Nathan Fittler is best known for being the brother of Australian rugby coach Brad Fittler. Brad is currently the head coach of the New South Wales States of Origin team, a television presenter, and a commentator.
Brad has formerly coached the Sydney Roosters in the NRL, and the NSW City side. Further, he coached Lebanon at the international level. The former professional rugby player, Bras was named among the finest rugby league footballers of the first century of rugby league in Australia.
He was affectionately nicknamed “Freddy.” He captained both Australia and New South Wales and was awarded the Golden Boot in 2000. Brad retired as the most-capped New South Wales State of Origin athlete.
Meet Brad Fittler Brother Nathan Fittler
Brad Fittler is not the only child of his parents, he was raised alongside his two siblings one of whom is Nathan Fittler. The name of the other sibling is Kathleen Fittler.
Nathan was born and brought up by his parents in Auburn, New South Wales, with his two siblings. Not much is known about Nathan, however, his brother, Brad is a renowned personality in the world of sports.
Brad played junior rugby league for different clubs in the Parramatta JRL District including, Dayments, Sadlier Bulldogs, and Mt. Pritchard Community Club (Mounties) prior to moving to Cambridge Park in the Penrith JRL District.
The former athlete played rugby for the Australian Schoolboys team in 1988 and 1989 while attending Ashcroft High School, St Dominic’s College, McCarthy Catholic Senior High School Emu Plains.
His first-grade career began at the Penrith Panthers in 1989. At the time, Brad was still attending McCarthy Catholic Senior High School located in the western suburbs of Sydney, Australia.
Nathan Fittler Age -How Old Is He?
The exact age of Nathan Fittler is yet to be revealed, however, his brother, Brad Fittler was born on February 5, 1972, and is fifty years old in 2022. Brad started his coaching career with Sydney Roosters.
After Roosters coach Chris Anderson left the club on July 9, 2007, Brad took over the coaching from Round 18. Initially, it was for a short term until the end of the 2017 season. The team was sitting near the bottom of the competition at the time.
The team turned a corner with Fittler’s coaching as they went on with some impressive wins. Later on July 27, 2007, Brat’s coaching career took an extensive leap. The team defeated the Melbourne Storm 26-16, with Melbourne scoring two late consolation tries.
In February 2008, the coach was listed in Australia’s 100 Greatest Players (1908-2007) which was commissioned by the ARL and NRL to celebrate the code’s centenary year in Australia.
Brad is inducted into the NSWRL Hall of Fame and further was the third-most-capped Australian international player at the time of retiring. As a team caption, Brad amassed two Rugby League World Cups.
Nathan Fittler Wife And Family Details
Nathan Fittler is probably married and heading a blissful life alongside his wife and children. Nevertheless, Nathan has not opened up about his personal life and prefers to stay away from the limelight.
Fittler was born to his loving parents Robert Fittler, and Christine Fittler in New South Wales, Australia. He was raised alongside his two siblings, Brad Fittler, and Kathleen Fittler.
His brother, Brad, a renowned rugby coach, has a longtime partner, Marie Liarris, with whom he shares two children, namely Zach Fittler, and Demi Fittler. Further, Brad also fathered an illegitimate son following a one-night stand in 1995.
Although Brad has never met his son, he pays child support, deliberately having chosen not to see the boy since 1996. “I hope that he lives in a stable environment,” Brad stated in an article published in 2005, written by Sandra Lee in The Sunday Telegraph.