Nicola Demaine

Last updated
Nicola Demaine [1]
Personal information
Place of birth Australia
Team information
Current team
Bhutan (technical director)
Managerial career
YearsTeam
2018–2019 Samoa
2021–2023 Papua New Guinea
2024– Bhutan

Nicola Demaine is an English football manager, who is currently the head coach of the Bhutan women's national football team.

Career

In 2018, Demaine was appointed manager of Samoa. [2] [3] In 2021, she was appointed manager of Papua New Guinea, helping them win the 2022 OFC Women's Nations Cup, their only major trophy. [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11]

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References

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