1. Michelle Kerr was born on 15 October 1969 and is a Scottish football manager and former player who is currently the English Football Association's technical lead for women's national teams.
18 Facts About Shelley Kerr
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Shelley Kerr won 59 caps for Scotland between 1989 and 2008, scoring three goals.
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Shelley Kerr gained the UEFA Pro Licence in January 2013, shortly before leaving the SFA for Arsenal.
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Shelley Kerr led Arsenal to an FA Women's Cup and Continental Cup double in 2013, and a second FA Cup in 2014.
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Shelley Kerr guided Scotland to their first appearance in a Women's World Cup finals, but left after they failed to qualify for the following European Championship.
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Shelley Kerr participated in football at school and Edinburgh Dynamo were her first football club.
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Shelley Kerr stopped playing football for around nine years, during which she gave birth to her daughter.
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In May 2001, Shelley Kerr was named in coach Vera Pauw's Scotland squad for a friendly with the Netherlands at Almondvale Stadium.
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Shelley Kerr was listed as a Heart of Midlothian LFC player.
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Shelley Kerr retired from international football, at 39 years old, after the away leg of Scotland's eventual away goals defeat by Russia in Nalchik on 30 October 2008, in the qualifying play-off.
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Shelley Kerr took her first coaching course at the Inverclyde NTSC in 1989.
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Shelley Kerr did not want the job on a permanent basis and was keen for someone else to take over.
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Shelley Kerr was awarded the UEFA Pro Licence in January 2013.
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On 19 August 2014 Shelley Kerr was appointed as manager of the Lowland Football League team Stirling University.
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Shelley Kerr's appointment was the first time at that level in the United Kingdom a woman has been named as manager of a men's club.
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Shelley Kerr established an under 20 programme as a pathway to the full team for players in her time in charge.
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On 3 April 2017, Shelley Kerr was appointed the head coach of the Scotland women's national team.
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Shelley Kerr left the position by mutual consent in December 2020, after the team failed to qualify for UEFA Women's Euro 2021.