John Herdman

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John Herdman
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Herdman managing Canada at the 2022 FIFA World Cup
Personal information
Full name John Herdman [1]
Date of birth (1975-07-19) 19 July 1975 (age 49)
Place of birth Consett, County Durham, England
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Team information
Current team
 Toronto FC (head coach)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
Hibiscus Coast
Managerial career
2006–2011 New Zealand (women)
2011–2018 Canada (women)
2018–2023 Canada (men)
2023– Toronto FC
Medal record
Women's football
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (as manager)
Olympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2012 Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2016 Team
Pan American Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2011 Team
Men's football
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (as manager)
CONCACAF Nations League
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2023
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Herdman (born 19 July 1975) is an English professional football manager who is the head coach of Toronto FC in Major League Soccer. He previously served as the head coach of the Canada men's national soccer team.

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Coaching career

Early career

Herdman began coaching football at a young age in England, while he was a student and part-time university lecturer at Northumbria University. [2] He was a development coach for Sunderland's youth academy until 2001, when he moved to New Zealand. [3]

New Zealand women's

Herdman arrived in New Zealand and joined the national association football programme in 2003, initially acting as Coach Education Manager and later as the Director of Football Development. Herdman was head coach for the New Zealand women's national football team from 2006 to 2011. Working with the national women's teams, he led the U-20 squad to the World Championship in 2006 and the later renamed U-20 World Cup in 2010. He also guided the senior squad to the FIFA Women's World Cups in 2007 and 2011 as well as the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. [4] [5] [6]

During his time in New Zealand, Herdman played amateur football for NRFL Division 2 club Hibiscus Coast. [7]

Canada women's

Herdman took over for the Canada women's national soccer team in 2011 from Carolina Morace after Canada finished last in their 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup group. Shortly after, he led them to a gold medal finish at the 2011 Pan American Games in Mexico. [8] [9] [10] [11] He guided the team through the CONCACAF Olympic qualifying tournament in Vancouver, Canada, securing one of two qualifying spots for the 2012 Olympic Games in London that summer, where they won the bronze medal. [12] [13] At the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup in Canada, Herdman guided Canada to a first place finish in their group, eventually getting eliminated in the quarter-finals, a 2–1 loss to England. [14] The team retained their bronze medal at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.

Canada men's

On 8 January 2018, Herdman was named head coach of the Canada men's national soccer team. [15] He "also becomes men's national director, with responsibility for all age groups from under-14s upward". [16]

In 2021, he guided the team up the FIFA World Rankings from 72nd to 40th, its highest position to date, to earn the team the honour of "Most Improved Side" of the year. [17] On 10 February 2022, he improved Canada to 33rd in the FIFA World Rankings. [18]

On 27 March 2022, he led the team to qualify for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, its first World Cup in 36 years, [19] becoming the first manager to have successfully led both the national women's and men's teams of a nation to qualify for a World Cup. [20] [21] Canada's first match of the tournament against Belgium on November 23 ended in a 1–0 loss, despite Canada dictating most of the play, and failing to convert any of their 22 shots, including a penalty. [22] [23] Four days later, Canada lost 4–1 to Croatia, despite scoring first, eliminating Canada from the tournament after two matches. [24] Canada were defeated 2–1 by Morocco in their final group match on December 1, finishing fourth in the group with zero points. [25]

Following the World Cup, Herdman's team began struggling, which included a 2–0 loss to the United States in the 2023 CONCACAF Nations League Finals. The loss prompted Herdman to publicly criticize Canada Soccer for a lack of funding and resources. [26]

Toronto FC

On 28 August 2023, it was announced that Herdman would depart the Canadian national team to take charge of MLS team Toronto FC, effective October 1. At the time of the announcement, TFC sat bottom of the Eastern Conference, with 3 wins from 26 games in the 2023 season. [27]

Personal life

Herdman is originally from Consett, County Durham, England. [28] Herdman is married to his childhood sweetheart, Clare, and has two children: Lilly and Jay. The latter plays in the Vancouver Whitecaps development system, as well as the New Zealand U20 team. [28] [29]

Managerial statistics

As of match played 5 October 2024 [30] [31]
TeamFromToRecord
GWDLWin %
New Zealand women's 1 January 200631 August 20116116738026.23
Canada women's 1 September 20118 January 2018109621433056.88
Canada men's 8 January 201828 August 20235836814062.07
Canada under-23 men's 8 January 201817 July 20184121025.00
Toronto FC 10 October 2023Present4416622036.36
Total27613137108047.46

Honours

Canada women

Canada men

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