Matt Beard
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Matthew Beard | ||
| Date of birth | 9 January 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Roehampton, England | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Boston Breakers | ||
| Teams managed | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2009–2012 | Chelsea Ladies Football Club | ||
| 2012–2015 | Liverpool Ladies Football Club | ||
| 2016– | Boston Breakers | ||
Matthew "Matt" Beard (born 9 January 1978) is an English professional soccer manager who is the head coach of Boston Breakers of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL).[1]
Coaching career
Beard had his first coaching job as reserve team manager at non-league Kingstonian FC. He then had coaching stints at Tooting & Mitcham, Hampton & Richmond Borough, and Charlton Athletic Ladies, where he became a disciple of Keith Boanas. After Boanas moved to Milwall Lionesses in 2008, Beard went too and succeeded his mentor in the Lionesses job when Boanas quit after six months. Beard's first fledgling steps in management guided the team to the FA Women's Premier League Southern Division title in 2008–09.
Beard was first team manager of Chelsea Ladies FC from 2009–2012, helping guide the club to the 2012 FA Women's Cup Final, the FA Premier League Cup Semi-finals, and a third-place finish in the FA National Premier League. He then took a position with Liverpool Ladies FC for the 2013 and 2014 seasons, and was named FA WSL Manager of the Year in 2013 and 2014.[2]
On September 22, 2015, it was announced that Beard was leaving Liverpool Ladies FC, and had accepted a head coaching position with the Boston Breakers.[3][4]
Personal life
Beard and his wife, Debbie, have two children: Harry and Ellie. Matt also has a step-son Scott Hastings from Debbie's first marriage. Scott is a football coach for Chelsea FC.[5]
Matt is the younger brother of Mark Beard (footballer).
References
- ↑ "Coaching Staff – Boston Breakers". www.bostonbreakerssoccer.com. Retrieved 2015-11-10.
- ↑ "Liverpool dominate FA Women's Awards". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2015-11-10.
- ↑ "Breakers name Matt Beard as head coach – Boston Breakers". www.bostonbreakerssoccer.com. Retrieved 2015-11-10.
- ↑ "Liverpool Ladies boss Matt Beard to take job in America". Sky Sports. Retrieved 2015-11-10.
- ↑ "Coaching Staff – Boston Breakers". www.bostonbreakerssoccer.com. Retrieved 2015-11-10.
