Hope Powell

Hope Powell, CBE ( born December 8, 1966 in Lewisham ) is a former English football player and current - trainer. From 1998 to 2013, it was coach of the English women's football team. Powell is a qualified A license coach and in 2003 was the first woman to win the UEFA Pro license.

Career

As a player Powell made ​​66 games for England, especially as a midfielder; while they scored 35 goals. She had her debut at the age of 16 years, and belonged to the World Cup squad of the English team for the FIFA Women's World Cup 1995. She was also vice-captain of their country. On club level, she played for nine years Millwall Lionesses and won the FA Women's Cup three times. In 1996 she took as captain of Croydon and won the Double Championship and Cup.

Coaching career

It was in 1998, the first full-time coach and led England to the European Football Championship Women 2001 and the European Football Championship Women 2005. She qualified with their team for the World Cup finals in 2007 and 2011 where they each reached the quarter- finals brought. She has the responsibility not only for the English national football team of women, she also oversaw the entire set -up of the U- 15 to U- 21, a trainer system and the FA 's National Player Development Centre at Loughborough University. At the Olympic Games 2012 in London, where the host country was automatically qualified, she was responsible for the English and Scottish players from existing Team GB, which was eliminated in the quarterfinals. After a disappointing performance of looked after by their team at the European Championships in 2013 Powell was released on August 20, 2013 by the English Football Association. Overall, she was responsible for 162 times the English women's national team and is only surpassed by Sepp Herberger, the 167 - times charge of the German men's national team. There were five Games of the British national football team of women. (see also: List of football coach with at least 100 caps )

In 2002, Powell was awarded the OBE in 2010 and the CBE, and in 2003 she was inducted into the English Football Hall of Fame.