Sylvie Béliveau
Sylvie
Béliveau

Born
08 December 1963
Age
60
Birthplace
Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada
School(s)
Université Sherbrooke University of Alberta
Where they grew up
Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada

Bio

Sylvie Béliveau

Sylvie Béliveau... earned Bachelor degree in social services from Université Sherbrooke... studied physical education at the University of Alberta... earned her Canada Soccer Coaching B Diploma and her Canada Soccer Coaching A Diploma a few years later...

honoured by the Canada Soccer Hall of Fame (she was in fact the first female coach honoured)... she was just the second female non-player honoured by the Canada Soccer Hall of Fame (one year after referee Sonia Denoncourt was honoured)... honoured by the Québec Soccer Hall of Fame...

wrote Sylvie Béliveau in 1992, “our Women’s National Team faced the reality of the international competition at an infant stage and in order not to lose face with the opponents, adopted a system promoting a defensive style - conservative and preventive. This choice allowed Canada to remain in good ranks in the different competitions. Slowly over the years, the team built up an attacking system which served efficiently in the Concacaf qualifying tournament”... said Béliveau in 1995, “I feel that it is only if (all of Canada) works together that we will achieve something. Do not ask ‘what will the country do for me,’ but ‘what can I do for my country’”...

For Sport

served as a coach in Canada Soccer’s women’s national program from 1986 to 1995, starting as an assistant coach to Neil Turnbull... served on Canada’s coaching staff at the 1988 FIFA Women’s Invitational Tournament in China PR... served on Canada’s coaching staff at the CONCACAF 1991 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers...

served as Canada Soccer’s Women’s National Team Head Coach (from June 1991 to June 1995)... all-time, posted six wins, three draws and 20 losses in 29 international “A” matches... coached Canada at one FIFA Women’s World Cup (1995) and two Women’s Olympic Football Tournament (2012, 2016)... coached Canada at two Concacaf tournaments (silver and bronze) and one Universiade Women’s Football Tournament... with Canada, featured 32 different Women’s National Team players at the international “A” level from 1993 to 1995...

coached the Canadian team at 1993 Summer Universiade in Buffalo, NY... served as Canada’s head coach at the 1993 CONCACAF Women’s Invitational Tournament... served as Canada’s head coach at the CONCACAF 1994 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers (Canada qualified for Sweden 1995)... served as Canada’s women’s national head coach at the FIFA Women’s World Cup Sweden 1995, Canada’s first entry at a FIFA Women’s World Cup (two losses and one draw)...

served on Canada Soccer’s Board of Directors (1998-99 to 2002-03 as Director, Female Soccer)... served as Canada Soccer’s Long-Term Player Development Manager...

served on the Technical Study Group at the FIFA Women’s World Cup USA 1999... served on the Technical Study Group at the FIFA U-19 Women’s World Championship Canada 2002 (FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup)... served on the Technical Study Group at the FIFA Women’s World Cup USA 2003... served on the Technical Study Group at the Athens 2004 Olympic Football Tournaments... served on the Technical Study Group at the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup Russia 2006... served on the Technical Study Group at the FIFA Women’s World Cup China 2007... served on the Technical Study Group at the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup New Zealand 2008... served on the Technical Study Group at the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup Trinidad and Tobago 2010... served on the Technical Study Group at the FIFA Women’s World Cup Germany 2011... served on the Technical Study Group at the London 2012 Women’s Olympic Football Tournament... served as a draw assistant at the Official Draw for the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup Canada 2014... served as Head of Technical Study Group for the FIFA Women’s World Cup Canada 2015... served on the Technical Study Group at the Rio 2016 Women’s Olympic Football Tournament...

served as Technical Director with Québec Soccer (1993-94)... served as head coach of McGill University...

Individual Honours

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