Rob Sherman (football manager)
Robert Sherman (born 21 August 1960) is a Welsh football manager and former footballer who manages the Fiji national football team.
Early life[edit]
Sherman grew up in Aberystwyth, Wales.[citation needed]
Education[edit]
Sherman attended Ysgol Penglais School in Wales.[1]
Career[edit]
Sherman has been described as a "highly respected figure in football and coaching education globally".[2] He was described as "helped nurture Gareth Bale and Aaron Ramsey in his previous role at the Welsh FA".[3] He worked as technical director of Football Federation Australia, where he was described as "charged with rekindling Australian soccer’s stagnant youth development system... will oversee a review into academy structures and pathways, incorporating NPL and grassroots clubs, and assess the controversial national compensation scheme, where junior clubs earn a pittance for producing talent".[4]
Style of play[edit]
Sherman mainly operated as a left-winger.[5]
Personal life[edit]
Sherman is the father of Welsh football manager Drew Sherman.
References[edit]
- ^ "Profile".
- ^ "Rob Sherman slams the sport". smh.com.au.
- ^ "Not the job for Rob". sbs.com.au.
- ^ "Rob Sherman out to reboot stagnant youth development scheme". heraldsun.com.au.
- ^ "Rob Sherman - Otago Daily Times article".