- Hope Powell
Infobox Football biography
playername = Hope Powell
fullname = Hope Powell
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1966|12|8
cityofbirth =London
countryofbirth =England
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position =Midfielder
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clubs = Millwall Lionesses
Fulham
Croydon
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nationalyears = 1983–1998
nationalteam = England Women
nationalcaps(goals) = 66 (35)
manageryears = 1998–
managerclubs = England WomenHope Powell OBE (born 8 December, 1966,
Lewisham ,South East London ) is the coach of theEngland women's national football team . She is easily distinguished by herdreadlocks and is the sister of Dirty Pretty Things and ex-Libertines drummerGary Powell . [http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/internationals/hope-powell-i-see-him-now-and-again-but-i-dont-swap-notes-with-steve-mcclaren-397911.html] Powell is a fully qualified ‘A’ License coach and in 2003 became the first woman to achieve the UEFA Pro Licence - the highest coaching award available.As a player, Powell won 66 caps for England, mainly as an attacking
midfielder , scoring 35 goals. She made her England debut at the age of 16, and would go on to play in the1995 FIFA Women's World Cup , England's first World Cup appearance. She was also vice-captain of her country. At club-level, she played for Millwall Lionesses for nine years and won theFA Women's Cup three times, including a league and Cup double as captain of Croydon in 1996.She was appointed as the first ever full-time national coach in 1998 and has led England to the 2001 European Championship and the quarter-finals of the 2005 European Championship and the 2007 World Cup Finals. As well as managing the England Senior team, she oversees the whole set-up from Under-15s to the Under-21s, a coach mentoring scheme and The FA’s National Player Development Centre at
Loughborough University .In 2002 Powell was appointed OBE, and in 2003 was inducted into the
English Football Hall of Fame in recognition of her talents.Notes
External links
* [http://www.thefa.com/Womens/EnglandSenior/PlayersAndCoaches/Postings/2003/11/Coaches.htm Profile at the FA website]
* [http://www.nationalfootballmuseum.com/pages/fame/Inductees/hopepowell.htm Hope Powell] at The National Football Museum Hall of Fame Pages
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