Drew Sherman

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Drew Sherman
Personal information
Full name Drew Cameron Sherman
Date of birth (1987-06-19) 19 June 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth Cardiff, Wales
Youth career
Swansea City
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2006 Bryntirion Athletic
2006–07 Cwmbrân Town
Afan Lido
2008 Shepshed Dynamo [1]
Dinas Powys
2009–10 Airbus
Managerial career
2015–2017 Cook Islands
2017–2019 Brisbane Roar (Technical Director)
2018–2019 Brisbane Roar Youth
2019– Melbourne Victory (General Manager)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Drew Sherman is a Welsh professional football manager who is the technical director of Melbourne Victory. He was previously the technical director of the Brisbane Roar, in addition to being the Cook Islands national team's most successful manager. [2]

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Managerial career

Sherman previously coached at Southampton where he worked within the successful academy programme. In 2011, he became the youngest academy manager in the Football League taking the reins of Aldershot Town's academy. He has also been academy manager at Crawley Town.

Sherman holds the UEFA Pro and A Licences, passing his A Licence at the age of 21 through the Football Association of Wales in 2009. He is the son of (Australian) technical director Rob Sherman. [2]

In March 2015, Sherman was appointed as manager, and technical director, of the Cook Islands national team. During his tenure with the Cook Islands, Sherman led the national team to their highest FIFA ranking position following the nation's first competitive victories. [2]

In January 2017, Sherman was appointed as technical director of Brisbane Roar's newly formed academy. Between March and May 2017 he was placed as interim assistant manager to John Aloisi following the suspension of Ross Aloisi.

On 25 May 2019, Sherman was appointed by Melbourne Victory as general manager – technical & academy; in this role, he will be charged with overseeing the Victory's talent development pathway and youth teams, including the structure and ongoing rollout of the club's academy. [3]

Managerial statistics

As of match played 14 June 2015.
TeamFromToRecord
GWDLWin %
Cook Islands 27 March 201511 February 20173201066.67
Brisbane Roar Youth 4 June 20187 March 2019201244060.00
Total231445060.87

Honours

Brisbane Roar

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References

  1. ↑ "Hopes are raised". Ripley and Heanor News. 3 March 2008. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 "Talented Sherman Joins CIFA". CIFA. 27 March 2015. Archived from the original on 17 July 2015.
  3. ↑ "Sherman appointed General Manager – Technical & Academy". Melbourne Victory FC. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
  4. ↑ "Roar crowned Foxtel Y-League champions for 2018/19 Season". Hyundai A-League. 1 February 2019. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
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