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John Herdman

1975 - Today

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John Herdman (born 19 July 1975) is an English professional football manager widely recognized for his contributions to Canadian soccer. He is the first coach to have led both a women’s and men’s national team from the same country to a FIFA World Cup. Herdman coached the Canada women’s national team from 2011 to 2018, guiding them to back-to-back Olympic bronze medals (2012, 2016) and a quarter-final finish at the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup. He then transitioned to the men’s program, where he led the Canada men's national team to its first FIFA World Cup appearance in 36 years in 2022, and oversaw a significant rise in international competitiveness and ranking. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. John Herdman is the 497th most popular coach (down from 438th in 2024), the 7,771st most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 7,005th in 2019) and the 44th most popular British Coach.

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Among COACHES

Among coaches, John Herdman ranks 497 out of 471Before him are Stephen Henderson, Adam Oates, Carlos Bossio, Juninho, Paweł Sibik, and Roy Lassiter. After him are Børge Lund, Peter Cklamovski, Sainjargalyn Nyam-Ochir, Davit Kvirkvelia, Nigel Adkins, and Santi Freixa.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1975, John Herdman ranks 1,166Before him are Daniel Strigel, Flávio Elias Cordeiro, Teju Cole, Jens Knippschild, Trecia-Kaye Smith, and Ge Fei. After him are Cliff Bleszinski, Bobo Baldé, Karan Ashley, Daniel Santos, Keith Van Horn, and Andrea Huber.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, John Herdman ranks 7,773 out of 8,785Before him are Gavin McCann (1978), Ryan Mason (1991), Julian Ovenden (1976), Stephen Jones (null), Ola Aina (1996), and Jake Bugg (1994). After him are Duke Dumont (1982), Sebastian Armesto (1982), Alyn Smith (1973), Audley Harrison (1971), Spyridon Gianniotis (1980), and Craig Levein (1964).

Among COACHES In United Kingdom

Among coaches born in United Kingdom, John Herdman ranks 44Before him are Darren Ferguson (1972), Chris Wilder (1967), Frank Gray (1954), Dave Brailsford (1964), Ian Holloway (1963), and Emma Hayes (1976). After him are Nigel Adkins (1965), Garry Monk (1979), Malky Mackay (1972), Alan Kernaghan (1967), Kenny Jackett (1962), and Andy Sinton (1966).