News and information about football coaches and coaching in New Zealand.
Kale Herbert is to move back to the Wellington region to further his coaching development. After four years as head coach of Hamilton Wanderers, Herbert has been appointed head coach for Wairarapa United’s Central League squad for the next two … Read More
Manukau United have appointed Rudy Mozr as their Technical Director and head coach for the club’s Northern League first-team “for 2022, and beyond”. Mozr joined the South Auckland club at the start of 2021, and took over the first team … Read More
Departing Auckland United head coach Hiroshi Miyazawa has been unveiled as the new assistant coach for Indian Super League club Mumbai City. Head coach at Mumbai is Des Buckingham who worked with Miyazawa when the pair coached the New Zealand … Read More
The Wellington Phoenix have boosted their coaching resources for developing young players by appointing club legend Chris Greenacre as their Academy Head Coach. Greenacre (43) is currently the Phoenix Assistant Coach for its men’s A-League side and has accrued about … Read More
Former Wellington Phoenix and New Zealand U-23 coach Des Buckingham has taken his first session as the newly-appointed head coach of Indian Super League champions Mumbai City. Buckingham (36) had to complete a period of quarantine before joining Mumbai City’s … Read More
Wellington Phoenix’s new coaching duo of Gemma Lewis and Natalie Lawrence have little more than six weeks to put together their inaugural squad to compete in the Australian women’s W-League. Lewis (31) becomes the Phoenix Head Coach – only the … Read More
The coach who will lead Olympic champions Canada in two games against the Football Ferns in October has made no secret of her past ambitions to coach the New Zealand team. Bev Priestman worked for NZ Football between 2009 and … Read More
New Zealand-born coach Olli Harder reckons his Kiwi upbringing helps him cope with the high-pressure environment of coaching at the highest level of women’s club football in the United Kingdom. “I’m a Kiwi so I just go with the flow,” … Read More
New Zealand’s Football Ferns will have a woman in charge for their next two World Cup campaigns. NZ Football have confirmed the appointment of former Czech Republic defender and international coach Jitka Klimková (pictured) to the role of Football Ferns … Read More
Former New Zealand Knights manager Paul Nevin has been appointed for a second term as an assistant coach with Gareth Southgate’s senior England team’s coaching staff. Nevin (52) will work part-time in the role, balancing those responsibilities with his ongoing … Read More
New Zealand Football’s newly-appointed general manager of high performance, Gareth Jennings, already has some insight into the challenges facing Kiwi national teams. In his role as head of technical leadership for FIFA, Jennings has studied the barriers to success for … Read More
Former national coach Allan Jones will make a special appearance at Auckland’s Kiwitea Street this weekend to watch Auckland City’s ISPS Handa Chatham Cup match with Tauranga City. Jones, and his son Vaughan, will be hosted by City’s Club Ambassador … Read More
All Whites coach Danny Hay gave Friends of Football members and their guests an entertaining and informative evening at a function held at Auckland’s Western Springs clubrooms. It’s the second time the national coach has been the guest of Friends … Read More
While West Ham United are riding high in this year’s English Premier League, eagle-eyed New Zealanders have spotted a familiar face in the dugout. Sitting with manager David Moyes at matches is the Hammers’ first-team coach, Paul Nevin (51), who … Read More
Former national coach Allan Jones has thanked the football community for supporting the charity Macular Degeneration New Zealand to help combat a condition that threatens the sight of one in seven people over 50. Jones attended the recent ISPS Handa … Read More
Incoming All Whites coach Danny Hay has given supporters an insight to the way he plans to approach his new role. Making his first appearance at a public event since becoming national coach, Hay was relaxed and open in an … Read More
One of New Zealand’s most successful club coaches, Bert Ormond, led Blockhouse Bay to a league-cup double in the inaugural season of the national league in 1970, and he captained New Zealand on their world tour of 1964. He was … Read More
Former New Zealand national coach Juan Schwanner wasn’t afraid to give young players their chance to compete at the highest levels. In 1967, he gave international debuts to schoolboys Brian Turner and Dave Taylor, both of whom went on to … Read More