Leigh Veidman
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Leigh Veidman | ||
| Place of birth | Liverpool, England | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Energy FC (head coach) | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008-2010 | Iowa Western Community College | ||
| 2011 | University of Texas at Brownsville | ||
| 2013 | Bellevue University | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2014 | Toronto Lynx | ||
| 2015 | Des Moines Menace | ||
| Teams managed | |||
| 2015–2017 | Midland University Warriors (assistant) | ||
| 2016–2017 | Des Moines Menace (assistant) | ||
| 2019–2020 | Fresno FC (assistant) | ||
| 2020–2021 | Energy FC (assistant) | ||
| 2021– | Energy FC (interim) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
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Leigh Veidman is an English football coach and former player who is the head coach of USL Championship club Energy FC.[1]
Playing career
Veidman came to the United States from England to play College soccer in 2008.[citation needed] His first stop was at NJCAA team Iowa Western Community College where he was he earned All-Conference honors in 2008 and 2010 and All-American honors in 2010.[citation needed] Veidman transferred to the NAIA school University of Texas at Brownsville where he earned All-Conference honors in 2011.[citation needed] The last of his college career was played at the NAIA school Bellevue University where he again earned All-Conference honors in 2013.[2]
Veidman's senior level club career included a stint with then USL PDL club Toronto Lynx from 2011 to 2014 and a year at then USL PDL club Des Moines Menace in 2015.[citation needed]
Managerial career
Veidman started gaining coaching experience by leading Westside High School in Omaha, Nebraska.[citation needed] Between 2015 and 2017, he was as an assistant coach at Midland University while concurrently coaching as an assistant during the club season for Des Moines Menace.[citation needed]
His break in to coaching at the professional level came with Fresno FC under Adam Smith.[citation needed] After Fresno FC folded, Veidman came on as an assistant coach for Energy FC under John Pascarella.[3] Veidman got his chance to become a head coach when Energy FC let go of John Pascarella in June 2021.[4] He won three out of his first four matches as the head coach, which was more than the club had won in the entire 2020 season.[citation needed] Veidman holds a USSF A license and a UEFA B license as a manager.[citation needed]
Career statistics
Managerial
| Team | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | D | L | Win % | |||
| Energy FC | June 4, 2021 | Present | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 60.0 |
References
- ↑ "Energy FC Staff".
- ↑ "Leigh Veidman".
- ↑ "LEIGH VEIDMAN NAMED ASSISTANT COACH". January 20, 2020.
- ↑ Myron Patton (June 4, 2021). "Energy FC will have a new coach".
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