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Jill Ellis

1966 - Today

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Jillian Anne Ellis (born 6 September 1966) is an English-American football manager and executive who is the Chief Football Officer of FIFA and will serve as part of the world governing body's executive management team, driving the development and implementation of FIFA's global football strategy. Ellis had previously been president of San Diego Wave FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) since its expansion in 2021. Ellis coached the United States women's national team from 2014 to 2019 and won two FIFA Women's World Cups in 2015 and 2019, making her the second coach to win consecutive World Cups. She stepped down as the team's head coach in October 2019 and currently serves as an ambassador for the United States Soccer Federation, with her focus being on working with the federation to help raise the number of women in coaching. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Jill Ellis is the 281st most popular coach (up from 423rd in 2024), the 4,805th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 6,860th in 2019) and the 15th most popular British Coach.

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Among COACHES

Among coaches, Jill Ellis ranks 281 out of 471. Before her are Radmilo Ivančević, Hami Mandıralı, Roland Nilsson, José Juncosa, Ricardinho, and Yoo Sang-chul. After her are Martin O'Neill, Paweł Janas, José Carlos Serrão, Pepe Mel, Tomás Boy, and Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov.

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Among people born in 1966, Jill Ellis ranks 313. Before her are Bebel Gilberto, Tatyana Golikova, Nuno Gomes Nabiam, David Benatar, Heiko Maas, and Hansi Kürsch. After her are Ricardo López, Greg Grunberg, Jeroen Dijsselbloem, José Garcia, Jure Zdovc, and Yoshiyuki Matsuyama.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Jill Ellis ranks 4,806 out of 8,785. Before her are Billy Bingham (1931), Alan Sugar (1947), John Hopkinson (1849), John Clare (1793), Jeffrey Tate (1943), and Denis Lawson (1947). After her are Jonathan Penrose (1933), Eric Thompson (1919), Aneurin Bevan (1897), Reggie Pridmore (1886), Heather Oakes (1959), and Malcolm Sargent (1895).

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Among COACHES In United Kingdom

Among coaches born in United Kingdom, Jill Ellis ranks 15. Before her are Dean Smith (1971), Brendan Rodgers (1973), Bob Houghton (1947), Steve McClaren (1961), Steve Cooper (1979), and Ernest Mangnall (1866). After her are Martin O'Neill (1952), Stuart Baxter (1953), Colin Clarke (1962), Sean Dyche (1971), Tony Pulis (1958), and Alan Pardew (1961).

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