Becki Tweed
{{Short description|English football manager and former player}}
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| name = Becki Tweed
| image = NC Courage vs Angel City (Oct 2024) 015 (cropped).jpg
| caption = Tweed with Angel City in 2024
| fullname = Rebecca Susan Tweed{{cite web |url=https://fdp.fifa.org/assetspublic/ce42/pdf/SquadLists-English.pdf |title=Squad List, FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Costa Rica 2022: USA |work=FIFA |page=16 |date=3 August 2022 |access-date=3 August 2022}}
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| birth_place = Bristol, England{{cite news |url=https://www.angelcity.com/club/technical-staff/becki-tweed |title=Becki Tweed |access-date=15 June 2023 |publisher=Angel City FC}}
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| currentclub = San Diego Wave FC (assistant coach)
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| years1 = 2005–2008
| clubs1 = Bristol City
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| years2 = 2008–2009
| clubs2 = Millwall
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| years3 = 2009–2010
| clubs3 = Bristol Academy
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| clubs4 = Jersey Blues (WPSL)
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| years5 = 2011–2015
| clubs5 = Millburn Magic
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| years6 = 2020
| clubs6 = Sky Blue FC
| caps6 = 0
| goals6 = 0
| manageryears1 = 2017–2020
| managerclubs1 = Monmouth Hawks (assistant)
| manageryears2 = 2020–2023
| managerclubs2 = NJ/NY Gotham FC (assistant)
| manageryears3 = 2021
| managerclubs3 = Gotham Reserves
| manageryears4 = 2022–2023
| managerclubs4 = United States U20
| manageryears5 = 2023
| managerclubs5 = Angel City FC (assistant)
| manageryears6 = 2023
| managerclubs6 = Angel City FC (interim)
| manageryears7 = 2024
| managerclubs7 = Angel City FC
| manageryears8 = 2025–
| managerclubs8 = San Diego Wave FC (assistant)
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Rebecca Susan Tweed is an English women's football manager and former player who currently serves as an assistant coach for San Diego Wave FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). She previously served as the head coach of Angel City FC and an assistant coach for the United States women's national under-20 soccer team, as well as an assistant coach and interim head coach of NJ/NY Gotham FC from 2020-2023.{{cite news |url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/37858340/nwsl-angel-city-fires-coach-6-game-winless-streak |title=NWSL's Angel City fires coach after 6-game winless streak |date=15 June 2023 |access-date=15 June 2023 |work=ESPN |agency=Associated Press}}
Playing career
Tweed played professionally for six years in the FA Women's Premier League for Bristol City and Millwall. She then moved to the United States and played for Women's Premier Soccer League (WPSL) teams Jersey Blues FC and Millburn Magic.{{cite web |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211111153620/https://www.jerseysportingnews.com/becki-tweed-women-coaching/ |archive-date=11 November 2021 |date=10 November 2021 |url=https://www.jerseysportingnews.com/becki-tweed-women-coaching/ |title=From England to New Jersey, Becki Tweed is making her mark |first=Jenna |last=Tonelli |work=Jersey Sporting News}}
= Sky Blue FC, 2020 =
On 10 October 2020, Tweed — serving as assistant coach for Sky Blue FC — also dressed as a bench player for a match against Chicago Red Stars in the 2020 NWSL Fall Series, wearing squad number 29 and rostered as a midfielder. She did not appear in the match.{{cite news |url=https://equalizersoccer.com/2020/10/10/sky-blue-fc-dominates-in-3-1-fall-series-finale-against-chicago/ |title=Sky Blue FC dominates in 3-1 Fall Series finale against Chicago |date=10 October 2020 |access-date=15 June 2023 |work=The Equalizer |first=Rachael |last=Kriger}}{{cite web |url=https://women.soccerway.com/matches/2020/10/10/united-states/nwsl-fall-series/jersey-sky-blue/chicago-red-stars/3364334/ |title=Gotham FC vs. Chicago Red Stars |date=10 October 2020 |access-date=15 June 2023 |work=Soccerway}} As a result, her playing rights in the NWSL were made available in the 2020 NWSL Expansion Draft.{{cite news |url=https://www.cbssports.com/soccer/news/nwsl-expansion-draft-protected-list-tracker-heres-a-look-at-the-available-players-for-racing-louisville/ |title=NWSL expansion draft protected list tracker: Here's a look at the available players for Racing Louisville |date=5 November 2020 |access-date=15 June 2023 |work=CBS Sports |first=Sandra |last=Herrera |quote=Sky Blue FC ... Unprotected Players ... Rebecca Tweed (Playing Rights)}}
= International =
Managerial career
= Monmouth University =
Tweed joined Monmouth University as an assistant coach in 2017.{{cite web |url=http://monmouthhawks.com/news/2017/8/10/becki-tweed-joins-womens-soccer-staff.aspx |title=Becki Tweed joins women's soccer staff |date=10 August 2017 |publisher=Monmouth Hawks }}{{dead link|date=September 2023}}{{cite tweet |title=Welcome Assistant Coach Becki Tweed to our program! #FlyHawks |user=MonmouthWSOC |author=Monmouth Women's Soccer |author-link=Monmouth Hawks women's soccer |number=895727732088229888 |date=10 August 2017 |access-date=15 June 2023}}
= Sky Blue FC (NJ/NY Gotham FC), 2020–2023 =
Tweed joined Sky Blue FC in March 2020 as an assistant coach to head coach Freya Coombe after sending her resume to the club. After Coombe left to manage Angel City FC mid-season in 2021, Coombe's replacement Scott Parkinson retained Tweed as an assistant. On 4 September 2021, newly appointed Parkinson was unavailable to coach a match against Chicago Red Stars due to a personal matter, and the club — now named NJ/NY Gotham FC — named Tweed as interim head coach.{{cite news |url=https://www.inquirer.com/soccer/gotham-fc-scott-parkinson-chicago-red-stars-20210831.html |title=Gotham FC hires Scott Parkinson as new manager, Bev Goebel Yanez as assistant |access-date=15 June 2023 |date=31 August 2021 |work=Philadelphia Inquirer |first=Jonathan |last=Tannenwald}} Gotham drew the match against Chicago 0–0. Following Parkinson's firing during the 2022 season, Tweed and fellow assistant coach Bev Yanez led training{{cite news |url=https://www.allforxi.com/2022/8/11/23302131/parkinson-out-as-gotham-head-coach |title=Scott Parkinson out as Gotham FC head coach |date=11 August 2022 |access-date=15 June 2023 |work=All For XI |first=Jenna |last=Tonelli}} until the appointment of interim head coach Hue Menzies, who retained Tweed as an assistant.{{cite press release |url=https://www.gothamfc.com/news_article/show/1241733 |title=In Dramatic Comeback, Gotham FC Ends Season with Thrilling Draw with Portland Thorns FC |date=1 October 2022 |access-date=15 June 2023 |publisher=NJ/NY Gotham FC}}
Tweed was also co-head coach of the Gotham Reserves WPSL team created in 2021, partnering with Eleri Earnshaw.{{cite news |url=https://www.soccertoday.com/the-wpsl-new-nwsl-reserve-team-for-2021-season/ |title=NJ/NY Gotham FC Collaborates with Downtown United Soccer Club to Create NWSL Reserve Team Which Will Compete in 2021 WPSL Season |date=12 April 2021 |access-date=15 June 2023 |work=SoccerToday |first=Nichole |last=Singleton}} The team won the 2021 WPSL Metropolitan South conference championship in a perfect season, and the WPSL named Tweed and Earnshaw conference Coaches of the Year for that season.{{cite press release |url=https://wpslsoccer.com/news/2021/08/27/best-of-the-wpsl-awards---east-region |title=Best of the WPSL awards - East Region |date=27 August 2021 |access-date=15 June 2023 |publisher=Women's Premier Soccer League}}{{cite press release |url=https://wpslsoccer.com/news/2021/07/22/njny-gotham-reserves-claim-metropolitan-south-division-title-in-inaugural-wpsl-season |title=NJ/NY Gotham Reserves claim Metropolitan South Division title in inaugural WPSL season |date=22 July 2021 |access-date=15 June 2023 |publisher=Women's Premier Soccer League |first=Ryan |last=Lindsay}}
= Angel City FC, 2023–2024 =
On 11 January 2023, Angel City FC hired Tweed as an assistant coach, reuniting Tweed with former Sky Blue FC head coach Freya Coombe and Gotham Reserves co-head coach Eleri Earnshaw.{{cite news |url=https://equalizersoccer.com/quick-update/angel-city-hire-becki-tweed-as-assistant-coach/ |title=Angel City hire Becki Tweed as assistant coach |date=11 January 2023 |access-date=15 June 2023 |work=The Equalizer |first=Bella |last=Munson}} On 14 June, Angel City fired Coombe at the halfway point of the 2023 season and named Tweed the club's interim head coach.
Under Tweed's management, Angel City made the NWSL Playoffs and only dropped one game as a loss.{{Cite web |last=Linehan |first=Meg |title=Angel City hires Becki Tweed as permanent coach |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5008073/2023/11/02/angel-city-becki-tweed-head-coach/ |access-date=2023-11-07 |website=The Athletic |language=en}} On 2 November 2023, Angel City announced that it had removed the interim tag from Tweed and named her the club's permanent head coach after leading the team to an 8-2-5 mark across all competitions.{{cite web | url=https://www.angelcity.com/news/article/angel-city-names-becki-tweed-head-coach | title=ACFC }} Tweed was nominated for NWSL Coach of the Year—the first time an interim coach has made the shortlist.
On 9 December 2024 Angel City announced that Tweed had departed the club.{{cite web |last1=Zarpentine |first1=Bryan |title=Angel City fires coach Becki Tweed: Where does franchise go from here? |url=https://www.sportingnews.com/us/soccer/news/angel-city-fires-coach-becki-tweed-where-does-franchise-go-here/3fb7a527e085eb7de1398207 |website=The Sporting News |access-date=24 February 2025 |date=9 December 2024}}
= San Diego Wave FC, 2025– =
Following her departure from Angel City, Tweed joined San Diego Wave FC as an assistant coach under manager Jonas Eidevall. Her appointment was announced on 31 January 2025.{{cite web |title=San Diego Wave FC Announces Coaching Staff Additions |url=https://sandiegowavefc.com/san-diego-wave-fc-announces-coaching-staff-additions/ |website=San Diego Wave Fútbol Club |access-date=24 February 2025 |date=31 January 2025}}
= International =
Tweed serves as assistant coach for the United States women's national under-20 soccer team. She was part of the coaching staff for the team at the 2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, Sud Ladies Cup, and 2023 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship.{{cite tweet |title=Our very own @BeckiTweed is proudly serving as an assistant coach for the U.S. team at the 2023 CONCACAF Women's Under-20 Championships in the Dominican Republic! |user=weareangelcity |author=Angel City FC |author-link=Angel City FC |number=1658906950372040704 |date=17 May 2023 |access-date=15 June 2023}}
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