Jimmy Coenraets
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 25 March 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Halle, Belgium | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Utah Royals (head coach) | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2020–2024 | OH Leuven | ||
| 2024– | Utah Royals | ||
Jimmy Coenraets (born 25 March 1995) is a Belgian professional football manager who is the head coach of the Utah Royals of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). He previously managed Belgian Women's Super League club Oud-Heverlee Leuven.
Managerial career
[edit]OH Leuven, 2020–2024
[edit]Coenraets began coaching in 2016. He studied marketing and international football business at the University of Brussels and earned a UEFA A Licence.[1] He became manager of Oud-Heverlee Leuven in 2020, when the club was bottom of the Belgian Women's Super League.[2] He turned the club around as Leuven went 77–26–12 during his five seasons there.[3][4] They finished as league runner-up to Anderlecht every year from 2020–21 to 2022–23 and were third in 2023–24, though they were top of the standings for the regular season.[5][6] Coenraets was named the league's manager of the year in 2021–22.[7]
Utah Royals, 2024–
[edit]Coenraets was hired as an assistant coach to Amy Rodriguez for National Women's Soccer League club Utah Royals on 7 June 2024.[2] He was elevated to interim head coach following Rodriguez's dismissal on 30 June, when the Royals were bottom of the NWSL.[8] Coenraets oversaw a winning record over the rest of the year as the Royals won their group at the 2024 NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup and reached 10th place out of 14 in the regular season. On 24 October, he was promoted to head coach through the 2027 season.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Utah Royals FC Names Jimmy Coenraets As Head Coach". Utah Royals. 24 October 2024. Retrieved 24 October 2024.
- ^ a b "Jimmy Coenraets And Sam Lismont Join Utah Royals FC Coaching Staff". Utah Royals. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
- ^ Vandeweyer, Erik (29 May 2024). "Jimmy Coenraets ruilt OHL voor Amerikaans avontuur: 'Leuven was geweldig, nu wordt Utah Royals een nieuwe uitdaging'". Het Laatste Nieuws (in Dutch).
- ^ "Jimmy Coenraets". FootballDatabase.eu. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
- ^ "Oud-Heverlee Leuven Stats and History". FBref.com. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
"RSC Anderlecht Stats and History". FBref.com. Retrieved 30 June 2024. - ^ Deferme, Dirk. "Vrouwen Anderlecht kampioen na een 1-2-zege op het veld van OH Leuven". Het Laatste Nieuws (in Dutch). Retrieved 30 June 2024.
- ^ a b Linehan, Meg (24 October 2024). "Utah Royals hire Jimmy Coenraets as head coach through 2027". The Athletic. Retrieved 24 October 2024.
- ^ Kassouf, Jeff (30 June 2024). "Last-place Utah Royals fire head coach Amy Rodriguez". ESPN. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
External links
[edit]- Living people
- 1995 births
- People from Halle, Belgium
- Belgian football managers
- Belgian expatriate football managers
- Utah Royals FC head coaches
- National Women's Soccer League head coaches
- Expatriate soccer coaches in the United States
- Belgian expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Oud-Heverlee Leuven non-playing staff