Freya Coombe
Freya Coombe is an English football manager and former player who currently manages Angel City FC of the American National Women's Soccer League (NWSL).[1]
| Club information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Current team | Angel City FC (head coach) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Reading | |||
| Teams managed | |||
| 2013–2014 | Reading Reserves | ||
| 2019-2020 | Sky Blue FC | ||
| 2021 | NJ/NY Gotham FC | ||
| 2022– | Angel City FC | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Early life
Coombe grew up in Buckinghamshire.[2]
Managerial career
Coombe coached in various roles at Reading over a seven-year period, including managing the club's reserve team.[3] She then moved to the United States and coached youth soccer in the New York metropolitan area.[4]
In September 2019, Coombe was named interim head coach of Sky Blue FC of the National Women's Soccer League.[3] The team removed her interim tag in December 2019.[3]
In August 2021, Coombe was named head coach of Angel City FC for the 2022 NWSL season.[1]
References
- "Angel City names Freya Coombe as new coach". Los Angeles Times. 22 August 2021.
- Lauletta, Dan (23 December 2019). "'It's hard not to be energized': Meet new Sky Blue head coach Freya Coombe". The Equalizer. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
- "Sky Blue FC Names Freya Coombe Head Coach". Sky Blue FC. 17 December 2019. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
- "Freya Coombe appointed as Sky Blue - NYSC Girls Director of Scouting and U19 Girls Development Academy Coach". New York Soccer Club. 14 June 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
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