Louis Lancaster (born 9 October 1981) is an English professional football coach, notable for his role as head coach of Chinese Taipei national football team and coaching

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Early life

Born in

Barking Barking may refer to: Places * Barking, London, a town in East London, England ** London Borough of Barking and Dagenham, a local government district covering the town of Barking ** Municipal Borough of Barking, a historical local government dist ...

, Lancaster was raised in Hatfield in Hertfordshire. During his youth he had stints at professional academies however failed to secure a contract. Lancaster played semi-professional football for

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, Hertford Town,

Berkhamsted Berkhamsted ( ) is a historic market town in Hertfordshire, England, in the Bulbourne valley, north-west of London. The town is a civil parish with a town council within the borough of Dacorum which is based in the neighbouring large new town ...

and

Wealdstone Wealdstone () is a district located in the centre of the London Borough of Harrow, England. It is located just north of Harrow town centre and is south of Harrow Weald, west of Belmont and Kenton, and east of Headstone. The area accommodates ...

Managerial career

Lancaster holds a UEFA Pro License and an Elite Coaching License. He has held coaching positions at

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and Brentford. He also worked with future England international

during his time at

Watford Watford () is a town and borough in Hertfordshire, England, 15 miles northwest of Central London, on the River Colne. Initially a small market town, the Grand Junction Canal encouraged the construction of paper-making mills, print works, and ...

, where he spent three seasons. In 2011, Lancaster was selected as one of 16 coaches from the past decade to participate in the inaugural FA Elite Coaches Award delivered by Dick Bate and Alistair Smith. He went on to complete his UEFA Pro Licence in 2013 where he also completed an in-depth study on the topic of mavericks. It was on this course he met Gary White. Lancaster assisted White at

Shanghai Shenxin Shanghai Shenxin Football Club () was a professional football club that participated in China's football league system between 2003 and 2019 under licence from the Chinese Football Association (CFA). The team was based in Jinshan District, Shangh ...

China League One The Chinese Football Association China League (), also known as China League One or Chinese Jia League (中甲联赛), is the second level of professional football in China. Above League One is the Chinese Super League. Prior to the formation of ...

and with the Chinese Taipei national football team. In their time with the National Team, they reached the nation's highest ever FIFA ranking and won their first title in 49 years.

Chinese Taipei national team

Lancaster was appointed the head coach of the Chinese Taipei national team on 18 January 2019, his first senior management position. Lancaster secured his first win charge on 11 June 2019, when Taiwan defeated

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0–2, with both goals scored by

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. He was sacked in December 2019.

Utah Royals

On 18 February 2020, Utah Royals announced that Lancaster had joined as an assistant. Lancaster's time in Utah came to an end in December 2020 when it was announced that the Royals would cease operations and their player-related assets transferred to the expansion Kansas City NWSL team.

Career statistics

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lancaster, Louis 1981 births Living people Footballers from Barking, London English footballers Association footballers not categorized by position Wealdstone F.C. players Hertford Town F.C. players Berkhamsted F.C. players Welwyn Garden City F.C. players Alumni of the University of Bath English football managers Arsenal W.F.C. non-playing staff Watford F.C. non-playing staff Portsmouth F.C. non-playing staff Brentford F.C. non-playing staff Shanghai Shenxin F.C. non-playing staff Chinese Taipei national football team non-playing staff English expatriate football managers English expatriate sportspeople in China English expatriate sportspeople in Taiwan Expatriate football managers in Taiwan Utah Royals FC non-playing staff Chinese Taipei national football team managers