Troy University Athletics
Soccer

- Title:
- Assistant Coach
- Email:
- cscanlan@troy.edu
- Phone:
- 5653
Associate Head Coach Claire Scanlan enters her sixth season with Troy having previously served as a graduate assistant for the Trojan soccer program from 1999-2001 while earning her masterβs degree in education.
Scanlan brings a wealth of experience to Troy as she has been a player and coach with Irelandβs National Team. Scanlan has also served as the head coach of Irelandβs Under 23 National Team and was an assistant coach for Irelandβs National Under 17 Womenβs World Cup Team.
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In addition to her international experience, Scanlanβs previous coaching role was as the head coach of the Female Football Academy at Filton College, part of Bristolβs Academy of Sport in England.
Under Scanlanβs leadership, Filton College won back to back National Championships in 2007 and 2008, along with two National Cup Championships.Β Scanlanβs success with Filton College helped guide them to being named as the βFemale Football Academy of the Yearβ in 2007 by the English FA.
While at Filton, Scanlan also served as the assistant coach with the England Collegeβs National Team and helped them to achieve success in their inaugural year.Β She also acted as the Assistant Director of the Girls Center of Excellence where she was the head coach of the Under 16 Center of Excellence program.
In addition, Scanlan was a player and assistant coach with Bristol Academyβs Womenβs senior team in the English Womenβs Premier league and helped guide them to a top four finish in the league and three FA Cup semifinalβs in four years.
Scanlan has had a distinguished coaching career to date but it is her playing career that was the catalyst to her development as a coach.Β Having spent over 15 years as a player on the Irish Womenβs National Team, Scanlan has competed in European and World Cup qualifiers and was named the Irish National Team βPlayer of the Yearβ in 1999 and a nominee for that same award in 2003.
Scanlan played at Mercyhurst College in Pennsylvania where she received her bachelor's degree in business, Scanlan was a member of the highly successful Mercyhurst College womenβs soccer program from 1992-1996.
While at Mercyhurst, Scanlan was a two-time All-American in 1994 and 1995 and was named the Division II Player of the Year and Conference Player of the Year.
Scanlanβs first stop as a player following her stellar collegiate career came in 1997 in the Japanese βLβ League with Oki FC Winds. She also won a National Championship playing with Springfield Sirens in the W-League and continued that success with the Memphis Mercury where she captained the highly regarded W-league team.
Scanlanβs career continued in Europe where she played with Leeds United in the English Womenβs Premier League before she made the move to Bristol Academy to pursue her coaching career in one of the most competitive womenβs leagues in the world.
A USSF βAβ and UEFA βBβ licensed coach, Scanlan is a state staff coach for the Alabama Olympic Development Program (ODP) as well on Region Staff for the Region III Olympic Development Program.