Jimmy Coenraets
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 25 March 1995 | ||
Place of birth | Halle, Belgium | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Utah Royals (interim head coach) | ||
Managerial career | |||
Years | Team | ||
2020–2024 | OH Leuven | ||
2024– | Utah Royals (interim) |
Jimmy Coenraets (born 25 March 1995) is a Belgian professional football manager who is the interim head coach of the Utah Royals of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). He was previously the manager of Belgian Women's Super League club Oud-Heverlee Leuven.
Managerial career
[edit]OH Leuven, 2020–2024
[edit]Coenraets began coaching in 2016.[1] He became manager of Oud-Heverlee Leuven in 2020, when the club was bottom of the Belgian Women's Super League.[1] Leuven went 77–26–12 during his five seasons managing the club.[2][3] They finished as league runner-up to Anderlecht every season from 2020–21 to 2022–23 and were third in 2023–24, though they were top of the standings for the regular season.[4][5]
Utah Royals, 2024–
[edit]Coenraets was hired as an assistant coach for National Women's Soccer League club Utah Royals on 7 June 2024.[1] He was elevated to interim head coach on 30 June following the dismissal of Amy Rodriguez, when the Royals were bottom of the NWSL.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "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.
- ^ 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