27 Facts About Laura Harvey

Laura Harvey holds USSF "A" and UEFA "A" coaching licenses.

Laura Harvey was an assistant coach with the United States women's national soccer team as well as England's U-17, U-19 and U-23 national teams.

Laura Harvey was named FA WSL Manager of the Year in 2011 after guiding Arsenal to win the league title, FA Cup, and Continental Cup.

Laura Harvey was named NWSL Coach of the Year in 2014,2015, and 2021.

Laura Harvey was the second woman to earn a US Soccer Pro License.

Laura Harvey is the first coach in NWSL history to coach 200 regular season games.

Laura Harvey grew up in Bulkington, a village in Warwickshire in the West Midlands region of England.

Laura Harvey's father was a full-time high school teacher and a football coach who worked for The Football Association and Coventry City FC during her childhood.

Laura Harvey graduated from the University of Wolverhampton with a bachelor's degree in Sports Studies.

At age 22, Laura Harvey ruptured her ACL while playing for Birmingham City; she subsequently retired from playing.

Laura Harvey was named assistant coach for Birmingham City in 2002.

In 2008, Laura Harvey joined Arsenal as its first team coach.

In February 2010, Laura Harvey was hired to replace Tony Gervaise as manager for Arsenal.

In 2011, Laura Harvey was named FAWSL Manager of the Year after guiding the team to win the league title, FA Cup, and Continental Cup.

Laura Harvey finished her tenure with Arsenal in 2012 having led the team to three consecutive league titles, two Continental Cups, and one FA Women's Cup.

Laura Harvey led the Gunners to the UEFA Women's Champions League semi-finals twice.

On 21 December 2012, Laura Harvey was named head coach of Seattle Reign FC for the inaugural season of the National Women's Soccer League, a new professional league in the United States.

On 7 November 2017, the Reign announced that Laura Harvey had stepped down as head coach and general manager, and that the team had hired FC Kansas City coach Vlatko Andonovski, who had defeated Laura Harvey's Reign FC teams in the 2014 and 2015 NWSL championship matches, on her recommendation.

Laura Harvey returned to the Reign as head coach, where she previously coached from 2013 to 2017, after the 2020 Summer Olympics in August 2021.

Laura Harvey was named 2021 NWSL Coach of the Year by a vote of owners, general managers, coaches, media, players, and fans; the 2022 win was her third.

Laura Harvey led the Reign to a 2022 The Women's Cup championship, defeating Club America in the semi-finals and hosts Racing Louisville FC in the finals.

Laura Harvey was a finalist for the 2022 NWSL Coach of the Year award.

In July 2023, Laura Harvey became the first coach in league history to coach 200 regular season games.

Laura Harvey was named as coach of the United States U-23 national team for a tournament in Spring 2017, after coaching them through a January camp.

Laura Harvey reportedly took on an expanded role with the United States Soccer Federation following her exit from the Seattle Reign FC organization.

From January 2020 to July 2021, Laura Harvey was the head coach of the United States women's national under-20 soccer team; she served as an assistant coach of the United States women's national soccer team.

Laura Harvey led the U-20 team on a seven-game unbeaten streak and championship win at the 2020 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship in the Dominican Republic.