In the pursuit of coaching & management excellence, Michael Loftman is a UEFA A License Coach with a Master's Degree in Sports Science, specialising in coaching, psychology, and pedagogy. He has been coaching for 14 years at National Team, Professional, Academy, and Grassroots level across 5 countries. Roles have included working with the Egyptian National Team, the City Football Group, Tottenham Hotspur F.C, Watford F.C, and Orlando Pirates F.C. In between roles Michael dedicates his time to delivering coach education, and sharing his knowledge with coaches from over 90 countries around the world. This has involved writing books, coach mentoring, delivering practical clinics, and leading online workshops. Selected online workshops and eBooks have been made available online here in the Coach Education Store
Egyptian National Team
Senior Team Coach-Analyst
In September 2021, Michael was recruited to join the Egyptian National Team to help the country compete during the World Cup Qualifiers
Lusaka Dynamos, Zambia
Premier League Head Coach
A huge career experience, moving to Zambia at age 25, to become the Head Coach for Premier League Side Lusaka Dynamos
City Football Group, Lommel SK
1st Team Assistant Coach & Analyst
Moving to Belgium to join the City Football Group and work alongisde international players and staff from over 12 nationalaties
Curro Sports Education
Coach Educator
The most recent practical workshop from April 2022, demonstrating basic practices to support player and team development across a variety of age groups
Orlando Pirates, South Africa
U23 Head Coach
1st Team Coach-Analyst
After moving to South Africa, Michael spent 3 years at Orlando Pirates, which is one of the biggest clubs on the African Continent
Tottenham Hotspur Development
Football Development Coach
Global Football Coach
One of the best clubs to learn and discover the processes behind individual player development for players aged 3 - 21 years old
Dagenham & Redbridge Academy
U15s/16s Coach
Foundation Phase Lead
Working across all academy age groups from U18s to U9s, focusing on implementing the club game model and methodology
English FA & UEFA Courses
UEFA A License
Over a 7 year period, Michael compeleted FA and UEFA courses, starting at Level 1, finishing with a UEFA A License and FA Youth Award
Brunel University, London
BSc & MSc Degrees
6 Years of study, completing a bacehlor's and master's degrees in Sports Science, specialising in coaching, pedagogy & psychology
Powerade Performance
Guest Speaker
Powerade Performance Academy is a yearly event which helps coaches progress their skillsets and ask questions to help develop their players and teams
Warriors F.C, South Africa
Technical Director
The start of the coach education journey, delivering workshops and clinics during a Technical Director role at a youth club with U5s - U23s
Sports Psychology Conference
Guest Speaker
The Sports Psychology Summit is a conference for sports practioners to present experiences and research to boost the impact of psychology
