John Herdman

John Herdman (born 19 July 1975) is an English professional football manager who is the current head coach of the Canada men's national team.

This article is about the football manager. For the author, see John Herdman (author).

John Herdman
Herdman in 2012
Personal information
Date of birth (1975-07-19) 19 July 1975
Place of birth Consett, County Durham, England
Height 165 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Club information
Current team
 Canada (men's) (head coach)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Hibiscus Coast
Teams managed
2006–2011 New Zealand (women's)
2011–2018 Canada (women's)
2018– Canada (men's)
Honours
Women's football
Representing  Canada (as manager)
Olympic Games
2012 LondonTeam
2016 Rio de JaneiroTeam
Pan American Games
2011 GuadalajaraTeam
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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.[1] He was a development coach for Sunderland's youth academy until 2001, when he moved to New Zealand.[2]

New Zealand women

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.[3][4][5]

During his time in New Zealand, Herdman played amateur football for NRFL Division 2 club Hibiscus Coast.[6]

Canada women

Shortly after taking over for the Canadian women's national soccer team in 2011, he led them to a gold medal finish at the 2011 Pan American Games in Mexico.[7][8][9] He guided the team through the CONCACAF Olympic qualifying tournament in Vancouver, Canada, securing one of two qualifying spots for the London Olympic Games taking place in the summer. In London, the Canadian team placed third winning a bronze medal.[10][11] The team retained their bronze medal at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.

Canada men

On 8 January 2018, Herdman was named head coach of the Canada men's national soccer team.[12] He "also becomes men's national director, with responsibility for all age groups from under-14s upward".[13]

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.[14] On 10 February 2022, he improved Canada to 33rd in the FIFA World Rankings.[15]

On 27 March 2022, he led the team to qualify for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, its first World Cup in 36 years,[16] becoming the first manager to have successfully led both the national women's and men's teams to qualify for a World cup.[17][18]

Personal life

Herdman is originally from Consett, County Durham, England.[19] Herdman is married to his childhood sweetheart, Claire, and has two children.[19][20]

Managerial statistics
As of match played 30 March 2022
Team From To Record
G W D L Win %
Canada 8 January 2018 Present 41 29 4 8 070.73
Total 41 29 4 8 070.73

Honours

Manager

Canada women

References
  1. Davidson, Neil. "With inspiration and motivation, John Herdman is changing the face of Canadian soccer". CBC News.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. Ebner, Dave. "John Herdman: The brain behind the brawn of Canada's World Cup dream". The Globe & Mail. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
  3. "Herdman takes over Canadian women's soccer team". CBC/Radio-Canada. 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
  4. "Herdman finishing as Football Ferns coach". Stuff (company). 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
  5. "John Herdman named Canada's Women's National Team Head Coach". Women's Soccer United. 2011. Archived from the original on 3 July 2012. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
  6. "Former NRFL player becomes national hero as Canada qualifies for World Cup". 27 March 2022.
  7. "Canada's women's soccer team has plenty to prove". CBC/Radio-Canada. 2012. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
  8. "Canada wins gold at Guadalajara 2011". Canadian Soccer Association. 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
  9. "Herdman Named Head Coach of Canadian Women's Soccer Team". The Sports Network. 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
  10. "Team Canada hopes to go from good to great". The Vancouver Sun. 2012. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
  11. Arthur, Bruce (9 August 2012). "Christine Sinclair's 'Captain Canada' lifts team to Olympic bronze, women's soccer to new heights". The Vancouver Sun. Retrieved 20 August 2012.
  12. Davidson, Neil (8 January 2018). "Decorated women's coach John Herdman takes over Canadian men's soccer program". CBC Sports. The Canadian Press. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
  13. "John Herdman: Canada name Englishman as men's national team head coach". BBC Sport. 9 January 2018. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
  14. Davidson, Neil (23 December 2021). "Canadian men earn 'Most Improved Side' honours in end-of-year FIFA rankings". CTV News. The Canadian Press. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  15. Davidson, Neil (10 February 2022). "Canadian men reach all-time high at No. 33 in FIFA rankings". CBC Sports. The Canadian Press. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
  16. Davidson, Neil (27 March 2022). "Canadian men qualify for 1st World Cup since 1986 with shutout victory on home soil". CBC Sports. The Canadian Press. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  17. Smith, Tony (2 April 2022). "How Māori wisdom helped football coach John Herdman on the road to World Cup glory". Stuff. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
  18. DAZN [@DAZN_CA] (27 March 2022). "John Herdman becomes the first manager to lead both women's and men's national teams to World Cup qualification" (Tweet). Retrieved 8 April 2022 – via Twitter.
  19. Johnson, George (29 July 2012). "Sweet homecoming for women's soccer coach John Herdman". Archived from the original on 14 July 2018. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
  20. Taylor, Louise (17 June 2015). "John Herdman tries to condition Canada into accepting women's football". The Guardian. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
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