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My Take
What strikes me about Laura Harvey is that she found her real calling on the touchline, not the pitch. From Nuneaton to Arsenal and Birmingham, then across the Atlantic to be named NWSL Coach of the Year in 2014, she is the rare manager who has thrived in two football cultures. Holding both UEFA and USSF A licences signals someone who builds through study and method rather than instinct alone. I respect coaches like her who quietly win by developing others, and her steady stewardship of Seattle Reign feels like the work of a craftsman content to let the players take the glory.
Overview
Laura Kate Harvey (born 15 May 1980) is an English football manager and former player who currently manages Seattle Reign FC of the American National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). She holds USSF "A" and UEFA "A" coaching licences. Harvey previously managed the United States women's national under-20 soccer team, Utah Royals FC, Arsenal, and Birmingham City.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Laura Harvey
- Name (Japanese)
- ローラ・ハービー
- Reading
- ろーら・はーびー
- Born
- May 15, 1980 (age 46)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Taurus / Monkey
- Origin
- Nuneaton, United Kingdom
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- association football player / association football coach
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- University of Wolverhampton
Awards & achievements
- 2014 National Women's Soccer League Coach of the Year
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Association football player — see all → · Association football coach — see all → · More people from United Kingdom →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.