About John Herdman

John Herdman (born 19 July 1975) is an English professional football manager. He previously served as the head coach of the Canada men's national soccer team.
Shortly after taking over for the Canadian women's national soccer team in 2011, he led them to a gold medal finish at the 2011 Pan American Games in Mexico. He guided the team through the CONCACAF Olympic qualifying tournament in Vancouver, Canada, securing one of two qualifying spots for the London Olympic Games taking place in the summer. In London, the Canadian team placed third winning a bronze medal. The team retained their bronze medal at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.
On 8 January 2018, Herdman was named head coach of the Canada men's national soccer team. He "also becomes men's national director, with responsibility for all age groups from under-14s upward".