Craig Harrington

Craig Neil Harrington (born 20 December 1982) is an English football manager who manages Club América in the Liga MX Femenil since June 2021.

Craig Harrington
Personal information
Full name Craig Neil Harrington[1]
Date of birth (1982-12-20) 20 December 1982[1]
Place of birth Hillingdon, Middlesex, England
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Club information
Current team
 América (women) (Manager)
Youth career
Team
Oxford United
Swindon Town
Teams managed
Years Team
2013–2016 Turks and Caicos
2018–2019 Chicago Red Stars (assistant)
2020 Utah Royals FC
2021– América (women)

Between 2010 and 2013, Harrington worked as a coach at the LA Galaxy Academy.[2] In December 2013, he was named the technical Director and head coach of the Turks and Caicos national football team.[2]

Career

Harrington was put in charge of the Turks and Caicos national football team ahead of the 2014 Caribbean Cup qualification campaign.[3]

In 2018, Harrington became an assistant coach of Chicago Red Stars of the National Women's Soccer League.

On 7 February 2020 Harrington was named the head coach of Utah Royals FC in the National Women's Soccer League.[4] On 9 November 2020 the Salt Lake Tribune reported sources saying that Harrington was placed on leave after players complained he was being “verbally abusive,” a charge Harrington denied. Harrington and the club parted ways.[5]

On 4 June 2021 Harrington was appointed as manager of Club América in the Liga MX Femenil.[6]

References
  1. "Craig Neil Harrington". Liga MX (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 7 January 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  2. "Harrington named TCIFA technical director". concacaf.com. 17 December 2013. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
  3. "TCI MEN'S NATIONAL SOCCER TEAM TO COMPETE IN THE PRELIMINARY QUALIFICATION ROUND OF THE CARIBBEAN CUP". football.tc. 22 May 2014. Archived from the original on 1 July 2016. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
  4. "Utah Royals FC Appoints Craig Harrington as Head Coach". Real Salt Lake. 7 February 2020. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
  5. Vejar, Alex (9 November 2020). "Utah Royals fire coach Craig Harrington". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  6. "Craig Harrington, nuevo entrenador de América femenil". espn.com.mx (in Spanish). 4 June 2021. Retrieved 4 June 2021.


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