Nahas with the North Carolina Courage in 2024
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1978-04-24) April 24, 1978 (age 46)[1] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | North Carolina Courage (head coach) | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Queens Royals | |||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2007 | Carolina RailHawks U23 | ||
| 2012–?? | United States U-14 (assistant) | ||
| 2016 | United States U-20 (assistant) | ||
| 2017–2021 | North Carolina Courage (assistant) | ||
| 2021 | North Carolina Courage (interim) | ||
| 2022– | North Carolina Courage | ||
Sean Nahas (born April 24, 1978) is an American soccer coach and former player who is currently the head coach of North Carolina Courage of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL).[2][3]
Nahas grew up in East Northport, New York, and played youth soccer.[4]
Nahas played two years of collegiate soccer for Queens Royals.[5] He later graduated from Hofstra University.[3]
Nahas held youth soccer leadership roles with the Capital Area Soccer League since 2004, and also served as assistant and scout for various youth national teams.[3][6] He joined the North Carolina Courage senior team's staff as an assistant coach upon the team's founding via relocation in 2017, working for head coach Paul Riley,[2] and also directed the Courage's U.S. Soccer Development Academy girls' team.[6]
On July 8, 2021, The Athletic reported that Nahas had interviewed for the head coaching role at NWSL expansion team Angel City FCofLos Angeles, California, and was the team's preferred candidate.[7] This report generated criticism from Angel City FC's supporters groups, who posted lists of women candidates to social media and publicly suggested that Angel City FC hire a woman. At the time, NJ/NY Gotham FC head coach Freya Coombe was the only woman working as an NWSL head coach.[8] Angel City FC reportedly eliminated Nahas from contention by July 12[9] and announced the hiring of Coombe a month later.[10]
In October 2021, Nahas became interim head coach of the Courage following the firing of Riley as part of the NWSL's response to the 2021 NWSL abuse scandal.[11][12] He was elevated to the role permanently in December 2021.[3]
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| P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||
| North Carolina Courage | October 6, 2021 | present | 36 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 67 | 53 | +14 | 041.67 |
| Career totals | 36 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 67 | 53 | +14 | 041.67 | ||
North Carolina Courage, as head coach
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North Carolina Courage – current squad
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