Tom Sermanni
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Full name | Thomas Dorby Sermanni | ||
Date of birth | 1 July 1954 | ||
Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
1971–1973 | Cumbernauld United[1] | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1973–1978 | Albion Rovers[1] | 151 | (38) |
1978–1979 | Blackpool | 10 | (0) |
1979–1982 | Torquay United | 89 | (12) |
1982–1983 | Dunfermline Athletic | 5 | (0) |
1983 | Marconi Stallions FC[2] | ||
1984–1987 | Canberra City | 57 | (7) |
1988–1989 | Canberra Croatia[2] | ||
Total | 312 | (57) | |
Managerial career | |||
1988–1991 | Canberra Croatia/Metros | ||
1989–1991 | Australian Schoolboys | ||
1991–1993 | Australian Institute of Sport (Men's) | ||
1993–1994 | Sydney Olympic FC | ||
1994–1996 | Australia women | ||
1997–1999 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | ||
1999–2001 | Canberra Cosmos | ||
2002–2003 | New York Power | ||
2003 | Sarawak | ||
2005–2012 | Australia women | ||
2013–2014 | United States women | ||
2015 | Canada women (assistant) | ||
2015– | Orlando Pride | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Thomas Dorby "Tom" Sermanni (born 1 July 1954) is a Scottish association football coach and former professional player who is currently the head coach of the Orlando Pride of the National Women's Soccer League. He has also previously coached the Australia women's national team, and the United States women's national team from 2013 to 2014.[1]
Playing career
Born in Glasgow, Sermanni played as a midfielder in Scotland, England, Australia and New Zealand for Cumbernauld United, Albion Rovers, Blackpool, Torquay United, Dunfermline Athletic, Canberra City and Christchurch United.[3][4]
Coaching career
Australian clubs
Sermanni has coached a number of Australian club sides, including Canberra Metros and Canberra Cosmos.[4]
Women's United Soccer Association league
In 2001 Sermanni was an assistant coach for the Bay Area CyberRays of the Women's United Soccer Association (WUSA). The CyberRays won the league's inaugural championship, the Founders Cup. He remained an assistant coach in 2002 when the team changed its name to the San Jose CyberRays. In 2003 he was hired as head coach of the New York Power (WUSA),[5] who had fired their previous coach after finishing their 2002 season with a dismal record of 3 wins, 17 losses, and 1 draw (10 pts).[6] With him as their coach, the team improved to finish the 2003 season in fifth place with a record of 7 wins, 9 losses and 5 draws (26 pts.).[7]
Australia women's national association football team
Sermanni took up a job as coach of Australia women in December 2004, having previously also coached the team between 1994 and 1997.[8] Among his accomplishments as coach of Australia women, are quarter-finals at 2007[m 1] and 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup. [m 2]
United States women's national soccer team
On 30 October 2012, US Soccer Federation announced that starting 1 January 2013, Sermanni would be the head coach of the United States women's national soccer team, ending his long-time association with Australia.[9]
Sermanni finished his first year as manager of United States unbeaten with 13 wins and 3 draws. The 3 draws are 1–1 against Sweden[m 3] at the Algarve Cup, and 2 friendlies, 3–3 with Germany,[m 4] and 1–1 with New Zealand.[m 5] For the second time the United States women's national team posted an unbeaten record in a year that featured a double-digit number of matches.[m 6] In addition, the team won the 2013 Algarve Cup.[m 7]
The United States women started 2014 with friendlies, under Sermanni, a 1–0 win over Canada,[m 8] and 7–0 and 8–0 drubbings of Russia.[m 9][m 10] At the 2014 Algarve Cup, the United States women did not win a game in group stage: 1–1 with Japan, 0–1 loss to Sweden and a 3–5 loss to Denmark. The team finished seventh with a 3–0 win over Korea DPR, the lowest the team had finished at the Agarve Cup, which the team had won 9 times. [m 11] [m 12] [m 13] [m 14] [m 15] [m 16] [m 17] [m 18] [m 7]
On April 6, 2014, Sermanni was relieved of his coaching duties following a 2–0 win over China in an international friendly.[10][11]
Canada women's national soccer team
In 2014 Sermanni joined Canada women's national soccer team's coaching staff as technical consultant.[12] Sermanni was on contract as an assistant coach to Canada during 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup.[13]
National Women's Soccer League
On October 20, 2015, Orlando City Soccer Club announced the creation of a women's team Orlando Pride to join National Women's Soccer League in 2016, and Sermanni would be the first coach for the expansion club.[14]
References
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External links
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- 1954 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Glasgow
- Scottish footballers
- Scottish football managers
- Cumbernauld United F.C. players
- Albion Rovers F.C. players
- Blackpool F.C. players
- Torquay United F.C. players
- Dunfermline Athletic F.C. players
- Scottish Football League players
- The Football League players
- Scottish expatriate footballers
- Expatriate soccer players in Australia
- Association football midfielders
- Scottish expatriates in Australia
- Scottish expatriates in New Zealand
- Scottish expatriates in the United States
- Expatriate association footballers in New Zealand
- 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup managers
- 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup managers
- 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup managers
- United States women's national soccer team managers
- Australian Institute of Sport coaches
- National Women's Soccer League coaches
- Orlando Pride coaches