Tony Gervaise Explained

Tony Gervaise
Birth Date:10 May 1955
Birth Place:Paisley, Scotland
Position:Left back
Currentclub:Ayr United Under 14s coach
Years1:1977–1984
Clubs1:Clydebank
Caps1:163
Goals1:2
Years2:1984–1985
Clubs2:Hamilton Academical
Caps2:9
Goals2:0
Years3:1985–1986
Clubs3:Queen of the South
Caps3:30
Goals3:0
Years4:1986–1987
Clubs4:Stranraer
Caps4:6
Goals4:0
Totalcaps:208
Totalgoals:2
Manageryears1:1987–?
Managerclubs1:Clydebank (assistant)
Manageryears2:2001–2004
Managerclubs2:Scotland women (assistant)
Manageryears3:2005–2008
Managerclubs3:Scotland women U15, U17 & U19 (manager)
Manageryears4:2008–2009
Managerclubs4:Arsenal Ladies (assistant)
Manageryears5:2009–2010
Managerclubs5:Arsenal Ladies (manager)

Tony Gervaise (born 10 May 1955, in Paisley) is a Scottish association football former player turned women's football coach. He is a former manager of Arsenal Ladies, having succeeded Vic Akers in 2009.

Career

Gervaise played as a left back, with a professional career in the Scottish Football League and Scottish Premier League at clubs Clydebank, Hamilton Academical, Queen of the South and Stranraer between 1977 and 1987. At Queens he was signed by manager Nobby Clark under whom Gervaise played in a successful promotion campaign.[1] He made a career total of 208 league appearances, scoring 2 goals.[2]

After retiring as a player, Gervaise was an assistant coach at Clydebank, helping the club reach the Scottish Cup semi-finals in 1990.[3] He later joined the Scottish Football Association's Women's Section, and in 2001 he became assistant coach of the Scottish women's national team.[3] In 2004, he became Head of Youth Development at the SFA, and the following year took over the Scottish U-15, U-17 and U-19 girls' sides.[4]

In 2008, he moved south of the border to become Arsenal Ladies' assistant manager, alongside Vic Akers.[4] The following year he succeeded Akers as manager after the latter's retirement.[5] He resigned after just 20 games, claiming there was a lack of clarity about who was in charge.[6]

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Notes and References

  1. http://qosfc.com/AboutQueens/QueensLegends/tabid/115/Default.aspx Nobby Clark career profile and interview
  2. Web site: Tony Gervaise.
  3. Web site: Tony Gervaise – Scotland Women's U-17 Squad Coach . Scottish Football Association .
  4. Web site: Tony Gervaise . Arsenal.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090703010112/http://www.arsenal.com/ladies/coaching-staff/tony-gervaise . 3 July 2009 .
  5. Web site: Gervaise appointed as Arsenal Ladies manager . Arsenal.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090722182548/http://www.arsenal.com/news/ladies-news/gervaise-appointed-as-arsenal-ladies-manager . 22 July 2009 .
  6. Web site: Arsenal Ladies boss Tony Gervaise reveals reasons behind shock exit . 20 February 2010 . BBC . 26 February 2011. Tony Leighton.