14 Facts About Vera Pauw

Vera Pauw has managed several national women's football teams, including Ireland, Scotland, Netherlands, Russia and South Africa.

When she was 13 years old SV Bredorodes started a women's team which Vera Pauw joined, and at the age of 18 she moved to VSV Vreeswijk to play at a higher level.

Vera Pauw did become the first female Dutch player to play professionally outside the country, when she signed for Italian Serie A club Modena in 1988.

In September 1998, Vera Pauw was appointed coach and technical director of Scotland, at the same time her husband Bert van Lingen was working as assistant manager of Glasgow Rangers.

Vera Pauw departed in October 2004 to take up a similar role with the Netherlands and led her home country to the semi-final of UEFA Women's Euro 2009.

Vera Pauw was controversially fired in the first half of 2010.

Vera Pauw resigned as South Africa head coach after leading the nation to the 2016 Olympics.

On 27 November 2017 Vera Pauw was hired as the new head coach of the Houston Dash.

On 20 September 2018 Vera Pauw departed from the National Women's Soccer League club.

On 4 September 2019, Vera Pauw was appointed as the new manager of the Ireland team.

Vera Pauw is married to her former national team coach Bert van Lingen.

In December 2022, Vera Pauw was named in a report by the US National Women's Soccer League that discovered widespread ongoing misconduct in the league.

The report claimed that during her time in charge of Houston Dash, Vera Pauw attempted to exert excessive control over her players' and staff's diet, weight, fitness, training, housing, and location.

Vera Pauw is banned from working in the NWSL unless she accepts personal responsibility.