Tom Sermanni
Sermanni in 2011
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Thomas Dorby Sermanni | ||
| Date of birth | 1 July 1954 | ||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1971–1973 | Cumbernauld United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1973–1978 | Albion Rovers | 151 | (38) |
| 1978–1979 | Blackpool | 10 | (0) |
| 1979–1982 | Torquay United | 89 | (12) |
| 1982–1983 | Dunfermline Athletic | 5 | (0) |
| 1983 | Marconi Stallions FC | ||
| 1984–1987 | Canberra City | 57 | (7) |
| 1988–1989 | Canberra Croatia | ||
| Total | 312 | (57) | |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1988–1991 | Canberra Croatia/Metros | ||
| 1989–1991 | Australian Schoolboys | ||
| 1991–1993 | Australian Institute of Sport (Men's) | ||
| 1993–1994 | Sydney Olympic FC | ||
| 1994–1996 | Australia women | ||
| 1997–1999 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | ||
| 1999–2001 | Canberra Cosmos | ||
| 2002–2003 | New York Power | ||
| 2003 | Sarawak | ||
| 2005–2012 | Australia women | ||
| 2013–2014 | United States women | ||
| 2015 | Canada women (assistant) | ||
| 2016– | Orlando Pride | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Thomas Dorby "Tom" Sermanni (born 1 July 1954) is a Scottish association football coach and former professional player who is currently the head coach of the Orlando Pride of the National Women's Soccer League. He has also previously coached the Australia women's national team, and the United States women's national team from 2013 to 2014.
Born in Glasgow, Sermanni played as a midfielder in Scotland, England, Australia and New Zealand for Cumbernauld United, Albion Rovers, Blackpool, Torquay United, Dunfermline Athletic, Canberra City and Christchurch United.
Sermanni has coached a number of Australian club sides, including Canberra Metros and Canberra Cosmos.
In 2001 Sermanni was an assistant coach for the Bay Area CyberRays of the Women's United Soccer Association (WUSA). The CyberRays won the league's inaugural championship, the Founders Cup. He remained an assistant coach in 2002 when the team changed its name to the San Jose CyberRays. In 2003 he was hired as head coach of the New York Power (WUSA), who had fired their previous coach after finishing their 2002 season with a dismal record of 3 wins, 17 losses, and 1 draw (10 pts). With him as their coach, the team improved to finish the 2003 season in fifth place with a record of 7 wins, 9 losses and 5 draws (26 pts.).
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