News and information about football coaches and coaching in New Zealand.
Northern Rovers will recruit a new men’s first-team coach for the 2024 season after appointing current coach Paul Gothard as the club’s Director of Football. In an announcement via the club’s social media, Rovers said it was establishing a full-time … Read More
New Zealand coach Leon Birnie says his players took time to settle in their OFC U-16 Women’s Championship final against Fiji. “We weren’t playing the way that we normally do,” he said after his team’s 1-0 win in Tahiti. Locked … Read More
Head coach Marvin Eakins has named his 14-man squad for the OFC Futsal Nations Cup, a tournament to decide who will represent Oceania at the FIFA Futsal World Cup. The squad is unchanged from the group that went to China … Read More
Former Wellington Phoenix women’s head coach Natalie Lawrence has joined English club Lewes as assistant manager. England-born Lawrence (39) returned to the UK after been an assistant coach with the Football Ferns at the FIFA Women’s World Cup and after … Read More
New Zealand coach Leon Birnie has explained his approach to rotating his players and the captaincy at the OFC U-16 Women’s Championship. “Number one, we want to quality (for the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup), so I put teams out … Read More
Central League club Stop Out are wasting no time in developing their plans for the 2024 season. Having consolidated their position in the competition after winning promotion to this year’s Central League, the club has re-appointed its senior men’s coaching … Read More
Former Football Ferns head coach Tony Readings has been appointed as full-time All Whites assistant coach for the next FIFA World Cup cycle, joining Darren Bazeley’s team staff from October. Readings (47) will join from FIFA where he has been … Read More
The Wellington Phoenix have strengthened the club’s burgeoning academy by appointing three new coaches. Nick Stanton has joined as the head of goalkeeping, having held a similar role across town at Olé Football Academy this year. He replaces Ruben Parker, … Read More
WaiBOP Football are recruiting a Women’s Development Officer (WDO) to support the growth and development of the female game within the Waikato and Bay of Plenty regions. This is a full-time position that will require travel from time to time … Read More
Head coach Darren Bazeley says his New Zealand U-23 squad is showing its versatility at the OFC Olympic qualifier tournament in Auckland. “They’re pretty flexible,” he said in his post-match interview after the side beat Vanuatu 8-0 in Wednesday’s semi-final … Read More
Former Football Ferns coach John Herdman has stepped down from his role as Canada’s men’s head coach to take up a job with Major League Soccer franchise Toronto FC. Herdman leaves the national job despite having three years left on … Read More
Former Football Ferns coach John Herdman is the subject of speculation linking him to the vacant head coach’s role at Major League Soccer franchise Toronto FC. Reports say Herdman (48) has been interviewed for the high-profile job, despite having three … Read More
Wellington Phoenix head coach Paul Temple hasn’t had to look far to find his lead assistant. Callum Holmes has re-joined the Phoenix women’s coaching staff for the 2023-24 Liberty A-League, after serving as Natalie Lawrence’s no. 2 last season. Holmes … Read More
Ben Bate has emerged as one of New Zealand’s leading coaches of women’s club teams. Last year, he coached Northern Rovers to the regional league title and a Kate Sheppard Cup final. This year, he’s at the helm of Auckland … Read More
Former New Zealand Knights manager Paul Nevin has left English club West Ham United and looks destined to join French Ligue 1 club Strasbourg. Premier League side West Ham announced the surprise and sudden departure of Nevin (54), who was … Read More
Head coach Albert Riera was gracious in defeat after his Auckland City side were knocked out of the Chatham Cup by Western Springs who won the tie 3-2 after extra time. “Congratulations to Western Springs,” Riera said after the match … Read More
New Zealand coach Leon Birnie says it’s clear what his team need to do to beat Fiji in front of a big home crowd in Saturday’s final of the OFC U-19 Women’s Championship. They’ll need good movement, move the ball … Read More
Darren Bazeley has been appointed as the head coach of the All Whites, ending an eight-month search for a successor to Danny Hay. New Zealand Football have confirmed Bazeley, who has been the interim head coach and men’s U-20 head … Read More