Women's Soccer
Thackeray, Nathan
Nathan Thackeray
- Title:
- Assistant Coach
- Email:
- nthack@email.unc.edu
- Phone:
- 919-962-4100
Nathan Thackeray was hired as an assistant coach at North Carolina during the 2021 season and is responsible for working with the Tar Heel goalkeepers.
Thackeray simultaneously serves as a first-team assistant and goalkeeper coach for the North Carolina courage of the NWSL. He joined the Courage in 2017, while concurrently serving as the Director of Goalkeeping for the USL’s North Carolina FC.
The Courage won back-to-back NWSL championships in 2018 and 2019 earned three consecutive Shield awards as the team with the league’s best regular season record in 2017, 2018 and 2019. The club also won the 2022 Challenger’s Cup and the 2018 International Champions Cup.
He spent five years with North Carolina FC (2016-21) and during his time with the organization, NCFC developed 24 goalkeepers into intercollegiate players, had six players sign home grown contracts and eight had regular integration with either men’s or the women's professional teams.
Thackeray was responsible for overseeing the largest goalkeeper program in the United States. With more than 300 goalkeepers. He also served as an assistant coach for both boys’ and girls’ U15 – U19 academy teams.
He joined the staff of the North Carolina FC in 2016 after serving as Head of Academy Goalkeeping with Major League Soccer’s Houston Dynamo for four seasons.
In addition to serving as an assistant coach with the Dynamo, Thackeray was responsible for overseeing the development of all goalkeepers from age levels U11 to U23.
He is currently the goalkeeper coach and assistant coach with the U15 Youth National Team.
Thackeray began his coaching career at Young Harris College, where he served as an assistant coach/goalkeepers for the men’s team in 2011 and 2012.
He earned his bachelor's degree in communications and media studies from William Woods University in 2010.
Thackeray simultaneously serves as a first-team assistant and goalkeeper coach for the North Carolina courage of the NWSL. He joined the Courage in 2017, while concurrently serving as the Director of Goalkeeping for the USL’s North Carolina FC.
The Courage won back-to-back NWSL championships in 2018 and 2019 earned three consecutive Shield awards as the team with the league’s best regular season record in 2017, 2018 and 2019. The club also won the 2022 Challenger’s Cup and the 2018 International Champions Cup.
He spent five years with North Carolina FC (2016-21) and during his time with the organization, NCFC developed 24 goalkeepers into intercollegiate players, had six players sign home grown contracts and eight had regular integration with either men’s or the women's professional teams.
Thackeray was responsible for overseeing the largest goalkeeper program in the United States. With more than 300 goalkeepers. He also served as an assistant coach for both boys’ and girls’ U15 – U19 academy teams.
He joined the staff of the North Carolina FC in 2016 after serving as Head of Academy Goalkeeping with Major League Soccer’s Houston Dynamo for four seasons.
In addition to serving as an assistant coach with the Dynamo, Thackeray was responsible for overseeing the development of all goalkeepers from age levels U11 to U23.
He is currently the goalkeeper coach and assistant coach with the U15 Youth National Team.
Thackeray began his coaching career at Young Harris College, where he served as an assistant coach/goalkeepers for the men’s team in 2011 and 2012.
He earned his bachelor's degree in communications and media studies from William Woods University in 2010.
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