Draft:Ash Civil

Ash Civil (born April 16, 1991) is an English football coach who is currently the assistant and transition coach of Finnish club Seinäjoen Jalkapallokerho.

Civil played football as a youth, but retired at 21 and became a coach. He has coached in England, America, Iceland, and Finland, including roles at Northampton Town F.C., The English FA, Brooke House College Football Academy , Tampereen Pallo-Veikot (TPV), and Seinäjoen Jalkapallokerho (SJK). After promoting TPV to the Kakkonen and winning the TUL Cup in 2023, Civil joined SJK as an assistant and transition coach to the club's Ykkösliiga team.

England
After a short playing career in amateur football as a midfielder, Civil began his coaching career in 2013 as Assistant Manager at Rothwell Corinthians in the United Counties League and as an Academy Coach at FCV International Football Academy, working with U16-U19 teams.

In 2014, he had a short stint as Assistant Manager at Wellingborough Town Football Club before joining AFC Rushden & Diamonds as the U16 Coach in September 2014.

During the 2016/17 season, Civil worked across the youth development phase as a Youth Development Phase Coach at Northampton Town. Simultaneously, he served as a FA Coach Mentor at The English FA, supporting the development of grassroots football coaches.

In 2017, he joined Brooke House College Football Academy as an Academy Coach and U16 Manager, later being promoted to Football Academy Assistant Manager. In this role, he focused on player development and the recruitment of future players.

Iceland
In December 2019, Civil was named manager of Icelandic 3rd division club Einherji, marking his first position in senior football. Einherji, located in Vopnafjörður on the east coast of Iceland, achieved a 9th place finish in the 2020 season under Civil's leadership. This season was notable for being the top goal-scoring season in seven years and the third highest in the 47-year history of Einherji's men's team. The season was cancelled after 20 games due to COVID-19.

Finland
In 2021, Civil was appointed as the U17 and U20 Lead at Tampereen Pallo-Veikot (TPV). His performance led to a contract extension and a promotion to First Team Manager in November 2021. Head of coaching, Petri Taskinen, praised Civil, stating, "He has a lot to give to TPV as a coach and player developer."

In the 2022 season, Civil narrowly missed promotion to the Kakkonen, losing out on goals scored. Despite this, the team had a notable run, including reaching the finals of the TUL Cup. Civil persisted and in 2023, he won his first trophy as a senior head coach, leading TPV to become TUL Cup Champions and securing the league title with one game to go.

Following his successful stint at TPV, Civil moved to Seinäjoen Jalkapallokerho (SJK) as an Assistant Coach with the SJK Akatemia in the Ykkösliiga. In this role, he acted as a bridge between the players and the coaching staff, supporting the transition of players from the SJK Akatemia 2 team to the SJK Akatemia Ykkösliiga team.