Miron Bleiberg was on hand to welcome Culina home although the Socceroo will have a break and then focus on World Cup matters before reporting for duty.

Bleiberg cannot wait to welcome Culina into the fold though and could barely contain his excitement.

"You build a dream, you build a jigsaw and one of the big parts of the jigsaw has now arrived," Bleiberg told the Courier Mail.

Culina himself is also looking forward to the challenge ahead and said: "I'm ready to get the ball rolling with Gold Coast United in the A-League."

One of the Socceroo international's first chances to impress is likely to be in early July when United take on Mark Schwarzer's Fulham.