Beverly Goebel Yanez (born Beverly June Goebel; July 19, 1988) is an American

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coach and former professional player. She is the head coach of

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in the

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(NWSL). Yanez played as a

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for

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in the NWSL, Melbourne City in the Australian W-League,

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in the Japanese Nadeshiko.League, and PK-35 in Finland's

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, as well as the

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and the

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in the

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(WPS) league. Yanez was the top scorer in Japan's Nadeshiko league in 2013, earning the Golden Boot award, and was a top scorer for the Seattle Reign of the NWSL during the 2014 and 2015 seasons. She was named to Best XI teams in both top-division leagues. On February 10, 2020, Yanez announced her retirement from professional soccer.

Early life

Raised in

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, Yanez attended Moreno Valley High School, where she helped lead the girls' soccer team to win the Coast Soccer League and was named the League's

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and offensive MVP. She played for club team Freedom United for two years, helping the team to the 2004 Nike Harvest Cup and Coast Soccer League championships.

Sacramento State University, 2006

In 2006, Yanez attended

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. As a freshman, she finished fourth on the team in scoring with two goals and six assists and received an All-Big Sky Honorable Mention. Her six assists ranked second on the team and third in the

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. Yanez recorded a team-high 66 shots and ranked third in the

with 3.19 shots per game.

University of Miami, 2007–2009

Yanez transferred after her freshman year to the

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for the remainder of her collegiate career. During her sophomore year, she played in all 21 matches, starting 20 and finishing the season third in scoring with four goals and four assists. She served an assist in three straight matches against

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, and

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. She ranked third on the team in both shots (38) and shots on goal (19). As a junior she played in 13 matches, starting 12, and finished the season with three assists. As a senior, Yanez captained the team and finished her career at Miami having started 51 of 53 games.

Professional career

Club

WPS Years, 2010–2011

Yanez was selected by the

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in the third round of the

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, on Sep. 5. In November 2010, Yanez was drafted by the expansion team

in the second round (27th overall) of the 2010 WPS Expansion Draft. She started three times in 14 total games during the

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, scoring one goal and providing one assist. The Flash won the 2011 WPS Championship after defeating the

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in penalty kicks.

Pallokerho-35, 2011

In 2011, Yanez signed with Finnish team, Pallokerho-35. She started in all six games in which she played for a total of 540 minutes and tallied one goal. The team won the

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after a 2–0 win over

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. In early January 2012, Yanez signed with

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; however, later that month the WPS suspended operations before the season began.

INAC Kobe Leonessa, 2012–2014

150px, Yanez in 2013 Yanez went with Sky Blue FC (now without a league) on a tour of

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teams in Japan. They played a friendly against

, who were sufficiently impressed with her to offer her a contract in April 2012. During her first season with the team, Yanez played as a center-forward (previously she had played almost entirely in midfield) and scored 13 goals, including two goals at the

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where INAC finished second. INAC won the league championship and the

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the same year. As the league's top scorer in 2013, Yanez earned the league's Golden Boot award and was named to the Best XI after helping the team win the league championship for the second consecutive season. Yanez became the first foreign top scorer in the league since the 1990s. In December 2013, she helped the team win the Mobcast Cup, the unofficial women's club world championship tournament, after scoring a penalty kick to help INAC defeat Chelsea LFC 4–2. Her two goals at the tournament tied with Francisca Lara,

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, and Renee Rollason as the top scorer at the tournament.

Reign FC, 2014–2019

In December 2013, Yanez signed with

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on loan from INAC Kobe Leonessa for the second season of the

. Of the signing, Reign FC head coach

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said, "We immediately knew that Bev would be a massive addition to our club, so we made it a priority to find a way to bring her to Seattle for the 2014 season." During the 2014 season, Yanez helped the Reign set a league record unbeaten streak of 16 games during the first part of the season, going 13–0–3 (W-L-D). The Reign finished first in the regular season, clinching the

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for the first time. After defeating the

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2–1 in the playoff semi-finals, the Reign were defeated 2–1 by

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during the championship final. Yanez was the only Reign player to appear in all 24 regular season games and both playoff games, scoring 5 goals along the way. After returning to INAC and playing for the rest of the 2014 Nadeshiko League season, Yanez signed for the Reign permanently ahead of the 2015 season. That year, Yanez was the second-highest scorer on the team, her 9 goals following

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with 10. The Reign finished the regular season in first place, clinching the

for the second consecutive time. After advancing to the

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, Seattle faced fourth-place team

. Yanez scored the game-opening goal in the 71st minute after subbing in following a hip strain injury that had kept her from the pitch for a few games. After defeating the Spirit 3–0, the Reign advanced to the championship final. Seattle was ultimately defeated 1–0 by

during the championship final in Portland. Yanez, along with teammates

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, and

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, were named to the NWSL Best XI team. On February 10, 2020, Yanez announced her retirement from professional soccer.

Melbourne City

On November 14, 2016,

announced that Yanez would be loaned to Australian club Melbourne City for the NWSL off-season.

Coaching career

Yanez served as an assistant coach for

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from 2021 to 2022. In November 2022,

named her as an assistant coach for the 2023 NWSL season. Yanez was appointed as Racing Louisville's head coach in November 2023.

Personal life

Yanez is married to former

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midfielder Othaniel Yáñez. On December 5, 2020, Yanez gave birth to their first daughter, Noemi-Rae. Their second daughter, Cali June, was born on November 8, 2023.

Career statistics

Club

Honors

Pallokerho-35 *

: 2011 Western New York Flash * WPS Championship:

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* WPSL-Elite Championship: 2012 INAC Kobe Leonessa *

(2): 2012, 2013 * Empress's Cup All-Japan Women's Football Tournament (2): 2012, 2013 *Nadeshiko League Cup (1): 2013 * International Women's Club Championship(1): 2013 Seattle Reign FC *

(regular season winners): 2014, 2015 * NWSL Championship Runners-Up: 2014, 2015 Individual * Nadeshiko League Top Scorers (1): 2013 * Nadeshiko League Best Eleven (1): 2013 * International Women's Club Championship Top Scorer (2):

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2013 2013 was the first year since 1987 to contain four unique digits (a span of 26 years). 2013 was designated as: *International Year of Water Cooperation *International Year of Quinoa Events January * January 5 – 2013 Craig, Alask ...

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Yanez, Bev 1988 births Living people American women's soccer players 21st-century American sportswomen American women's soccer coaches Female association football managers Miami Hurricanes women's soccer players Western New York Flash players Washington Freedom (soccer) players Women's Professional Soccer players INAC Kobe Leonessa players National Women's Soccer League players Seattle Reign FC players Melbourne City FC (women) players Nadeshiko League players PK-35 Vantaa (women) players Kansallinen Liiga players Expatriate women's footballers in Finland Expatriate women's footballers in Japan American expatriate sportspeople in Finland American expatriate sportspeople in Japan American expatriate women's soccer players Sportspeople from Moreno Valley, California Soccer players from Riverside County, California Women's association football midfielders Women's association football forwards Sacramento State Hornets women's soccer players American expatriate sportspeople in Australia Expatriate women's soccer players in Australia Gotham FC non-playing staff Racing Louisville FC non-playing staff Racing Louisville FC head coaches

Early life

Sacramento State University, 2006

University of Miami, 2007–2009

Professional career

Club

WPS Years, 2010–2011

Pallokerho-35, 2011

INAC Kobe Leonessa, 2012–2014

Reign FC, 2014–2019

Melbourne City

Coaching career

Personal life

Career statistics

Club

Honors

See also

References

Further reading

External links