Dave Wright is a UEFA A-licensed football coach and co-founder of Player Development Project. Currently completing his OFC Pro Licence, he has been coaching since 2002 in England, Australia and New Zealand with players at all levels. During five years … Read More
A New Zealand-born coach with international experience has completed his UEFA Pro Licence, Europe’s highest coaching qualification. Olli Harder (36), currently Sporting Director and women’s head coach at Norwegian club SK Brann, has coached professionally in the United States, China … Read More
A coaching job once held by former Football Ferns coach Andreas Heraf is under scrutiny amidst allegations against the current president of Austria’s national football body. The president of ÖFB (Österreichischer Fußball-Bund), Gerhard Milletich, faces allegations he has used his … Read More
“Coaching has only a little to do with beating the other team …” So wrote larger-than-life North Shore United coach Don Jones in 1980. Jones’ thoughts on the lot of the club coach in the amateur New Zealand environment were … Read More
Hibiscus Coast have appointed Brian Murphy as their first team head coach, agreeing a contract with him till at least the end of the 2025 season. Murphy joins Coast after helping Ngaruawahia United achieve promotion from the Lotto NRFL second … Read More
Watch England’s games at the FIFA World Cup carefully enough and you might spot a face that’s familiar to many in New Zealand football. Former New Zealand Knights manager Paul Nevin is a key part of England’s coaching staff and … Read More
Former Football Ferns coach John Herdman says he wants to remain as Canada’s national team coach despite his side losing all three of their pool games at the FIFA World Cup. Herdman (47) told a press conference in Qatar: “Eleven … Read More
Pukekohe AFC seek expressions of interest from potential candidates for first team coaching roles with their men’s and women’s teams for the 2023 season. The club says suitable candidates will be motivated, good communicators, team players and interested in the … Read More
Wellington Phoenix legend Chris Greenacre has joined an elite group of football coaches in New Zealand. The former Phoenix A-League striker is one of just a select few coaches in Aotearoa, one of them being first-team head coach Ufuk Talay, … Read More
Former All Whites coach Anthony Hudson goes into the dugout on Wednesday for what’s potentially the most important game of his career. Hudson (41) is assistant coach for the United States team who play Iran in their final pool game … Read More