Mark Sampson

Mark Sampson (born 18 October 1982) is a Welsh football coach, who was, until September 2017, the manager of the England women's national team. In September 2017, Sampson was fired from that role following evidence of "inappropriate and unacceptable" behaviour with female players in 2014, which relates to the time when he was manager at Bristol Academy. 2Playing career Born and raised in Creigiau, a suburb of Cardiff, Sampson played amateur football for Cardiff Corinthians, where his brother was the manager. 2Management career After completing a BA in sports development at the University of Wales Institute, Sampson was employed by the Football Association of Wales Trust in 2003 as a coach co-ordinator. He went on to become a coach, teaching youth players at Cardiff City.In 2007, Sampson became head of Swansea City's centre of excellence whilst the club was under the management of Roberto Martínez, working there until 2009. He was appointed manager of Welsh Football League club Taff's Well in November 2008, having previously been youth team coach at the club. The following year, he was also appointed manager of FA Women's Premier League club Bristol Academy, leaving Taff's Well in May 2010. He led the club to finish as runners up in the 2013 FA WSL season, the club's best-ever finish, and to FA Women's Cup finals in 2010–11 and 2012–13. In December 2013 Sampson was appointed manager of the England women's team. In March 2015 England won the Cyprus Cu