Marc Skinner

Marc Skinner (born 23 March 1983) is an English professional football coach who is the head coach of Orlando Pride in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL).

Not to be confused with Mark Skinner.

Marc Skinner
Personal information
Date of birth (1983-03-23) 23 March 1983
Club information
Current team
 Orlando Pride (head coach)
Teams managed
Years Team
2013–2016 Solihull College (youth)
2015–2016 Birmingham City (youth)
2016–2019 Birmingham City
2019– Orlando Pride

Skinner previously managed Birmingham City and was also involved with their youth set-up prior. He holds a UEFA A Licence.[1]

Coaching career

Solihull College

Formerly a teacher, Skinner was football academy manager at Solihull College which opened a ladies-only academy and regional talent hub linked to professional team Birmingham City in 2013.[2]

Birmingham City

Skinner had held various roles at Birmingham City since 2006 including technical director, reserve team head coach and first-team goalkeeping coach. In December 2016, he was promoted to the position of head coach of the first team.[3] Upon the appointment he said "Since I found out I haven’t stopped smiling, this club is deep in my heart. I am extremely proud to lead this fantastic team and I am hoping to continue the success there already been in the past." The FA WSL was in the middle of a switch to the traditional autumn-to-spring calendar and, as a result, Skinner's first campaign was the shortened 8-game Spring Series from February–May 2017 where Birmingham finished 7th. The team also made the FA Cup final.[4] The Blues improved to a 5th-place finish in the 2017–18 season.

Upon his departure in January 2019, Skinner's Birmingham side sat 4th in the WSL table. He was credited with turning around the Blues’ style of play - creating a well-organized and defensively sound system while implementing a dominant attacking style on a small budget compared to Manchester City, Arsenal and Chelsea who were above them.[5]

Orlando Pride
See also: 2019 Orlando Pride season

On 14 January 2019, Skinner was announced as head coach of Orlando Pride, a team he called "one of the biggest clubs in the world."[5] He is the team's second ever head coach following the departure of Tom Sermanni at the end of 2018. After a difficult start having failed to win any of his opening nine games, Skinner earned his first win as Orlando head coach on 22 June in a 2–1 victory over Sky Blue FC.

Managerial statistics

All competitive games (league and domestic cups) are included.

As of 12 October 2019
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team Nation From To Record
P W D L GF GA GD Win %
Birmingham City W.F.C.  England 14 December 2016 13 January 2019 54 26 11 17 76 51 +25 048.15
Orlando Pride  United States 14 January 2019 present 24 4 4 16 24 53 −29 016.67
Career totals 78 30 15 33 100 104 −4 038.46

Personal life

Skinner is in a long-term relationship with former England international defender Laura Bassett having met while both coaching for Birmingham's U-14s team.[6] Their daughter, Saede, was born in December 2018.[7]

References
  1. "League Managers Association - MARC SKINNER". www.leaguemanagers.com. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  2. "Blues link with Solihull College". www.birminghamcityladiesfc.co.uk. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  3. "MARC SKINNER APPOINTED MANAGER". www.birminghamcityladiesfc.co.uk. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  4. "Women's FA Cup final: Birmingham City 1-4 Manchester City". 13 May 2017. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  5. "Orlando Pride Appoints Marc Skinner as Head Coach Ahead of 2019 NWSL Season". 14 January 2019.
  6. Moore, Glenn (6 June 2017). "Laura Bassett is without a club but she doesn't want to play for her partner". inews.co.uk. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  7. Bassett, Laura. "Laura Bassett tweets birth announcement". Twitter.


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