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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 only 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 Canada 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 different languages on Wikipedia. John Herdman is the 460th most popular coach (down from 438th in 2019), the 7,600th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 7,006th in 2019) and the 44th most popular British Coach.

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Among COACHES

Among coaches, John Herdman ranks 460 out of 471. Before him are Emma Hayes, Julio Velázquez, Stephen Henderson, Juninho, Paweł Sibik, and Roy Lassiter. After him are Børge Lund, Nigel Adkins, Christian Tiffert, Daniel Berg Hestad, Mikkel Thygesen, and Garry Monk.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1975, John Herdman ranks 997. Before him are Bastian Reinhardt, Omi Sato, Flávio Elias Cordeiro, Teju Cole, Trecia-Kaye Smith, and Ge Fei. After him are Cliff Bleszinski, Bobo Baldé, Daniel Santos, Keith Van Horn, Viktória Mohácsi, and Lisa Misipeka.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, John Herdman ranks 7,602 out of 8,785. Before 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).

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Among COACHES In United Kingdom

Among coaches born in United Kingdom, John Herdman ranks 44. Before 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), and Alan Kernaghan (1967).

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