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Tom Sermanni
Sermanni in 2018
Personal information
Full name Thomas Dorby Sermanni[1]
Date of birth (1954-07-01) 1 July 1954 (age 70)[1]
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1971–1973 Cumbernauld United[3]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1973–1978 Albion Rovers[3] 151 (38)
1978–1979 Blackpool 10 (0)
1979–1982 Torquay United 89 (12)
1982–1983 Dunfermline Athletic 5 (0)
1983 Marconi[4] 30 (3)
1984–1987 Canberra City 72 (7)
1988–1989 Canberra Croatia[4]
Total 357 (60)
Teams managed
1988–1991 Canberra Croatia/Metros (player-manager)
1989–1991 Australian Schoolboys
1991–1992 Australian Institute of Sport
1992 Westfields Sports High School
1993–1994 Sydney Olympic FC
1994–1997 Australia women
1997–1999 Sanfrecce Hiroshima (assistant)
1999–2001 Canberra Cosmos
2001–2002 San Jose CyberRays (assistant)
2003 New York Power
2003 Sarawak (director of coaching)
2004 Westfields Sports High School
2005–2008 Australia (scout)
2005–2012 Australia women
2013–2014 United States women
2014 Canada women (technical consultant)
2015 Canada women (assistant)
2016–2018 Orlando Pride
2018–2021 New Zealand women
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Thomas Dorby Sermanni (born 1 July 1954) is a Scottish football manager and former professional player, who mostly works in women's football. He has previously managed the Australia women's national team, the United States women's national team from 2013 to 2014, the Orlando Pride of the National Women's Soccer League from 2016 to 2018, and the New Zealand women's national team from 2018 to 2021.[3][5]

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 "Tom Sermanni". Barry Hugman's Footballers.
  2. Rollin, Jack, ed. (1981). Rothmans Football Yearbook: 1981–82. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 352. ISBN 0-362-02046-9. OCLC 868301130.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 "BIO: TOM SERMANNI". US Soccer Federation. Archived from the original on 2 December 2012.
  4. 4.0 4.1 "Tom Sermanni resigns as Westfield Matildas Head Coach to take up position with U.S. Women's National Team". the real game. Archived from the original on 12 November 2012.
  5. "Tommy Sermani". PSV Union Football Club. Archived from the original on 4 June 2020. Retrieved 4 June 2020.