News and information about football coaches and coaching in New Zealand.
Former head coach of the New Zealand national team Anthony Hudson has signed a two-year deal to coach Qatari club Al-Markhiya SC. Hudson (42) quit as the interim manager of the United States national side last week, before the end … Read More
Former All Whites coach Anthony Hudson has resigned as the interim head coach of the United States national team only days after the national body appointed him for at least five more international games. Reports say Hudson (42) has landed … Read More
Head coach Darren Bazeley says New Zealand’s challenge is to get more of its young players into professional football so they can compete better on the world stage. Speaking minutes after his side were knocked out of the FIFA U-20 … Read More
Former All Whites player and coach Danny Hay has been appointed head coach for Perth Soccer Club, the 26-time champions of Western Australia. Hay (48) has been out of football since leaving his role as the New Zealand national team … Read More
Former Socceroos defender Adam Griffiths will join the Wellington Phoenix as right-hand man for men’s head coach Giancarlo Italiano. Griffiths (43) has been appointed the men’s assistant coach for the next two Isuzu UTE A-League seasons. The former international was … Read More
Former All Whites coach Anthony Hudson will lead the United States national team for at least five more games, the US Soccer Federation has confirmed. Hudson (42) has been the interim head coach since January 4, following the expiration of … Read More
Mangere United will host a free junior level 1 coaching course at the Pacific Football Hub, Centre Park, on Wednesday June 7, 2023. The course is aimed at male and female coaches who want to help clubs in the South … Read More
Western Springs have announced the departure of the club’s Head of Women’s Football, Ryan Faithfull. In a statement posted on the club’s website, Springs said Faithfull was “moving on from the club”. Club chairman Grant Ramsay thanked Ryan for his … Read More
New Zealander Olli Harder has been fired as women’s head coach at leading Norwegian club SK Brann after less than a year in charge. Harder (37) moved to Norway last year after two years as head coach of the West … Read More
New Zealand Football’s former technical director, Rob Sherman, has been appointed head coach of Fiji’s men’s national team. Sherman, who had two spells with New Zealand’s national body, says his aim is to guide the Bula Boys to qualify for … Read More
Midfielder Jay Herdman says he’s got three coaches to thank for his emergence as a key player in the New Zealand side heading to the FIFA U-20 Mens World Cup in Argentina this month. They are: National U-20 coach Darren … Read More
Newly-appointed head coach of the Wellington Phoenix women’s A-League team Paul Temple says recruitment is going to be critical as he leads the side into its third season. Temple says the evidence from other clubs’ success suggests that finding goalscorers … Read More
The Wellington Phoenix have named Paul Temple as head coach for their women’s A-League team for the next two seasons. Temple, who has been the Phoenix Academy’s technical director, replaces Natalie Lawrence who decided against seeking reappointment following a review … Read More
Bay Olympic are looking for a Skill Centre Coach with a current NZF JL3 coaching award. Coaching Mondays during Terms 2 and 3, 2023, the coach will be working with young footballers aged U-9/U-10 and U-11/U-12. Hours are 4pm-7pm. Interested … Read More
The head coach of the Wellington Phoenix women’s A-League team, Natalie Lawrence, has decided against seeking a reappointment following a review of the team’s 2022-23 campaign. The club will announce a new head coach for the women’s team next week. … Read More
A report on 1News suggests Canada’s national coach John Herdman could still be a contender for the vacant All Whites head coach’s job. NZ Football CEO Andrew Pragnell told 1News an announcement on Danny Hay’s replacement will be made in … Read More
Wellington Phoenix coach Giancarlo Italiano — who describes himself as a ‘nobody’ who stuck to his coaching dream —now holds football’s highest coaching qualification. Men’s assistant coach Giancarlo Italiano has joined men’s head coach Ufuk Talay and men’s reserves head … Read More
The Wellington Phoenix have appointed Giancarlo Italiano from their current coaching staff as next year’s replacement for men’s head coach Ufuk Talay. Italiano has been right-hand man to Talay, the most successful coach in the club’s 16-year history. He has … Read More