Bev Priestman
Personal information
Full name Beverly Priestman[1]
Date of birth (1986-04-29) 29 April 1986 (age 37)
Place of birth Consett, England
Managerial career
Years Team
2013–2016 Canada U17
2017–2018 Canada U20
2018–2020 England (assistant)
2020– Canada
Medal record
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 Mo Marley.[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 6 March 2024
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 52 31 10 11 82 35 +47 059.62 [5][6][7]

Honours

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. Archived from the original on 8 August 2021.
  6. ^ "Bev Priestman Managerial Statistics www.sofascore.com". www.sofascore.com. Archived from the original on 8 August 2021.
  7. ^ "Canada Women Fixtures www.sofascore.com". www.sofascore.com. Archived from the original on 12 April 2016.
  8. ^ Das, Andrew (19 July 2022). "U.S. Women Beat Canada to Claim Spot in Paris Olympics". The New York Times.

External links

Current managers of CONCACAF women's national teams
Summer Olympics football tournament winning managers
Canada squads
Canada women's national soccer team – Head coaches
Categories