November 30, 2023 – National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) – Racing Louisville FC News Release
Racing Louisville FC has appointed Beverly “Bev” Goebel Yanez as its head coach, the club announced Thursday following an exhaustive month-long search that included candidates from across the globe.
The 35-year-old Yanez, who spent this past season as an assistant coach with Racing, emerged as the top choice after a series of interviews and presentations with the club’s various stakeholders, completing her rapid rise to a head coaching position four years after retiring as a player.
Yanez will be introduced as the new Racing head coach at a press conference at 2 p.m. Thursday.
“I am incredibly excited for the opportunity to lead this group,” said Yanez (whose last name is pronounced “Yawn-ez”). “I am honored to be a part of this club and grateful to immerse myself in this amazing community. I have said it before and I truly believe it: This group is special in several aspects, and I look so forward to the start of the 2024 season!”
“We could not be more excited for Bev to lead Racing Louisville into the future,” said Racing general manager Ryan Dell. “During her time in Louisville this past season and throughout the interview process, we have seen how dedicated, tactically sound and innovative she is. Bev’s commitment to development and her NWSL experience stood out in the search process, and in every conversation we had about this role, her immense potential was clear. She can be a championship-winning coach at Racing Louisville, and she embodies what we want in a head coach both on and off the pitch.”
A former standout player for the Seattle-based club now known as OL Reign, Yanez worked three years in the National Women’s Soccer League as an assistant coach after retiring, spending two seasons with NJ/NY Gotham FC before moving to Louisville in 2023. She helped Racing reach this year’s UKG NWSL Challenge Cup final and helped lead Gotham’s run to the 2021 Challenge Cup final and the 2021 NWSL Playoffs.
Yanez has also worked as a coach in the youth soccer ranks, including stints with the U-15 U.S. Soccer Youth National Team and the OL Reign academy as well as the Juventus Academy and COPA Soccer Training Center in California.
The California native, who grew up near Los Angeles in Moreno Valley, earned her U.S. Soccer Federation A-Senior license in 2023.
Known for her attention to detail, tactical nous and dedication to individual development, Yanez immediately…