Coaches
Jill Ellis
Coach who led the United States to consecutive FIFA Women's World Cup titles.
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Coach who led the United States to consecutive FIFA Women's World Cup titles.
Jillian Anne Ellis (born 6 September 1966) is an English-American football manager and executive. As of March 2026 she is chief football officer of FIFA, since her appointment in December 2024. Ellis coached the United States women's national team from 2014 to 2019 and won two FIFA Women's World Cups in 2015 and 2019, making her the second coach to win consecutive World Cups after Vittorio Pozzo. She stepped down as the team's head coach in October 2019. Ellis was appointed president of San Diego Wave FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) after its expansion in 2021. She has served as an ambassador for the United States Soccer Federation, working to help raise the number of women in coaching, and has also served as head coach for various college and United States national youth teams over her career.
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Coach who led the United States to consecutive FIFA Women's World Cup titles.
Career and education
Teams and organisations
William & Mary Tribe women's soccer
Education
North Carolina State University · Robinson Secondary School · College of William & Mary · Cowplain Community School
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