Bev Priestman
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| Full name | Beverly Priestman[1] | |||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 29 April 1986 | |||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Consett, England | |||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||
| 2013–2016 | Canada U-17 | |||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | Canada U-20 | |||||||||||||||
| 2018–2020 | England U-17 | |||||||||||||||
| 2020– | Canada Women | |||||||||||||||
Honours
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Beverly Priestman (born 29 April 1986) is an English football manager. She is head coach of the Canada women's national soccer team.
Career[edit]
At age 12, Priestman signed-up for futsal in Consett, under John Herdman, who was at the time a university lecturer and a part-time football coach. Priestman graduated from Liverpool John Moores University and worked for Everton under Mo Morley.[2][3]
Priestman has coached Canada's U-17 and U-20 women's squads and was assistant coach for the Canada women's national soccer team under head coach Herdman. She coached England's women's U-17 squad, and she was assistant coach of the England women's national football team under head coach Phil Neville from 2018 to 2020.[3]
In October 2020, Priestman was appointed as the head coach of Canada women's national soccer team, leading them to the Gold Medal in the Tokyo Olympics on August 6, 2021.[4]
Managerial statistics[edit]
All international matches (including friendlies) are included.
| Team | From | To | Record | ||||||||
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| M | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | Ref. | |||
| Canada Women | 28 October 2020 | Present | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 53.85 | [5] [6] [7] |
Honours[edit]
Manager[edit]
Canada Women[edit]
Personal life[edit]
Priestman is married to Emma Humphries, a former midfielder with the New Zealand football team. Their son Jack was born in 2018.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ "Women's Olympic Football Tournament Tokyo 2020: Squad list, Canada" (PDF). FIFA. 7 July 2021. p. 3. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
- ^ Taylor, Louise (5 August 2021). "Bev Priestman's road from County Durham to Olympic final with Canada". The Guardian.
- ^ a b c Davidson, Neil (28 October 2020). "After stint as England's No. 2, Bev Priestman takes over Canada women's soccer team". The Toronto Star. The Canadian Press. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
- ^ Butler, Signa. "Bev Priestman takes over Canada's women's soccer team ahead of Olympic medal pursuit". CBC Sports. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
- ^ "Bev Priestman Managerial Statistics www.playmakerstats.com". www.playmakerstats.com.
- ^ "Bev Priestman Managerial Statistics www.sofascore.com". www.sofascore.com.
- ^ "Canada Women Fixtures www.sofascore.com". www.sofascore.com.
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