Freya Coombe is an English

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manager and former player who currently manages Angel City FC of the American

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(NWSL).

Early life

Coombe grew up in

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Club career

Coombe played for

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for five years.

Managerial career

Coombe coached in various roles at

over a seven-year period, including managing the club's reserve team. She then moved to the

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and coached youth soccer in the

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. In September 2019, Coombe was named interim head coach of Sky Blue FC of the

. The team removed her interim tag in December 2019. In August 2021, Coombe was named head coach of Angel City FC for the

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Freya Coombe
at LinkedIn English women's football managers National Women's Soccer League coaches NJ/NY Gotham FC coaches English women's footballers English expatriate football managers Reading F.C. Women players Year of birth missing (living people) Living people English expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates Sportspeople from Reading, Berkshire Footballers from Berkshire Women's association footballers not categorized by position Angel City FC coaches {{England-women-footy-bio-stub