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On Oct. 30, Tom Sermanni was named the seventh head coach in U.S. Women's National Team history, succeeding Pia Sundhage who coached her last match on Sept. 19 against, you got it, Tom Sermanni.
[/FONT]Sermanni, 58, the long-time coach of the Australia Women’s National Team brought the Matildas to the USA for two matches, both U.S. victories, and ended up being on the opposite bench of the woman he would replace a little more than a month later.
Sermanni comes to U.S. Soccer with 11 years of experience as a head coach in international women's soccer - all with Australia - a period during which he led the Matildas in three Women's World Cup tournaments. Sermanni is the first U.S. Women’s National Team head coach to have experience as a head coach in a Women’s World Cup tournament at the time they were hired.
Sermanni will officially begin his tenure as the WNT head coach on Jan. 1, 2013, still has some responsibilities with the Aussies. Sermanni’s final coaching duties with the Matildas will be the East Asian Football Federation East Asian Cup Qualification tournament which will be held in Shenzen, China from Nov. 20-24, 2012.
U.S. Soccer Women's Development Director Jill Ellis, who was on the bench for the USA's two recent draws with Germany, will coach the team for the last five matches of the Fan Tribute Tour, presented by Panasonic.
"After an extensive search and interview process, we believe Tom Sermanni is the right person at the right time to lead our Women's National Team," said Gulati. "He has the knowledge, experience and vision to take on the challenge of keeping our team at the top of the world. He has a tremendous passion for the game, knows the American players, understands our system and knows the process of preparing a team for a World Cup tournament. We're tremendously excited to have him on board as we look forward to qualification for the 2015 Women's World Cup."
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On Oct. 30, Tom Sermanni was named the seventh head coach in U.S. Women's National Team history, succeeding Pia Sundhage who coached her last match on Sept. 19 against, you got it, Tom Sermanni.
[/FONT]Sermanni, 58, the long-time coach of the Australia Women’s National Team brought the Matildas to the USA for two matches, both U.S. victories, and ended up being on the opposite bench of the woman he would replace a little more than a month later.
Sermanni comes to U.S. Soccer with 11 years of experience as a head coach in international women's soccer - all with Australia - a period during which he led the Matildas in three Women's World Cup tournaments. Sermanni is the first U.S. Women’s National Team head coach to have experience as a head coach in a Women’s World Cup tournament at the time they were hired.
Sermanni will officially begin his tenure as the WNT head coach on Jan. 1, 2013, still has some responsibilities with the Aussies. Sermanni’s final coaching duties with the Matildas will be the East Asian Football Federation East Asian Cup Qualification tournament which will be held in Shenzen, China from Nov. 20-24, 2012.
U.S. Soccer Women's Development Director Jill Ellis, who was on the bench for the USA's two recent draws with Germany, will coach the team for the last five matches of the Fan Tribute Tour, presented by Panasonic.
"After an extensive search and interview process, we believe Tom Sermanni is the right person at the right time to lead our Women's National Team," said Gulati. "He has the knowledge, experience and vision to take on the challenge of keeping our team at the top of the world. He has a tremendous passion for the game, knows the American players, understands our system and knows the process of preparing a team for a World Cup tournament. We're tremendously excited to have him on board as we look forward to qualification for the 2015 Women's World Cup."
Click here for more about Tom Sermanni.
Full Tom Sermanni bio.
Continue reading...