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Rhian Emilie Wilkinson (born May 12, 1982) is a Canadian professional soccer coach and former player, who currently coaches the Wales women's national team. [4] She was previously the head coach of Portland Thorns of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), where she led the team to the 2022 NWSL Championship.
The Thorns kicked off their 2014 season with the announcement of a new head coach, Paul Riley, formerly of the Long Island Fury of the Women's Premier Soccer League. [30] The Thorns broke the club's own NWSL attendance record with 19,123 attending an August 3 game between Portland and new expansion team Houston Dash at newly renamed Providence ...
Wilkerson and Menges knew each other when they were both players for Portland in 2015. Wilkerson then spent time as an assistant at the University of Tennessee, with the Canadian women's national ...
The following year, Norris joined Portland Thorns FC in the National Women's Soccer League as an assistant coach. [ 7 ] [ 8 ] The team won the championship in the 2022 season , though coach Rhian Wilkinson resigned at the end of the season. [ 9 ]
Former Tennessee soccer player Rhian Wilkinson has been selected as the new head coach of NWSL Portland Thorns FC, according to the Athletic.
The Thorns currently sit at the bottom of the National Women's Soccer League standings with three losses and a draw to st Portland makes coaching move following the Thorns' poor start Skip to main ...
Robert Peter Tabo Gale (born 3 August 1977) is an English former professional footballer and coach. He serves as the head coach for Portland Thorns FC in the American National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). [1] [2] [3] As a player, Gale began his career in England with Fulham before taking a break to focus on his coaching qualifications.
In 2013, Riley was named head coach of the Portland Thorns in the newly formed top-division National Women's Soccer League. [13] After leading the team to a 16–17–11 record and one playoff appearance over two seasons, but finishing the 2015 season in sixth place, the Thorns declined to renew Riley's contract.