Keith Boanas

Keith Boanas
Personal information
Full name Keith Robert Boanas[1]
Date of birth 22 April 1959 (1959-04-22) (age 52)
Place of birth England
Playing position Midfielder
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.
† Appearances (Goals).

Keith Robert Boanas (born 22 April 1959) is an English football manager and the current coach of the Estonia women's national football team.

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Playing career

A player and coach on the non-league circuit,[2] Boanas made three substitute appearances for Tooting & Mitcham United after being appointed manager in 1998-99.[3]

Coaching career

Prior to taking the Tooting & Mitcham United job in 1998, Boanas had become head coach at the Surrey FA and also served as director of Margate FC's centre of excellence.[4]

In November 2000 Boanas took over as manager of Charlton Athletic Ladies, while still managing Tooting & Mitcham United.[5] He led Tooting & Mitcham to the Ryman League Division Two title, then resigned in August 2001 to focus on 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 Fulham and Arsenal in 2003 and 2004. He also guided Charlton to the FA Women's Premier League Cup in 2004 and 2006.

In 2007 Charlton Athletic men were relegated from the Premier League and scrapped their entire women's section as a result, leaving Boanas "devastated".[7] When the Charlton community trust subsequently took over the running of the women's team, Boanas rejected the opportunity to re-apply for his own job.[4]

Boanas then continued his work with the Surrey FA, and was also appointed assistant director of the David Beckham Academy.[4] He returned to the women's game in June 2008, being appointed manager of Millwall Lionesses.[8] However in January 2009 Boanas left Millwall to take over as manager of the Estonia women's national football team. In doing so he expressed disappointment at being overlooked for jobs working with the England women's national team.[9]

Personal life

Boanas is married to former England and Charlton Athletic goalkeeper Pauline Cope.[10]

Honours

2000-01
2004–05
2003–04, 2005–06

References

  1. ^ "MATCH REPORT". Universiade Shenzhen 2011. 2011-08-21. http://match.sz2011.org/pdf/FB/FBW101E06/FBW101E06.C73.ENG.1.0.pdf. Retrieved 2011-09-16. 
  2. ^ Keith Boanas (2010-01-25). "Keith Boanas / Estonian women's national team / English colleges". She Kicks. http://www.shekicks.net/flog/blogs/post/17. Retrieved 2011-01-04. 
  3. ^ Tooting & Mitcham United FC Archive
  4. ^ a b c Steve Wilson (2009-10-16). "Keith Boanas Q & A". BBC Sport. http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/stevewilson/2009/10/keith_bonas_qa.html. Retrieved 2011-01-04. 
  5. ^ Charlton's Bonus chance
  6. ^ "Boanas quits Tooting to manage women's team". Wandsworth Guardian. 2001-08-16. http://www.wandsworthguardian.co.uk/archive/2001/08/16/Local+London+Archive/6402562.Boanas_quits_Tooting_to_manage_women_s_team/. Retrieved 2011-01-04. 
  7. ^ Tony Leighton (2007-06-23). "Charlton shut down women's team". BBC Sport. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/women/6233506.stm. Retrieved 2011-01-04. 
  8. ^ "Lionesses make key appointment". Millwall FC. 2008-06-25. http://www.millwallfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10367~1332735,00.html. Retrieved 2011-01-04. 
  9. ^ Tony Leighton (2009-01-26). "Boanas leaves Millwall to take charge of Estonia". The Guardian. http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2009/jan/25/women-football-tony-leighton-millwall. Retrieved 2011-01-04. 
  10. ^ Keith Boanas (2010-11-01). "Keith Boanas / Estonian women's national team / English colleges". She Kicks. http://www.shekicks.net/flog/blogs/post/194. Retrieved 2011-01-04. 

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Sporting positions
Preceded by
Juri Saar		 Estonia women's national football team
manager
2009–present		 Succeeded by
Incumbent