John Herdman
John Herdman (born 19 July 1975) is an English professional football manager who is the current head coach of the Canada men's national team.
Contents
- 1 Coaching career
- 1.1 Early career
- 1.2 New Zealand women
- 1.3 Canada women
- 1.4 Canada men
- 2 Personal life
- 3 Managerial statistics
- 4 Honours
- 5 References
- 6 External links
Coaching career
Early career
Herdman began coaching football at a young age in England, while he was a student and part-time university lecturer at Northumbria University. He was a development coach for Sunderland's youth academy until 2001, when he moved to New Zealand.
New Zealand women
Herdman arrived in New Zealand and joined the national *ociation football programme in 2003, initially acting as Coach Education Manager and later as the Director of Football Development. Herdman was head coach for the New Zealand women's national football team from 2006 to 2011. Working with the national women's teams, he led the U-20 squad to the World Championship in 2006 and the later renamed U-20 World Cup in 2010. He also guided the senior squad to the FIFA Women's World Cups in 2007 and 2011 as well as the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.
During his time in New Zealand, Herdman played amateur football for NRFL Division 2 club Hibiscus Coast.
Canada women
Shortly after taking over for the Canadian women's national soccer team in 2011, he led them to a gold medal finish at the 2011 Pan American Games in Mexico. He guided the team through the CONCACAF Olympic qualifying tournament in Vancouver, Canada, securing one of two qualifying spots for the London Olympic Games taking place in the summer. In London, the Canadian team placed third winning a bronze medal. The team retained their bronze medal at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.
Canada men
On 8 January 2018, Herdman was named head coach of the Canada men's national soccer team. He "also becomes men's national director, with responsibility for all age groups from under-14s upward".
In 2021, he guided the team up the FIFA World Rankings from 72nd to 40th, its highest position to date, to earn the team the honour of "Most Improved Side" of the year. On 10 February 2022, he improved Canada to 33rd in the FIFA World Rankings.
On 27 March 2022, he led the team to qualify for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, its first World Cup in 36 years, becoming the first manager to have successfully led both the national women's and men's teams to qualify for a World cup.
Personal life
Herdman is originally from Consett, County Durham, England. Herdman is married to his childhood sweetheart, Claire, and has two children.
Managerial statistics
As of match played 30 March 2022Honours
Manager
Canada women
- Summer Olympics: bronze medal: 2012, 2016
- Pan American Games: 2011
- Algarve Cup: 2016
References
External links
- Canada Soccer profile
- Canada Soccer Staff page (position listed under National Teams Department)