Former international Gail Redmond has been appointed as manager of the Northern Ireland Women’s U-17 and U-19 teams.
Redmond, currently the Women’s Development Manager with the Irish FA’s Foundation, has been coaching for more than 20 years and was previously involved with the Northern Ireland senior women’s team as an assistant coach.
She has been coaching NIFL Women’s Premiership side Glentoran since 2018 and is also a former player with the east Belfast club. As a player and coach at the Glens she has won 22 trophies over a 12-year period.
Redmond, who will step down from her roles with the association’s foundation and Glentoran to take up the Northern Ireland WU17s/WU19s managerial role, told irishfa.com: “I am really excited to be back coaching in international football.
“I have thoroughly enjoyed my time as the Women’s Development Manager and have had the privilege to work alongside so many amazing, hard-working, innovative colleagues and key stakeholders.
“I know that these relationships will be pivotal as I work hard to build on the strong foundations already in place to prepare our young players to compete in international football.”
In the new role she will plan, organise and deliver to elite international standard the training and competition programmes of the Women’s U17 and U19 teams. The focus will be on developing players to help maximise their potential and the opportunity to progress to the senior team.
Angela Platt, Director of Women’s Football at the Irish FA, said: “I’m really pleased to see Gail leading in this new role for the girls’ elite international pathway.
“She has a wealth of experience in girls’ and women’s football that I know she will bring to this role as a former international player, an experienced Pro Licence coach and through her various football development roles.
“It is an exciting role for the girls’ elite international pathway and I look forward to working with Gail closely to ensure we provide the opportunities to develop the exciting crop of talented Northern Ireland players within our girls’ pathway.”
