Lydia Kathleen Jackson (; born January 2, 1984) is an American

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coach and retired player who played as a

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Coaching career

Vandenbergh worked as a coach for Matthews Soccer Club in

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from 2006 to 2007. In 2008, she was an assistant coach at

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, while also serving as a volunteer assistant coach for the

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. From 2009 to 2010, she worked as an assistant for the

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women's team, and in 2010 was an assistant coach for the

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. In 2012, Vandenbergh became an assistant coach for the

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women's soccer team under head coach Stacey Enos. She then became the associate head coach of the team in 2014, before being appointed as the head coach in 2015. She served as the coach for nine years while also working as an assistant

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, before stepping down from her roles in 2020.

Personal life

Vandenbergh grew up in

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, and graduated from

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in 2002. She graduated from

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with a

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in 2006, and later from

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with a

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. She lives in

Swannanoa, North Carolina Swannanoa is a census-designated place (CDP) in Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States. The population 5,021 at the 2020 census up from 4,576 at the 2010 census. The community is named for the Swannanoa River, which flows through the ...

, with her husband Joshua Jackson.

References

External links

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Central Coast Mariners player profile

Chicago Red Stars player profile

1984 births Living people American women's soccer players 21st-century American sportswomen Central Coast Mariners FC (women) players Chicago Red Stars players Clemson Tigers women's soccer players Saint Louis Athletica players MagicJack (WPS) players National Women's Soccer League players Women's association football midfielders Women's Professional Soccer players Charlotte Lady Eagles players Fortuna Hjørring players Sydney FC (women) players Santos FC (women) players USL W-League (1995–2015) players Danish Women's League players Women's Premier Soccer League players American women's soccer coaches Female association football managers Florida State Seminoles women's soccer coaches Western Carolina Catamounts coaches Coastal Carolina Chanticleers coaches Warren Wilson Owls coaches American expatriate women's soccer players American expatriate sportspeople in Brazil American expatriate sportspeople in Australia American expatriate sportspeople in Denmark Expatriate women's footballers in Brazil Expatriate women's soccer players in Australia Expatriate women's footballers in Denmark Soccer players from North Carolina People from Brevard, North Carolina Asheville City SC Women players High school soccer coaches in the United States Georgia Southern University alumni {{US-women-footy-midfielder-stub