Keith Boanas

Keith Boanas
Personal information
Full name Keith Robert Boanas[1]
Date of birth (1959-04-22) 22 April 1959
Place of birth England
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current team
 Estonia Women (Manager)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–1999 Tooting & Mitcham United
Teams managed
1998–2001 Tooting & Mitcham United
2000–2007 Charlton Athletic L.F.C.
2008–2009 Millwall Lionesses L.F.C.
2009– Estonia Women

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


Keith Robert Boanas (Born 22 April 1959) is an international English football manager, UEFA pro-licence holder, and a senior coach educator. Boanas has been involved in grass roots football and academy player development for over 25 years in the UK, Europe, USA and SE Asia. He has served as the head coach of the Estonia women's national football team since 2009.

Playing career

Boanas has played and coached on the semi-professional circuit,[2] Boanas made three substitute appearances for Tooting & Mitcham United after being appointed manager in 1998–99.[3]

Coaching career

Boanas is currently the president of Surrey Coaches Association UK, replacing the late Sir Bobby Robson.

Prior to taking the Tooting & Mitcham United head coach position in 1998, he had become The County Coach in England's Surrey County Football Association, one of the oldest football associations in England. He also served as director of Margate FC's centre of excellence.[4]

Boanas has worked with and assisted in the development of many senior England women internationals such as current captain Casey Stoney and Enila Aluko. He has also assisted his wife, Pauline Cope/Boanas and Marieanne Spacey, the former assistant England national coach whom he tutored for the English FA Level 2, UEFA B. Boanas has also worked with many figures from the men's game including Chris Powell, the current head coach at Charlton Athletic and former PFA president. His career has included working with Dean Kiely Premier league GK now GK coach at West Bromwich Albion and Simon Mcmenmy, who was a national manager of Philippines national team. In player development, Leroy Lita who played for Swansea City, and Jason Euel who played for Charlton Athletic.

In November 2000, Boanas decided to enter women's professional football with a premiere league club. He worked to help develop the growing women's game and was at the forefront of women's soccer during this opportune period of time and took over as manager of Charlton Athletic Ladies, as opportunities at the professional men's level were few and far between at a time in English football where chairman of clubs favoured mostly ex-professional players despite being unqualified. Boanas took on this role while still managing Tooting & Mitcham United FC.[5] In August 2001, Boanas furthered his role with Charlton Athletic Ladies.[6]

With Charlton Ladies, Boanas reached three successive FA Women's Cup finals, winning the 2005 trophy after defeats to more established clubs with larger budgets Fulham and Arsenal in 2003, 2004 and reached the final once again in 2007. He also guided Charlton Ladies to further cup success, the FA Women's Premier League Cup in 2004 2006. However, despite vastly improved resources, Boanas failed to match the success of his predecessor Debbie Bampton who guided the club in its guise as Croydon to three Premier League titles and two doubles.

Despite the success of Charlton Ladies team, 2007 Charlton Athletic saw the men's team relegated from the Premier League and scrapped their entire women's section as a result.[4][7]

Boanas continued his work with the Surrey FA as The County Coach, and was then approached for the position of assistant director of the David Beckham Academy.[4] He currently holds an honorary position as the English national university and colleges head coach a position bestowed upon him in recognition of his coaching ability and his commitment, success and dedication to coach education. Boanas returned to the women's game in June 2008, being appointed manager of Millwall Lionesses.[8]

In January 2009, he was appointed as manager of the Estonia women's national football team and further tasked with re-structuring youth development and coach education in a developing football nation.[9]

In September 2012 after achieving all his senior coaching qualifications in the UK, Boanas elected to achieve his UEFA Pro Licence in Europe – the highest coaching award available in Europe, under Dutch tutor Arno Pijpers.[10]

In November 2012, Boanas reportedly agreed a three-year contract to take over as manager of Lincoln Ladies, to begin in January 2013. However Boanas decided not to take up the position offered at Lincoln.[11]

Boanas is the author of three youth development manuals for coaches and delivers coach education courses and clinics world wide and also academy training workshops for Surrey coaches with Fulham FC youth academy players.[12]

Personal life

Boanas is married to former England and Charlton Athletic goalkeeper Pauline Cope and has two children Sonny and Kari Boanas.[13]

Honours

UK

2000–01

2003–2004

Nationwide Coach of the Year

2004–2005

Ryman League Coach of the Year

2004–05
2003–04, 2005–06

Europe

Estonia

2009, 2010, 2012, 2013 Seniors 4 x Winners Annual Baltic Cup Tournament

2009, 2012 U19s 2 x Winners Youth Baltic Cup

2010, 2012, 2013 U17s 3 x Winners Youth Baltic Cup

2010 Voted Estonian FA JALKA Magazine Coach of the year

2010 Seniors Winners UEFA Mini Tournament Armenia

References

  1. ↑ "MATCH REPORT" (PDF). Universiade Shenzhen 2011. 21 August 2011. Retrieved 16 September 2011.
  2. ↑ Keith Boanas (25 January 2010). "Keith Boanas / Estonian women's national team / English colleges". She Kicks. Retrieved 4 January 2011.
  3. ↑ Tooting & Mitcham United FC Archive
  4. 1 2 3 Steve Wilson (16 October 2009). "Keith Boanas Q & A". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 January 2011.
  5. ↑ Charlton's Bonus chance
  6. ↑ "Boanas quits Tooting to manage women's team". Wandsworth Guardian. 16 August 2001. Retrieved 4 January 2011.
  7. ↑ Tony Leighton (23 June 2007). "Charlton shut down women's team". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 January 2011.
  8. ↑ "Lionesses make key appointment". Millwall FC. 25 June 2008. Retrieved 4 January 2011.
  9. ↑ Tony Leighton (26 January 2009). "Boanas leaves Millwall to take charge of Estonia". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 January 2011.
  10. ↑ "Keith Boanas Gains UEFA Pro Coaching License". She Kicks. 3 September 2012. Retrieved 3 September 2012.
  11. ↑ "Lincoln Ladies: Keith Boanas appointed as manager". British Broadcasting Corporation. 16 November 2012. Retrieved 16 November 2012.
  12. ↑ "Better Soccer Coaching – Team". Retrieved 18 July 2014.
  13. ↑ Keith Boanas (1 November 2010). "Keith Boanas / Estonian women's national team / English colleges". She Kicks. Retrieved 4 January 2011.
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Juri Saar		 Estonia women's national football team
manager
2009– 		Succeeded by
incumbent
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