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Ted Copeland

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Ted Copeland
Personal information
Date of birth (1940-02-22) 22 February 1940 (age 84)
Managerial career
Years Team
1993–1998 England Women

Ted Copeland (born 22 February 1940) is an English former football coach. He managed the England women's side between 1993 and 1998, leading them to a quarter-final appearance in the 1995 World Cup.[1]

Copeland spent 12 years working as a lecturer in physical education at the University of Petroleum and Minerals in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.[2] While in Saudi Arabia, he also played for and coached Ettifaq FC in the Saudi Premier League and coached the Saudi Under-16 and Under-19 National Teams.[2]

He had a spell with Hartlepool United where he was first-team coach.[2][3]

In 1990, Copeland became the Football Association's Regional Director of Coaching for the North of England.[2] In 1993, he added the part-time role of England women's coach to his duties and remained in both posts until 1998. His successor, Hope Powell became the first full-time manager of the England women's team.[4]

He later worked as director of sport at East Durham College and was director of education services for a sports marketing company, Navigator.[5]

In August 2006, Copeland and his wife Cindy took early retirement and moved to Parcent, Alicante.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "England into quarter-finals". The Independent. 12 June 1995. Archived from the original on 26 May 2022. Retrieved 9 November 2009.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Coach:Ted Copeland". Fortworth FC. Retrieved 9 November 2009.
  3. ^ Martin Morgan (10 February 2005). "Reds to teach tomorrow's stars a lesson". North West Evening Male. Retrieved 9 November 2009.
  4. ^ "Hope Powell:England Women's Team". England Caps (UK). Retrieved 9 November 2009.
  5. ^ "Navigator Guides Soccer's Youth". Sports Business. 2 August 2005. Retrieved 11 September 2009.

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