Martin Ho

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Martin Ho
Personal information
Date of birth (1990-06-06) 6 June 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth Liverpool, United Kingdom
Team information
Current team
SK Brann (women)
Managerial career
YearsTeam
2015–2018 Everton F.C. (women) (assistant)
2018–2019 Liverpool F.C. Women U21
2020–2023 Manchester United W.F.C. (assistant)
2023– SK Brann (women)

Martin Peter Ho (born 6 June 1990) is an English football coach who manages SK Brann's women's team in Toppserien.

Career

Born in Liverpool in 1990 to a Chinese father and English mother, Martin Ho started his footballing career as an academy player for Everton F.C., but soon pivoted to a coaching role. [1] From 2015 to 2018 he worked as assistant manager to Andy Spence at Everton's women's team. [2] Ho then worked as the head coach of Liverpool F.C. Women's U21 team, before being given the role as assistant manager at Manchester United W.F.C. in 2020.

In 2023 Toppserien club SK Brann hired Ho as their head coach, replacing Olli Harder. [3] While unable to salvage a disappointing domestic season, Ho achieved success in the 2023–24 UEFA Women's Champions League, leading the team to 2nd in the group stages before going out to eventual champions Barcelona in the quarter-finals.

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References

  1. "Han er kanskje en av tidenes minst kjente Brann-trenere: – La oss holde det slik". Bergens Tidende (in Norwegian). 31 July 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  2. "Manchester United's Martin Ho on Changing Managers and the Club's Positive Start to the Season". Our Game Magazine. 4 November 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  3. "Henter trener fra Manchester United" (in Norwegian). SK Brann.