Bev Priestman

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Bev Priestman
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Personal information
Full name Beverly Priestman[1]
Date of birth (1986-04-29) 29 April 1986 (age 35)
Place of birth Consett, England
Teams managed
Years Team
2013–2016 Canada U-17
2017–2018 Canada U-20
2018–2020 England U-17
2020– Canada Women
Honours
Women's soccer
Representing  Canada (as manager)
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo Team

Beverly Priestman (born 29 April 1986) is an English professional football manager who is the current head coach of the Canada women's national team.

Early life[]

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 .[2][3]

Coaching career[]

Early career[]

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]

Canada women[]

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]

Personal life[]

Priestman is married to Emma Humphries, a former midfielder with the New Zealand football team. Their son Jack was born in 2018.[3]

Managerial statistics[]

As of matches played 30 November 2021
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record Ref
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Canada Women 28 October 2020 Present 17 9 5 3 19 10 +9 052.94 [5][6][7]


Honours[]

Manager[]

Canada Women[]

Individual[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Women's Olympic Football Tournament Tokyo 2020: Squad list, Canada" (PDF). FIFA. 7 July 2021. p. 3. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  2. ^ Taylor, Louise (5 August 2021). "Bev Priestman's road from County Durham to Olympic final with Canada". The Guardian.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Butler, Signa. "Bev Priestman takes over Canada's women's soccer team ahead of Olympic medal pursuit". CBC Sports. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
  5. ^ "Bev Priestman Managerial Statistics www.playmakerstats.com". www.playmakerstats.com.
  6. ^ "Bev Priestman Managerial Statistics www.sofascore.com". www.sofascore.com.
  7. ^ "Canada Women Fixtures www.sofascore.com". www.sofascore.com.

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