{{short description|Scottish football manager}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Kurt Herd | image = | fullname = | birth_date = | birth_place = [[Dundee, Scotland]] | height = | position = | currentclub = [[Dominica national football team|Dominica]] (manager) | manageryears1 = 2026– | managerclubs1 = [[Dominica national football team|Dominica]] }} '''Kurt Herd''' is a [[Scottish people|Scottish]] professional [[Manager (association football)|football manager]] who manages the [[Dominica national football team]].
==Early life== Herd was born in [[Scotland]]. Growing up, he attended [[Dundee and Angus College]] in Scotland. Following his stint there, he attended [[Abertay University]] in Scotland.
==Career== Herd started his managerial career as a youth manager of Swedish side Svenska FotbọIIsakademịn at the age of sixteen. At the age of eighteen, he was appointed as a youth manager of Australian side [[Magic United F.C.|Magic United]].<ref name="uk">{{Cite web|url=https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/sport/football/dundee-united/4787020/dundee-coach-kurt-herd-villarreal-malaysia/|title=Dundee coach lands dream job with La Liga side after incredible journey spanning Queensland to Kuala Lumpur|trans-title=|language=en|publisher=[[The Courier (Dundee)|The Courier]]|date=19 October 2023|access-date=17 March 2026}}</ref>
In 2019, he was appointed manager of Scottish side [[Abertay University]], helping the team win the league title. Subsequently, he was appointed as a youth manager of Malaysian side FC Kuala Lumpur in 2019.<ref name="uk"/> Six years later, he was appointed manager of the [[Dominica national football team]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/sport/football/dundee-united/5417141/kurt-herd-dundee-united-international-appointment-dominica/|title=Kurt Herd: Dominica boss job is pinnacle|trans-title=|language=en|publisher=[[The Courier (Dundee)|The Courier]]|date=23 January 2026|access-date=17 March 2026}}</ref>
==Personal life== Herd is a native of [[Dundee]], Scotland. During the summer of 2019, Herd obtained the [[UEFA B License]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.britishfootballcoaches.com/post/from-dundee-to-malaysia-kurt-herd|title=From Dundee to Malaysia - Kurt Herd|trans-title=|language=en|publisher=BFCN|date=21 August 2020|access-date=17 March 2026}}</ref>
==References== {{reflist}}
{{Current managers of CONCACAF national teams}} {{Dominica national football team managers}}
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