# Becki Tweed > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Becki_Tweed > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Becki_Tweed.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Becki_Tweed > Source revision: 1353927027 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|English football manager and former player}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2023}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Becki Tweed | image = Becki Tweed Boston v San Diego Apr 3 2026-63.jpg | caption = Tweed with [San Diego Wave FC](/source/San_Diego_Wave_FC) in 2026 | 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](/source/FIFA) |page=16 |date=3 August 2022 |access-date=3 August 2022}} | birth_date = | birth_place = [Bristol](/source/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](/source/Angel_City_FC)}} | height = | currentclub = [San Diego Wave FC](/source/San_Diego_Wave_FC) (assistant coach) | clubnumber = | position = | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = | years1 = 2005–2008 | clubs1 = [Bristol City](/source/Bristol_City_W.F.C.) | caps1 = | goals1 = | years2 = 2008–2009 | clubs2 = [Millwall](/source/Millwall_Lionesses_L.F.C.) | caps2 = | goals2 = | years3 = 2009–2010 | clubs3 = [Bristol Academy](/source/Bristol_City_W.F.C.) | caps3 = | goals3 = | years4 = | clubs4 = [Jersey Blues (WPSL)](/source/Jersey_Blues_FC) | caps4 = | goals4 = | years5 = 2011–2015 | clubs5 = [Millburn Magic](/source/Millburn_Magic) | caps5 = | goals5 = | years6 = 2020 | clubs6 = [Sky Blue FC](/source/NJ%2FNY_Gotham_FC) | caps6 = 0 | goals6 = 0 | manageryears1 = 2017–2020 | managerclubs1 = [Monmouth Hawks](/source/Monmouth_Hawks_women's_soccer) (assistant) | manageryears2 = 2020–2023 | managerclubs2 = [NJ/NY Gotham FC](/source/NJ%2FNY_Gotham_FC) (assistant) | manageryears3 = 2021 | managerclubs3 = Gotham Reserves | manageryears4 = 2022–2023 | managerclubs4 = [United States U20](/source/United_States_women's_national_under-20_soccer_team) | manageryears5 = 2023 | managerclubs5 = [Angel City FC](/source/Angel_City_FC) (assistant) | manageryears6 = 2023 | managerclubs6 = [Angel City FC](/source/Angel_City_FC) (interim) | manageryears7 = 2024 | managerclubs7 = [Angel City FC](/source/Angel_City_FC) | manageryears8 = 2025– | managerclubs8 = [San Diego Wave FC](/source/San_Diego_Wave_FC) (assistant) }} '''Rebecca Susan Tweed''' is an English [women's football](/source/women's_association_football) [manager](/source/Manager_(association_football)) and former player who currently serves as an assistant coach for [San Diego Wave FC](/source/San_Diego_Wave_FC) of the [National Women's Soccer League](/source/National_Women's_Soccer_League) (NWSL). She previously served as the head coach of [Angel City FC](/source/Angel_City_FC) and an assistant coach for the [United States women's national under-20 soccer team](/source/United_States_women's_national_under-20_soccer_team), as well as an assistant coach and interim head coach of [NJ/NY Gotham FC](/source/NJ%2FNY_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](/source/ESPN) |agency=[Associated Press](/source/Associated_Press)}} == Playing career == Tweed played professionally for six years in the [FA Women's Premier League](/source/FA_Women's_Premier_League) for [Bristol City](/source/Bristol_City_W.F.C.) and [Millwall](/source/Millwall_Lionesses_L.F.C.). She then moved to the United States and played for [Women's Premier Soccer League](/source/Women's_Premier_Soccer_League) (WPSL) teams [Jersey Blues FC](/source/Jersey_Blues_FC) and [Millburn Magic](/source/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}} On 10 October 2020, Tweed — serving as assistant coach for [Sky Blue FC](/source/Sky_Blue_FC) — also dressed as a bench player for a match against [Chicago Red Stars](/source/Chicago_Red_Stars) in the [2020 NWSL Fall Series](/source/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](/source/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](/source/CBS_Sports) |first=Sandra |last=Herrera |quote=Sky Blue FC ... Unprotected Players ... Rebecca Tweed (Playing Rights)}} Tweed has also played for England's national teams at the youth level. == Managerial career == === Monmouth University === Tweed joined [Monmouth University](/source/Monmouth_Hawks_women's_soccer) 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](/source/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](/source/Freya_Coombe) after sending her resume to the club. After Coombe left to manage [Angel City FC](/source/Angel_City_FC) mid-season in 2021, Coombe's replacement [Scott Parkinson](/source/Scott_Parkinson) retained Tweed as an assistant. On 4 September 2021, newly appointed Parkinson was unavailable to coach a match against [Chicago Red Stars](/source/Chicago_Red_Stars) due to a personal matter, and the club — now named [NJ/NY Gotham FC](/source/NJ%2FNY_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](/source/Philadelphia_Inquirer) |first=Jonathan |last=Tannenwald}} Gotham drew the match against Chicago 0–0. Following Parkinson's firing during the [2022 season](/source/2022_NJ%2FNY_Gotham_FC_season), Tweed and fellow assistant coach [Bev Yanez](/source/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](/source/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](/source/NJ%2FNY_Gotham_FC)}} Tweed was also co-head coach of the Gotham Reserves WPSL team created in 2021, partnering with [Eleri Earnshaw](/source/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](/source/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](/source/Women's_Premier_Soccer_League) |first=Ryan |last=Lindsay}} === Angel City FC, 2023–2024 === On 11 January 2023, [Angel City FC](/source/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](/source/2023_Angel_City_FC_season) and named Tweed the club's interim head coach. Under Tweed's management, Angel City made the [NWSL Playoffs](/source/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 |date=2 November 2023 |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](/source/San_Diego_Wave_FC) as an assistant coach under manager [Jonas Eidevall](/source/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}} Following a one-game suspension to Eidevall, Tweed served as interim head coach for San Diego on May 10, 2026, leading the Wave to a 2–1 victory over Tweed's former team, Angel City.{{cite web |title=San Diego Wave FC Earn a 2-1 Win at Angel City FC in Southern California Derby |url=https://sandiegowavefc.com/san-diego-wave-fc-earn-a-2-1-win-at-angel-city-fc-in-southern-california-derby/ |publisher=[San Diego Wave FC](/source/San_Diego_Wave_FC) |access-date=10 May 2026 |date=9 May 2026}} === International === Tweed serves as assistant coach for the [United States women's national under-20 soccer team](/source/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](/source/2022_FIFA_U-20_Women's_World_Cup), [Sud Ladies Cup](/source/Sud_Ladies_Cup), and [2023 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship](/source/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}} == References == {{reflist}} {{NJ/NY Gotham FC managers}} {{Angel City FC managers}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Tweed, Becki}} Category:Living people Category:Year of birth missing (living people) Category:Bristol City W.F.C. players Category:Millwall Lionesses F.C. players Category:FA Women's National League players Category:Women's Premier Soccer League players Category:Gotham FC non-playing staff Category:Angel City FC non-playing staff Category:Angel City FC head coaches Category:National Women's Soccer League head coaches Category:English women's football managers Category:Women's association football midfielders Category:English women's footballers Category:English expatriate football managers Category:English expatriate sportspeople in the United States Category:Footballers from Bristol Category:Gotham FC head coaches --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Becki Tweed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Becki_Tweed) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Becki_Tweed?action=history)). 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