Tanya Oxtoby

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Tanya Oxtoby
Personal information
Full name Tanya Helen Oxtoby[1]
Date of birth (1982-06-15) 15 June 1982 (age 41)
Place of birth Wickham, Australia
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[2]
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
? Northern NSW Pride ?
? Northern Redbacks ?
? Western Waves ?
? National Training Centre ?
2008–2012 Perth Glory[3] 40 (0)
2012 Doncaster Rovers Belles 14 (0)
Managerial career
2012– Nottingham Forest
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 November 2008

Tanya Helen Oxtoby (born 15 June 1982) is an Australian soccer coach. In February 2012 she signed as a player for English FA WSL team Doncaster Rovers Belles, after four seasons playing for Perth Glory in the Australian W-League.[4] In July 2012 she agreed to manage Nottingham Forest Ladies, in addition to her playing duties with Doncaster.

Playing career

Born in Wickham, Western Australia, Oxtoby began playing as an eight-year-old in the Pilbara town of Wickham, initially playing in a team coached by her father. [5]

Between 1995 and 1999 she attended the Soccer Excellence Program at John Curtin College of the Arts.[6] In 1999 Oxtoby was selected for the Australian Under–19 Schoolgirls team but did not make the touring squad to England.[7]

In 2005 Oxtoby was appointed captain of the Western Waves in the Australian Women's National Soccer League.

In 2008 she was appointed captain of Perth Glory's women's team in the W-League.[8] She was one of only a few players of Indigenous descent to play in the W-League.[9]

In February 2009 she was named best player for the Glory, winning the Most Glorious Women's Player award.[10] Oxtoby collected the same award for her performances in the 2011 season.[11] Overall she played 40 matches for the Glory between 2008 and 2012.[12]

Oxtoby, who has dual English–Australian citizenship, joined Glory team mate Katie Holtham at Doncaster Rovers Belles for the 2012 FA WSL season.[13]

Coaching career

In 2007 Oxtoby was appointed assistant coach of the Football West National Training Centre. During 2008 she was appointed Western Australia women's Under-15 coach. [14]

In July 2012 Oxtoby was appointed manager and head coach of English FA Women's Premier League Northern Division club Nottingham Forest,[15] a role she combined with playing for Doncaster in the FA WSL.[16] In August 2013, Oxtoby accepted a coaching role with the reserve team of WSL club Lincoln Ladies[17] before she returned to Australia in 2014 and set up her own coaching business.

See also

References

  1. ^ "List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/03/2012 and 31/03/2012". TheFA.com. Retrieved 27 April 2012.
  2. ^ "Tanya Oxtoby". FootballAustralia.com.au. Retrieved 19 February 2012.
  3. ^ "Perth Glory Westfield W-League Player Stats". Perth Glory FC. 10 November 2008. Retrieved 17 November 2008.
  4. ^ "Player profiles". Perth Glory FC. Retrieved 17 November 2008.
  5. ^ "Glory Women Far From Downhearted". FootballWA.net. 27 October 2008. Retrieved 17 November 2008. [dead link]
  6. ^ Rickers, Peter. "Elite Player Profiles 1990–2009" (PDF). John Curtin College of the Arts. Retrieved 19 February 2012.
  7. ^ "Australian Schoolgirls Teams 1987–2006" (PDF). NSW School Football. Retrieved 17 November 2008.
  8. ^ "Glory W-League skipper". Perth Glory FC. 22 October 2008. Retrieved 17 November 2008.
  9. ^ "The Glory Girls". Stateline WA. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 14 November 2008. Retrieved 24 February 2009.
  10. ^ "Oxtoby voted most Glorious". Community Newspaper Group. 6 February 2009. Retrieved 24 February 2009.
  11. ^ Chris Correia (24 January 2012). "Oxtoby named Perth's best". Football Australia. Retrieved 27 January 2012.
  12. ^ Howe, Andrew. "Westfield W-League 2013/14 and Westfield Matildas Media Guide". Football Federation Australia. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  13. ^ "Defenders/ Tanya Oxtoby". Doncaster Rovers Belles. Retrieved 19 February 2012.
  14. ^ "Alistair Edwards Resigns". Football West. 1 November 2007. Archived from the original on 22 July 2008. Retrieved 17 November 2008.
  15. ^ "Forest Appoint Aussie Oxtoby". She Kicks. 17 July 2012. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
  16. ^ "Tanya In Dual Role". Doncaster Rovers Belles LFC. 25 July 2012. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
  17. ^ "Tanya Oxtoby joins coaching staff". Notts County Ladies F.C. 27 August 2013. Retrieved 22 July 2016.

External links

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