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Justin Walley - The travelling coach

Justin Walley - The travelling coach

From founding a team in Riga to managing Matabeleland at the CONIFA World Cup, JUSTIN WALLEY recounts his unlikely world tour to STEPH FAIRBAIRN

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Justin Walley’s soccer journey has, he says, been "very chaotic and very unintentional". 

From being player-manager of his university team at the age of 18, to working at Euro 96 as assistant director for one of the host cities, Nottingham; and from founding and coaching Riga United in Latvia, to managing the team representing Matabeleland in Zimbabwe, Justin’s journey has been beyond what he could have ever envisaged. And he’s done it all with an FA Level 2 qualification.

SCW caught up with Justin to learn more about his journey, how he went about building a club from scratch, and his advice for other coaches…

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