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

Sherman grew up in Aberystwyth, Wales.^{[citation needed]}

Education

Sherman attended Ysgol Penglais School in Wales.^[1]

Career

Sherman has been described as a "highly respected figure in football and coaching education globally".

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

Sherman mainly operated as a left-winger.[5]

Personal life

Sherman is the father of Welsh football manager Drew Sherman.

References

^ "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".

[1] "Profile".

[2] "Rob Sherman slams the sport". smh.com.au.

[3] "Not the job for Rob". sbs.com.au.

[4] "Rob Sherman out to reboot stagnant youth development scheme". heraldsun.com.au.

[5] "Rob Sherman - Otago Daily Times article".

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v t e Current managers of OFC national teams
Luvu (American Samoa) Ibrom (Cook Islands) Sherman (Fiji) Sidaner (New Caledonia) Bazeley (New Zealand) Moon (Papua New Guinea) Stewart (Samoa) Vega-Arango (Solomon Islands) Garcia (Tahiti) Moleni (Tonga) Alcantara (Vanuatu)
(c) – caretaker manager