| Bev Priestman | |
| Fullname: | Beverly Priestman[1] |
| Birth Date: | 29 April 1986 |
| Birth Place: | Consett, England |
| Manageryears1: | 2013–2016 |
| Managerclubs1: | Canada U17 |
| Manageryears2: | 2017–2018 |
| Managerclubs2: | Canada U20 |
| Manageryears3: | 2018–2020 |
| Managerclubs3: | England (assistant) |
| Manageryears4: | 2020– |
| Managerclubs4: | Canada |
Beverly Priestman (born 29 April 1986) is an English professional football manager who was the head coach of the Canada women's national team.
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]
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 at the delayed 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo on August 6, 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]
Priestman is married to Emma Humphries, a former midfielder with the New Zealand football team. They have a son (born in 2018).
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