Gary Williams (football manager)

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Gary Williams
Personal information
Date of birth (1977-12-07) 7 December 1977 (age 47)
Place of birth Ashford, England
Team information
Current team
 IFK Mariehamn (manager)
Youth career
YearsTeam
Chelsea
Managerial career
2008–2009 HJK women
2012–2016 Åland United
2015–2016 Finland women (assistant)
2021 Finland U23 women
2024– IFK Mariehamn

Gary Williams (born 7 December 1977) is an English football manager, currently managing Veikkausliiga club IFK Mariehamn.

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Career

Williams has studied in Lindsey Wilson College in the United States and played for school's men's soccer team. Later he coached the women's and men's soccer team between 2004 and 2007.

In August 2008, he was named the head coach of HJK women's team, [1] leading the team to win the Finnish Women's Cup later in 2008. Previously he had coached the club's girls' youth team. He continued with the first team until the end of the 2009 season.

During 2011–2012, Williams worked for the youth sectors of HJK Helsinki and PK-35.

During 2013–2016, he was the manager of Åland United women's team in Finnish top-tier Naisten Liiga, winning the Finnish championship title in 2013. [2] In 2015–16, he worked also as an assistant coach of the Finland women's national football team. [3]

From April 2017 to December 2021, Williams was the director of coaching and player development for an Åland-based club Jomala IK, continuing with IFK Mariehamn in January 2022 as talent coach and youth sports director.

On 16 August 2024, after the dismissal of Bruno Romão, Williams was named the manager of IFK Mariehamn first team in Veikkausliiga, Finnish premier league. [4]

Honours

HJK women

Åland United

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