Leigh Manson

Leigh Manson is a Scottish football manager and the founder and current president of Nike Total Football in Japan.[1] Manson has been coaching with the sport for 20 years, he has also played in numerous clubs like the Queen of the South and Gretna in Scotland and the Richmond Kickers in the United States.[2] He also served as head coach of Global which then competed in the United Football League.

Leigh Manson
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Queen of the South
Richmond Kickers
Gretna
Teams managed
2013 Philippines U23
2014–2016 Global
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Football career

Leigh Manson is the founder and president of Total Football in Japan. He was licensed as a Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) B coach with numerous awards from the Scottish Football Association.[1]

He was a part of the training of Philippines national under-23 football team as their preparation to the 2013 Southeast Asian Games. They held their training with the squad every day for two weeks.[2]

Global

Brian Reid was replaced by Manson to coach for Global, a Philippine-based football club.[3][4] He made his debut in the United Football League, the premier football league in the country[5][6] against Loyola Meralco Sparks in a 4–0 loss.[7]

Davao Aguilas

In May 2018, Manson was hired by the Philippines Football League club, Davao Aguilas F.C. as an assistant coach to their newly appointed head coach, Melchor Anzures.[8]

Managerial statistics

As of 3 April 2014

Team Nat From To Record
GWDLWin %
Global F.C. Philippines January 2014 28 22 2 4 078.57

References
  1. "Meet the Team". Total Football Japan. Archived from the original on 22 March 2014. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
  2. Guerrero, Bob (20 June 2013). "Meet the Azkals U23 team's Secret Weapon". Yahoo! Philippines. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
  3. "Global names Leigh Manson as new head coach". Global Football Club. 11 January 2014. Archived from the original on 12 January 2014. Retrieved 12 January 2014. Manson: I'm very excited by the opportunity to put my ideas on the pitch ... I know long enough Dan's vision of how he wants Global to play.
  4. Decena, Karl (14 January 2014). "UFL powerhouse Global appoints new Scottish coach for League competition". InterAKTV/TV5. Archived from the original on 22 March 2014. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
  5. "About United Football League". United Football League. Archived from the original on 26 March 2014. Retrieved 22 March 2014. The United Football League has been at the forefront of Philippine club football since it was revamped by the Football Alliance in 2009 ... Presently, the United Football League has grown to become an eight-month-long competition, with 20 teams separated evenly into two divisions. Such has been the growth and development of the sport in the last three years that UFL clubs are now competing in regional tournaments like the AFC President's Cup and Singapore Cup.
  6. Jamlang, Josue (6 December 2011). "The Football Alliance: Philippine football's miracle workers". InterAKTV/TV5. Archived from the original on 5 November 2013. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
  7. Miravite, Myke (15 January 2014). "UFL: Loyola stuns Global 4-0 in titanic second-day matchup". Rappler. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
  8. Biantan, Jack (29 May 2018). "Maro Out, Anzures In For Davao Aguilas FC". Pinoy Football. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
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