Rehanne Skinner
| Team information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Current team | Tottenham Hotspur (head coach) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Middlesbrough | |||
| Leicester City | |||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2006–2010 | Leicester City | ||
| 2010–2013 | Arsenal (assistant) | ||
| 2013 | Great Britain Universiade (assistant) | ||
| 2016–2017 | Wales U19 | ||
| 2016–2017 | Wales (assistant) | ||
| 2016–2017 | Wales U17 (assistant) | ||
| 2017–2020 | England U18/U19/U20/U21 | ||
| 2020 | England (assistant) | ||
| 2020– | Tottenham Hotspur | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Rehanne Skinner is an English football manager who is currently the head coach of FA Women's Super League club Tottenham Hotspur.
Coaching career
Early coaching career
Earlier in her career, Skinner worked with Leicester City Football Club, starting as a U9 boys coach[1] and rising through the ranks as Women's First Team Manager in 2006,[2] Arsenal Football Club as Ladies First Team Assistant Manager, and British Universities & Colleges Sport. She worked in the United States at Florida's Massive Soccer, coaching with the Massive Soccer Academy, PBG Predators, and FC Florida.[3] [4] On 4 May 2016 Skinner was announced as an assistant manager for the Wales women's national team, as well as roles with the U19 and U17 national teams.[5]
England national teams
In September 2017, just over a year after taking on her coaching roles with Wales, she began her time with the England women's national team program as the U19 head coach. Qualifying for the 2018 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship began just a month later, and Skinner would lead England through a perfect group stage in the qualifying round, with three wins and no losses. The Elite round of qualifying took place in April 2018 and saw England miss out on qualifying for the tournament in their final group stage match, losing to Germany who then finished three points ahead in their group.
The following year she led England to a perfect qualifying record for the 2019 tournament, with three wins out of three matches in the Elite round of qualification. England did not fair as well in the final tournament, losing two matches and winning just one in group play. Skinner would not be given the opportunity to attempt to qualify for the 2020 tournament as the Elite qualifying round in which England would feature was cancelled due to the developing COVID-19 pandemic in Europe.[6]
Her role with the England national teams evolved over time, and eventually she became the England women’s national head coach, leading squads in the whole of the U18-U21s range.[7] She was appointed the assistant coach of the England women's national football team under head coach Phil Neville starting in September 2020 through his scheduled departure in summer 2021.[8] Skinner's stint with the senior team would end far earlier than initially planned, with her leaving her position in November 2020.[9]
Tottenham Hotspur
On 19 November 2020, Skinner was appointed as the new head coach of Tottenham Hotspur, replacing long time managers Karen Hills and Juan Amoros.[10][11] Spurs were in 11th place, just one spot above last place and relegation, having secured only three points from three draws in seven league matches. On 6 December 2020 in her first match in charge, Skinner led the club to their first win of the 2020–21 FA WSL season with a 3-1 victory over Brighton & Hove Albion.[12] Spurs would finish the season in 8th place, well clear of relegation and just a place under where the club finished in their first WSL campaign the previous season.
Skinner's first full season in charge of Spurs would see the team reach new heights. Spurs' second match of the 2021–22 season on 12 September saw them beat Manchester City for the first time in team history. The defeat was City's first at home in the WSL since April 2018.[13] This was Spurs' first win against a member of the "top four" sides of Arsenal, Chelsea, and Manchester United.[14] That November Spurs would take their first ever point from Manchester United and Arsenal after drawing 1–1 against both sides in consecutive matches.[15] [16] Skinner led Spurs out of the group stage of the League Cup for the first time. Spurs would beat Liverpool in the quarter-finals to advance to their first ever semi-final in any major cup competition, but would bow out of the competition after a loss to eventual champions Manchester City.[17] Spurs would end the season in fifth place, their highest ever finish in the WSL.[18] Skinner would earn a nomination for WSL Manager of the Season, a first for a Tottenham manager.[19]
References
- ^ "National Team & Club Coach with a Gold Medal - Rehanne Skinner". bfcn. 6 November 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
- ^ Pope, Conor (8 November 2021). "Tottenham Women: 7 things you should know about manager Rehanne Skinner". fourfourtwo.com. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
- ^ "Massive Soccer Coaching". Facebook. 19 May 2013. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
- ^ "Tottenham Hotspur Women Appoint New Coach Rehanne Skinner". Hotspur HQ. 19 November 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
- ^ "FAW / Rehanne Skinner Joins Wales Womens As National Assistant Team Manager". www.faw.cymru. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
- ^ UEFA.com (1 April 2020). "Women's Under-19 finals in Georgia cancelled". UEFA.com. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
- ^ Association, The Football. "Bev Priestman takes on WU18s head coach job as Rehanne Skinner named senior assistant". www.thefa.com. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
- ^ Association, The Football. "The coaching staff for England teams during the 2020-21 season has been confirmed". www.thefa.com. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
- ^ "ENGLAND WOMEN'S ASSISTANT COACH REHANNE SKINNER APPOINTED AS NEW SPURS BOSS". Football Association. 19 November 2020. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
- ^ "Karen Hills and Juan Amoros leave Club". Tottenham Hotspur. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
- ^ "Rehanne Skinner appointed new Tottenham Hotspur Women Head Coach". Tottenham Hotspur. 19 November 2020. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
- ^ "Rehanne Skinner's era begins with first league win of the season". Tottenham Hotspur. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
- ^ "'Literally two hands' in Spurs winner - Taylor". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
- ^ "Rachel Williams on historic win at City: 'Everyone gave everything'". Tottenham Hotspur. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
- ^ "Percival rescues point against Man Utd". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
- ^ "Spurs Women so close to victory as we take first WSL point against Arsenal". Tottenham Hotspur. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
- ^ "Spurs Women's historic Conti Cup run comes to an end at City". Tottenham Hotspur. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
- ^ "Neville shines as WSL campaign ends with victory at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium". Tottenham Hotspur. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
- ^ "Rehanne and Ash nominated for FA WSL end of season awards". Tottenham Hotspur. Retrieved 4 June 2022.