Since leaving school and starting to coach in the community more than 15 years ago, Simon Goodey has built up vast experiences in the game.
Having worked at youth-academy level for Colchester, Fulham, Bournemouth and Southampton, Simon’s latest challenge is coaching in Spain - a country he first worked in for a year back in 2015.
Now a PE teacher at an English school in Madrid, and a coach at Club Unión Zona Norte, Simon spoke to us about the soccer culture in Spain, how to communicate when you and your players speak different languages, and how you engage young players in the tactical side of the game...
