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Bev Priestman

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

Bev Priestman
Priestman in 2024
Personal information
Full name Beverly Priestman[1]
Date of birth (1986-04-29) 29 April 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth Consett, England
Managerial career
Years Team
2013–2016 Canada U17
2017–2018 Canada U20
2018–2020 England (assistant)
2020–2024 Canada
Medal record
Women's soccer
Representing  Canada (as manager)
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo Team

Early life

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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

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Early career

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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

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In October 2020, Priestman was appointed as the head coach of Canada women's national soccer team, leading them to the gold medal at the delayed 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo on 6 August 2021.[4]

On 24 July 2024, she voluntarily withdrew from coaching the team for their opening match at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris against New Zealand after two members of her backroom staff were sent home for allegedly flying a drone over the opposition team's training session in the build-up to the game.[5][6] Two days later, Priestman was removed as Olympic head coach and suspended by Canada Soccer which said it had instigated an "independent external review" while world football governing body, FIFA, also announced it has opened disciplinary proceedings against her and the staff involved.[7][8] On 27 July, FIFA announced that Priestman would be suspended from football-related activities for one year due to "offensive behaviour and violation of the principles of fair play."[9][10] In November, Canada Soccer announced that an external investigation concluded that Priestman and assistant coach Jasmine Mander ordered analyst Joseph Lombardi to fly a drone during a New Zealand training session closed to the public. The three of them were subsequently fired.[11][12]

Personal life

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

Managerial statistics

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As of "A" matches played 5 June 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 12 November 2024 56 30 15 11 87 39 +48 053.57 [13]

Honours

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Canada Women

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Individual

References

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  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 (28 October 2020). "Bev Priestman takes over Canada's women's soccer team ahead of Olympic medal pursuit". CBC Sports. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
  5. ^ "Canada send two staff members home over drone incident". BBC Sport. 24 July 2024. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  6. ^ "Canadian women's soccer coach Bev Priestman out for Olympic opener after drone incidents". Sportsnet. The Canadian Press. 25 July 2024. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  7. ^ "Priestman removed as Olympic boss over drone incident". BBC Sport. 26 July 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
  8. ^ "Canada head coach Bev Priestman suspended for Olympics over spy drone incident". Jersey Evening Post. 26 July 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
  9. ^ "FIFA Appeal Committee decision on the Canadian Soccer Association and its officials". Inside FIFA. FIFA. 27 July 2024. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
  10. ^ "Canada deducted points and coach banned over drone". BBC Sport. 27 July 2024. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
  11. ^ Peterson, Anne M. (12 November 2024). "Bev Priestman fired as Canada women's soccer coach after review of Olympic drone scandal". APNews. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
  12. ^ Cattry, Pardeep (12 November 2024). "Canada Soccer drone scandal explained: Bev Priestman out as coach, investigation findings, what's next". CBS Sports. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
  13. ^ "Bev Priestman".
  14. ^ Das, Andrew (19 July 2022). "U.S. Women Beat Canada to Claim Spot in Paris Olympics". The New York Times.
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