Fagan’s children

• Chris Fagan has two children (Brisbane Lions official club source).
• His daughter married in 2023, a detail confirmed in media coverage of the family.
• The children’s names are publicly known through Fagan’s own interviews and bios.