Herbert distances himself from Mariners role
Former All Whites and Wellington Phoenix coach Ricki Herbert has distanced himself from speculation that he’ll be the next head coach at A-League club Central Coast Mariners.
Former All Whites and Wellington Phoenix coach Ricki Herbert has distanced himself from speculation that he’ll be the next head coach at A-League club Central Coast Mariners.
ESPN: New Zealand’s 2010 World Cup boss Ricki Herbert says that landing a coaching job in Malaysia or Singapore would be “the perfect next step” after parting ways with AFC minnows, the Maldives.
Ricki Herbert will consider coaching roles in New Zealand or abroad after ending his eight-month stint as head coach of the Maldives. The former All Whites and Wellington Phoenix coach returned to New Zealand this week after 14 matches in charge of the Maldives national side.
Former All Whites coach Ricki Herbert has lifted his Maldives team above New Zealand in the latest FIFA rankings. Here’s how Stuff.co.nz reported it …
Maldives: Coach Ricki Herbert secured his sixth international victory since taking over as Maldives national coach when his side beat Bhutan 4-2 in the team’s final FIFA World Cup qualifying match.
Maldives coach Ricki Herbert will look to Tuesday’s international against Bhutan for his team to bounce back from their FIFA World Cup loss to China.
Coach Ricki Herbert has personal experience of what it’s like to play for one of the world’s smallest nations against the planet’s largest – experience that will help his Maldives team in their FIFA World Cup campaign.
Haveeru Online: Coach Ricki Herbert has been forced to leave out three injured players from his Maldives squad to face China in their FIFA World Cup qualifier on Thursday.
Academy founder Ricki Herbert plans to attend the national training camp in Cambridge next month during a break from his commitments as the national coach of the Maldives.
Ricki Herbert’s Maldives U-23 side have headed home from India after failing by the narrowest of margins at the South Asian Games in India. Having reached the semi-finals of the tournament, the Maldivians lost to Nepal 4-3 in extra time and then the side were beaten in the play-off for third place at tournament, losing 7-6 on penalties to Bangladesh.