Louis Lancaster

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| name = Louis Lancaster

| image = Louis Lancaster Chinese Taipei.jpg

| fullname = Louis Alan Lancaster

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1981|10|9|df=y}}

| birth_place = Barking, England

| currentclub =

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| clubs1 = Wealdstone

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| clubs2 = Hertford Town

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| clubs3 = Berkhamsted

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| years4 = 2014

| clubs4 = Welwyn Garden City

| caps4 = 1

| goals4 = 0

| manageryears1 = 2012

| managerclubs1 = Brentford U18

| manageryears2 = 2016

| managerclubs2 = Shanghai Shenxin (assistant)

| manageryears3 = 2017–2019

| managerclubs3 = Taiwan (assistant)

| manageryears4 = 2019

| managerclubs4 = Taiwan

| manageryears5 = 2020

| managerclubs5 = Utah Royals (assistant)

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Louis Lancaster (born 9 October 1981) is an English professional football coach, notable for his role as head coach of Chinese Taipei national football team{{Cite web |date=18 September 2017 |title=White takes helm of Taiwan soccer |url=http://www.ebfc.co.uk/news/debut-win-for-hughes-1652552.html |publisher=Taipei Times |accessdate=29 March 2018}} and coaching Jadon Sancho.{{Cite web |date=29 November 2019 |title=Jadon Sancho: How single-minded schoolboy made his dream a reality |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/50550855 |publisher=BBC Sport |accessdate=2 December 2019}}

Early life

Born in Barking, Lancaster was raised in Hatfield in Hertfordshire. During his youth he had stints at professional academies however failed to secure a contract. Lancaster played semi-professional football for Welwyn Garden City, Hertford Town, Berkhamsted and Wealdstone.{{Cite web |title=Louis Lancaster |url=http://www.aylesburyunitedfc.co.uk/players/louis-lancaster#playingcareer |publisher=Aylesbury United F.C. |accessdate=1 June 2018}}

Managerial career

Lancaster holds a UEFA Pro License and an Elite Coaching License.{{Cite web |date=25 March 2018 |title=How The FA Elite Coaches Award Is Helping England's Young Stars |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/steveprice/2018/03/25/inside-the-fa-elite-coaches-award-and-how-its-helping-englands-young-stars/#356d054273e7 |website=Forbes |accessdate=24 April 2018}} He has held coaching positions at Portsmouth and Brentford.{{Cite web |title=Louis Lancaster Departs |url=https://www.brentfordfc.com/news/2012/november/louis-lancaster-departs/ |access-date=1 November 2021 |website=Official website of Brentford Football Club |language=en-gb}} He also worked with future England international Jadon Sancho{{Cite web |date=4 November 2019 |title=From The Premier League To Taiwan: Meet The Globetrotting Brit Who Coached Sancho |url=https://www.thesportsman.com/features/from-the-premier-league-to-taiwan-meet-the-globetrotting-brit-who-coached-sancho |publisher=The Sportsman |accessdate=2 December 2019}} during his time at Watford,{{Cite web |date=5 October 2019 |title=Jadon Sancho: How far can he go? We've only seen 'one tenth' of his ability, says ex-youth coach |url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11899/11802455/jadon-sancho-can-be-englands-maverick-says-former-youth-coach |publisher=Sky Sports |accessdate=5 November 2018}}{{Cite web |date=6 June 2020 |title=How Jadon Sancho became Manchester United's no.1 transfer target and a 'future Ballon d'Or winner' inside two years |url=https://talksport.com/football/712379/jadon-sancho-manchester-uniteds-transfer-target-ballon-dor-borussia-dortmund/ |publisher=Talksport |accessdate=8 June 2020}} where he spent three seasons.

In 2011, Lancaster was selected as one of 16 coaches from the past decade to participate in the inaugural FA Elite Coaches Award delivered by Dick Bate and Alistair Smith. He went on to complete his UEFA Pro Licence in 2013 where he also completed an in-depth study on the topic of mavericks. It was on this course he met Gary White. Lancaster assisted White at Shanghai Shenxin in China League One{{Cite web |date=7 September 2017 |title=Shanghai Shenxin chance for Welwyn Hatfield football coach |url=http://www.whtimes.co.uk/sport/football/shanghai-shenxin-chance-for-welwyn-hatfield-football-coach-1-4687730 |publisher=WH Times}} and with the Chinese Taipei national football team. In their time with the National Team, they reached the nation's highest ever FIFA ranking{{Cite web |date=1 August 2018 |title=Chinese Taipei at risk of losing Gareth Southgate's compatriot Gary White |url=https://www.fourfourtwo.com/sg/features/chinese-taipei-risk-losing-gareth-southgates-compatriot-gary-white |publisher=Four Four Two |accessdate=5 November 2018}} and won their first title in 49 years.{{Cite web |date=12 October 2018 |title=Former Taiwan head coach Gary White to lead HK |url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/sport/archives/2018/09/12/2003700257 |publisher=Taipei Times |accessdate=5 November 2018}}

= Chinese Taipei national team =

Lancaster was appointed the head coach of the Chinese Taipei national team on 18 January 2019, his first senior management position.{{Cite web |date=18 January 2019 |title=Facebook Live-Stream: Chinese Taipei announce their new Head Coach |url=https://www.facebook.com/CTFA.FOOTBALL/videos/276721619665883/?__xts__[0]=68.ARB0-MCMKHnKGw4WJM1FmXUiO8XUd8foiYJESXGXvKu3oTExg2I8snPPrERFOOA1TNVQCkfWf6q5hAuczZatL-mvInoh7SQ-jyuYmvdhcuI7iST1w5lnK8J650IXwHHjgI5zKR7TfMJJsMG98BnkOyodrk4f9s4rFLjgWMCSMMiG9wqnENHQyiSlxf2GP8AJvXtFpKWz1jdeaXWBeboewbVIK4foc-laySZffZWipq-w2XYZd9_v-s1JyYteA6Tw9yLWeYygkm3G5KZvDC-38IlTbiGCTvr2nJPZOPkBqeYPl8fvh0TlzA0XIQLpfpqxsxAUPQmJdTcKJw3qQmHHNjPZKFLfPDfTaTI&__tn__=-R |publisher=中華民國足球協會CTFA |accessdate=18 January 2019}}{{Cite web |date=14 October 2019 |title=He moulded one of the world's best young players. Now he'll try to take down the Socceroos |url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/football/socceroos/socceroos-chinese-taipei-vs-australia-preview-analysis-louis-lancaster-jadon-sancho-graham-arnold-robbie-cornthwaite/news-story/d125daec0cfc8c59ac30386217856c0e |work=Fox Sports |accessdate=2 December 2019}}

Lancaster secured his first win charge on 11 June 2019, when Taiwan defeated Hong Kong 0–2,{{Cite web |date=18 July 2019 |title=World Cup qualifiers: Taiwan's English boss Louis Lancaster 'positive' ahead of path to Qatar 2022 |url=https://www.scmp.com/sport/football/article/3019079/world-cup-qualifiers-taiwans-english-boss-louis-lancaster-positive |publisher=South China Morning Post |accessdate=2 December 2019}} with both goals scored by Chen Hao-wei. He was sacked in December 2019.{{Cite news |last=Pan |first=Jason |date=1 February 2020 |title=FEATURE: National soccer suffers horror 2019 |work=Taipei Times |url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2020/02/01/2003730173 |accessdate=1 February 2020}}

= Utah Royals =

On 18 February 2020, Utah Royals announced that Lancaster had joined as an assistant.{{Cite news |date=18 February 2020 |title=Utah Royals FC Rounds out Technical Staff with Addition of Louis Lancaster and Caitlin Young |publisher=Real Salt Lake |url=https://www.rsl.com/post/2020/02/18/utah-royals-fc-rounds-out-technical-staff-addition-louis-lancaster-and-caitlin-young |accessdate=18 February 2020}} Lancaster's time in Utah came to an end in December 2020 when it was announced that the Royals would cease operations and their player-related assets transferred to the expansion Kansas City NWSL team.{{Cite news |date=7 December 2020 |title=Kansas City Returns to the NWSL as Expansion Team in 2021 |publisher=NWSL |url=https://www.nwslsoccer.com/news/article/kansas-city-returns-to-the-nwsl-as-expansion-team-in-2021 |access-date=7 December 2020}}

Career statistics

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" \|+Appearances and goals by club, season and competition ! rowspan="2" \|Club ! rowspan="2" \|Season ! colspan="3" \|League ! colspan="2" \|FA Cup ! colspan="2" \|Other ! colspan="2" \|Total
Division !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals
Welwyn Garden City \|2004–05{{Cite web \|title=All Competitions : Player's Appearances – Lancaster Louis \|url=https://football.mitoo.co.uk/PlayersHistory2.cfm?PI=175704&LeagueCode=SMID2004 \|access-date=1 November 2021 \|website=football.mitoo.co.uk}} \|Spartan South Midlands League Premier Division \|3 \|3 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|3 \|3
Hatfield Town \|2005–06{{Cite web \|title=All Competitions : Player's Appearances – Lancaster Louis Alan \|url=https://football.mitoo.co.uk/PlayersHistory2.cfm?PI=107192&LeagueCode=HSCL2005 \|access-date=1 November 2021 \|website=football.mitoo.co.uk}} \|Hertfordshire Senior County League Premier Division \|2 \|1 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|2 \|1
Hertford Town \|2007–08{{Cite web \|title=All Competitions : Player's Appearances – Lancaster Louis \|url=https://football.mitoo.co.uk/PlayersHistory2.cfm?PI=163483&LeagueCode=SMID2007 \|access-date=1 November 2021 \|website=football.mitoo.co.uk}} \|Spartan South Midlands League Premier Division \|16 \|0 \|3 \|0 \|62 appearances in Spartan South Midlands League Challenge Trophy 2 appearances in Spartan South Midlands League Premier Division Cup, 1 appearance in Herts Senior Cup, 1 appearance in Herts Charity Cup \|0 \|25 \|0
Welwyn Garden City \|2013–14 \|Spartan South Midlands League First Division \|1 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|1 \|0
colspan="3" \|Career total !22 !4 !3 !0 !6 !0 !31 !4

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|+Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

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Welwyn Garden City

|2004–05{{Cite web |title=All Competitions : Player's Appearances – Lancaster Louis |url=https://football.mitoo.co.uk/PlayersHistory2.cfm?PI=175704&LeagueCode=SMID2004 |access-date=1 November 2021 |website=football.mitoo.co.uk}}

|Spartan South Midlands League Premier Division

Hatfield Town

|2005–06{{Cite web |title=All Competitions : Player's Appearances – Lancaster Louis Alan |url=https://football.mitoo.co.uk/PlayersHistory2.cfm?PI=107192&LeagueCode=HSCL2005 |access-date=1 November 2021 |website=football.mitoo.co.uk}}

|Hertfordshire Senior County League Premier Division

Hertford Town

|2007–08{{Cite web |title=All Competitions : Player's Appearances – Lancaster Louis |url=https://football.mitoo.co.uk/PlayersHistory2.cfm?PI=163483&LeagueCode=SMID2007 |access-date=1 November 2021 |website=football.mitoo.co.uk}}

|Spartan South Midlands League Premier Division

|16

|62 appearances in Spartan South Midlands League Challenge Trophy 2 appearances in Spartan South Midlands League Premier Division Cup, 1 appearance in Herts Senior Cup, 1 appearance in Herts Charity Cup

|25

Welwyn Garden City

|2013–14

|Spartan South Midlands League First Division

colspan="3" |Career total

!22

!31