Meet the ClubFootball Coaches - 1

ClubFootball's coaching team are all qualified professional coaches from the UK and have experience of coaching youngsters at all levels, from grassroots to elite professional club academy level. All are passionate about providing a developmental footballing experience and helping youngsters enjoy their football and improve their game. For profiles of more ClubFootball coaches, please click on the Intro link in the top tool bar and select a link.

Director of Football - Colm Carson

From Belfast, Northern Ireland, Colm holds the IFA Level 2 and UEFA B certificates, and is also qualified as a Personal Trainer and Fitness Instructor.

As a youth, Colm was capped 7 times by the Northern Ireland Under-16’s, and 5 times by the Under 18’s. After spending 2 years at Watford’s Academy, he joined League of Ireland side Donegal Celtic and then Knockbreda.

Colm’s coaching career began in 2011 with well-respected Belfast club Immaculata FC, where Colm rose through the ranks to be appointed Head Youth Coach in 2015 with the responsibility for both overseeing programmes and mentoring young coaches In addition to working in Belfast, Colm also spent several spells in the US gained valuable overseas experience with a range of community programmes and travel teams. Colm joined ClubFootball in Summer 2016.

Coaching Operations Manager - Rich Foley

From Birmingham in the English Midlands, Rich has been working in sports in Asia both on and off the pitch for the last eight years and has been coaching since he was a teenager.

Rich holds the UEFA B-Licence certificates and an AFC B-Licence certificates, as well as being a qualified referee with the English FA.

During his eight years in Asia, Rich has worked in Thailand within the International School community expanding and improving the delivery of football provision in various roles. Most recently, Rich has been working in Brunei Darussalam where he worked in coaching and coach development within both a national league club and national team groups, and also training coaches in the wider Bruneian sporting community. Coach Rich joined ClubFootball in Summer 2022.