Role: Director of Football
Qualifications: BA in English Literature, OFC B-Licence, Junior Level 3
Background: Born in Limerick, Ireland. I grew up playing football with my brothers and mates. I played schoolboy football right up until I was 14 in Limerick before signing for a club in Cork until I was 16. At 16, I signed my first professional deal with Limerick FC and played there for 8 years in the League of Ireland. I also had a couple of loan spells to Athlone Town FC during this time. In my time in the League of Ireland, I won the League of Ireland First Division three times, 2012, 2013 and 2016. In 2015 I represented Ireland in the World University Games in Gwangju, South Korea where the team finished 5th. I played for Ireland U18 as a schoolboy.
In 2017 I moved to Dunedin to play for Southern United and work for Football South as an FDO and Competitions Manager. I spent 3 years there, where I got my OFC C-Licence and scored the most goals for Southern United in the National League. In 2019 I joined CTFC to play with their First Team and coach in the Academy. In 2020, I moved to Christchurch to work as Community Development Officer for Mainland Football. In 2021, I got my OFC B-Licence and I became the Director of Football here at CTFC. My aim in football is to develop the coaches around me and to challenge the players to reach their full potential.
Role: Community Football Development Officer & U13s Boys Academy Head Coach
Qualifications: Junior Level 3, OFC C-Licence
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Background: I was born and raised in Cape Town, South Africa. My family and I moved here in 2004. I attended Beckenham Primary then moved on to Cashmere High school.
I played for Cashmere Wanderers before moving to Woolston Technical. I have made over 200 appearances for the CTFC First team since my debut as a 16 year old.
Role: Women's Football Development Officer & U14s Girls Academy Head Coach
Qualifications: OFC C-Licence
Background: I am from Christchurch and have lived here my whole life, I grew up as a junior playing at Parklands United before transferring to CTFC to continue my playing career and transition into senior football at 14. Since then, I have developed a love not only for the club but for coaching and am now on the advanced coaching pathway. I am currently working through my OFC B-Licence and have experience coaching in the Pride Youth environment. I am loving working with the girls and women at the club and cannot wait to see how the female game can progress here! I also have a Bachelor of Arts majoring in Psychology and Education and find the skills I acquired whilst studying this degree have paved a great pathway for working with our young girls.
Role: Women's First Team Head Coach
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Role: Women's Reserve Team Head Coach
Qualifications: OFC C-Licence
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Role: Men's First Team Head Coach
Qualifications: OFC B Licence
Experiences: CTFC U19s Head Coach, CTFC Men's First Team Assistant Coach
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Role: Men's U20's Team Head Coach
Qualifications: Working towards OFC C-Licence
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Role: 16s Girls Academy Team Head Coach
Qualifications: OFC C Licence
Background of Yourself: I have played for Tech since I was 5 years old and have loved every minute of it! Over the past four years I have coached a range of Girls Teams from 10th-14th Grade for CTFC. Recently I have been given the opportunity to Assist Coaching our Girls Under 17s Auckland Tournament Team. For several years I have also helped to coach our Academy Development Programme. I've completed a number of Junior and Youth Coaching Qualifications and am currently working on completing my OFC C License. I am super excited for the opportunity to take our first Girls Academy Team this season and hope to inspire and support the girls in their football development pathways. TFL!
Role: U14s Boys Academy Head Coach
Qualifications: UEFA C-Licence
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Role: U15s Boys Academy Head Coach
Qualifications: OFC C-Licence
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Role: U17s Boys Academy Head Coach
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Role: High Performance and Academy Strength and Conditioning Coach
Qualifications: BSci – University of Canterbury, GradDip Sport & Exercise Science – Ara Institute of Canterbury
Experiences: Canterbury United Pride Strength & Conditioning Coach 2018-Present
Background: I began my journey in football playing as a young child. After playing all the way through school and developing a passion for the game I found myself away from the sport for around 10 years after finding success in volleyball. I followed that pathway, both playing and coaching for around 15 years. After struggling with injuries, I began the journey of Sport and Exercise Science and Strength and Conditioning with a particular goal of helping athletes handle the rigors of sports.
After finishing my studies, I found myself thankfully back in the game of football as the Strength and Conditioning Coach for the Canterbury United Pride where I have been for the last 5 years. I feel privileged to join the CTFC family and aim to help build an environment that fosters a player-first focus for health and performance.
Role: GK Development Officer
Qualifications: OFC GK C-Licence
Experience: New Zealand U17s GK Coach World Cup 2023 Indonesia
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