Eva Olid
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Eva Olid Nicolás | ||
| Date of birth | 28 August 1985 | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Manchester United Women (head coach) | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2021–2026 | Heart of Midlothian | ||
| 2026– | Manchester United Women | ||
Eva Olid Nicolás (born 28 August 1985) is a Spanish football manager who is currently the head coach of Manchester United Women in the Women's Super League.
Early life
[edit source]Olid started playing football at the age of ten in Sabadell.[1][2] She played for Sabadell and La Planada.[1]
Career
[edit source]Hearts
[edit source]In 2021, Olid was appointed manager of the women's team of Scottish side Heart of Midlothian.[3] She signed a new two-year contract in August 2023,[4] being described as having "revolutionised the club and achieved a record fourth-place finish".[5] In 2024, she took Hearts to the final of the Scottish Women's Cup, which they lost 2–0 to Rangers.[6]
On 9 April 2026, it was announced that Olid would end her tenure as manager of Hearts by mutual agreement at the end of the 2025–26 season.[7] A month later, she led the club to achieve their first-ever title in the Scottish Premier League.[8]
Manchester United
[edit source]On 5 August 2026, Olid was appointed as the new Head Coach of Manchester United Women in the Women’s Super League on a contract until June 2028, with the option to extend by a further year.[9]
Coaching style
[edit source]She has been described as "very intriguing, in that she has looked to combine different aspects of traditional tactics from Spain, the USA and Scotland (where she has coached during her career) to come up with her own identity".[10]
Personal life
[edit source]References
[edit source]- 1 2 Sánchez, Jordi (16 November 2021). "Eva Olid: de Ca n'Oriac a entrenar a la Primera Divisió escocesa" [Eva Olid: from Ca n'Oriac to coaching in the Scottish Premier Division] (in Catalan). isabadell.cat.
- ↑ Bloomfield, Craig (12 January 2025). "Eva Olid". Coaches' Voice. Retrieved 28 April 2026.
- ↑ "Hearts women: Eva Olid takes over at Edinburgh side as boss". BBC Sport. 2021-07-11. Retrieved 2024-07-06.
- ↑ "Eva's Hearts Extension". www.heartsfc.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-07-06.
- ↑ ""I cannot be in a better place" insists Hearts manager Eva Olid". scotsman.com. 10 August 2023.
- ↑ "Match Report: Rangers 2-0 Hearts". www.heartsfc.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-07-06.
- ↑ Canavan, Amy (9 April 2026). "Olid to leave SWPL leaders Hearts at end of season". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 April 2026.
- ↑ "Hearts Women crowned SWPL Champions". Heart of Midlothian F.C. 24 May 2026.
- ↑ "Olid appointed United Women head coach". Manchester United. 5 August 2026. Retrieved 5 August 2026.
- ↑ "Hearts Women: Their tactical development under Eva Olid". totalfootballanalysis.com. 1 March 2023.
- ↑ "Eva Olid right on schedule in capital as she opens up on career goals". heraldscotland.com. 10 October 2021.
- Living people
- 1985 births
- Expatriate football managers in Scotland
- Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Scotland
- Heart of Midlothian W.F.C. managers
- Manchester United W.F.C. managers
- Spanish football managers
- Spanish expatriate football managers
- Sportspeople from Sabadell
- Scottish Women's Premier League managers
- Spanish expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Expatriate soccer coaches in the United States
- Sportswomen from Catalonia
- 21st-century Spanish sportswomen
- Expatriate football managers in England
- Spanish expatriate sportspeople in England