Neil Turnbull (born 21 July 1959) is an English-Canadian

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Career

Turnbull earned his Canada Soccer "B" coaching licence in 1984, and later his "A" license. He served as the program director of Alberta Soccer, before becoming the first head coach of the Canada women's national team in 1986. He coached the team until 1991, leading Canada at the

1988 FIFA Women's Invitation Tournament The 1988 FIFA Women's Invitation Tournament, or International Women's Football Tournament, was organised by FIFA in China from 1 to 12 June 1988. The competition was a test to study if a global women's World Cup was feasible following the experie ...

and

1991 CONCACAF Women's Championship The 1991 CONCACAF Women's Championship was the first staging of the CONCACAF Women's Championship, the international women's association football tournament for North American, Central American and Caribbean nations organized by CONCACAF. The tour ...

. He later returned from 1996 to 15 August 1999, coaching the team at the

1998 CONCACAF Women's Championship The 1998 CONCACAF Women's Championship was the fourth staging of the CONCACAF Women's Championship, the international women's association football tournament for North America, Central America and Caribbean nations organized by CONCACAF. The fina ...

, which Canada won, and

1999 FIFA Women's World Cup The 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup was the third edition of the FIFA Women's World Cup, the world championship for List of women's national association football teams, women's national association football, soccer teams. It was hosted as well as ...

Personal life

Turnbull was born and raised in

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, England. He earned a degree in

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from the

Northern Alberta Institute of Technology The Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT) is a public polytechnic and applied sciences institute in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. NAIT offers approximately 120 credit programs leading to degrees, applied degrees, diplomas, and certifica ...

, and a

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from the

University of Alberta The University of Alberta (also known as U of A or UAlberta, ) is a public research university located in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It was founded in 1908 by Alexander Cameron Rutherford, the first premier of Alberta, and Henry Marshall Tory, t ...

in 1985.

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Neil Turnbull
at Soccerdonna.de 1959 births Living people Sportspeople from Newcastle upon Tyne English football managers Canadian soccer coaches Women's association football managers Canada women's national soccer team managers 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup managers Northern Alberta Institute of Technology alumni University of Alberta alumni {{Canada-footy-bio-stub