Laura Kaminski

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Laura Kaminski is an English football manager of Women's Super League (WSL) club Crystal Palace. [1] [2]

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Managerial career

Kaminski has worked as an assistant manager with women's football clubs for over 15 years, [3] and acquired her UEFA Pro Licence in May 2018. [4]

She spent three season with Tottenham Hotspur Women, where she helped Spurs to gain promotion to the WSL in the 2018–19 season, [5] and sepnt five years with the England women's under-19 team. [6] With Crystal Palace, having become head coach in July 2023, [4] Kaminski gained promotion to the Women's Super League having won the Women's Championship in the 2023–24 season, [7] [8] with the team scoring 55 goals in 22 matches. [9] She has also worked as an assistant for Chrlaton Athletic, [7] Arsenal, Chelsea, Watford and Brighton & Hove Albion, [10] Waford and QPR. [5]

Managing style

Under Kaminski’s leadership, [Crystal Palace] has shown tactical adaptability and moments of promise, combining a solid defensive structure with occasional offensive creativity.

The Cut Back, December 2024 [11]

According to The Cut Back, Kaminski plays Palace in a straightforward 3–5–2 formation, allowing the number 10 supporting striker Annabel Blanchard to roam freely around the number 9 area, and score goals with great effective. The team's build up play remains simple, usually involving a long ball from the defensive back line, and otherwise utilised more than other teams in the WSL based on league data. [11]

Honours

Individual


Crystal Palace Women

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References

  1. ↑ Laura Kaminski at Soccerway
  2. ↑ "Laura Kaminski". Womens Leagues and Competitions. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
  3. ↑ Downey, Sophie (12 September 2024). "Women's Super League 2024-25 previews No 5: Crystal Palace". The Guardian . ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 16 October 2024.
  4. 1 2 3 Morgan, Chloe. "Crystal Palace women's head coach Laura Kaminski: 'I run a tight ship but humour is key'". The Athletic . ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 16 October 2024.
  5. 1 2 Pinnock, Hannah (18 August 2024). "Meet every WSL manager for the 2024/25 season". 90min . Archived from the original on 16 September 2024. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
  6. ↑ Millington, Adam (16 September 2024). "WSL: The new managers for the 2024-25 season including Sonia Bompastor". BBC Sport . Archived from the original on 1 October 2024. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
  7. 1 2 3 Woosnam, Matt (28 April 2024). "Crystal Palace Women: From relegation strugglers to the WSL – Laura Kaminski interview". The New York Times . ISSN   0362-4331. Archived from the original on 27 September 2024. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
  8. ↑ Gurav, Uma (28 April 2024). "Crystal Palace make history with WSL and Premier League set for symmetry". talkSPORT . Retrieved 16 October 2024.
  9. ↑ Smith, Emma (28 April 2024). "Crystal Palace promoted: WSL awaits for Championship winners". BBC Sport . Archived from the original on 8 May 2024. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
  10. ↑ Smith, Dom (15 November 2023). "Kaminski interview: 'I can lead Crystal Palace to the WSL'". Evening Standard . Retrieved 16 October 2024.
  11. 1 2 "Laura Kaminski's Crystal Palace: Formation, tactics and style of play". The Cut Back. 10 December 2024. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
  12. ↑ Veevers, Nick (22 May 2024). "Matt Beard, Khadija 'Bunny Shaw' and Laura Kaminsky receive 2023-24 season awards". The FA . Archived from the original on 22 June 2024. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
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