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Jill Ellis (Jillian Anne Ellis) was born on 6 September, 1966 in Folkestone, England, is a Football coach and executive (born 1966). Discover Jill Ellis's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 57 years old?

Popular As Jillian Anne Ellis
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Age 57 years old
Zodiac Sign Virgo
Born 6 September 1966
Birthday 6 September
Birthplace Folkestone, England
Nationality United Kingdom

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Jill Ellis Height, Weight & Measurements

At 57 years old, Jill Ellis height is 5 ft 7 in .

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Height 5 ft 7 in
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Who Is Jill Ellis's Wife?

His wife is Betsy Stephenson (m. 2013)

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Wife Betsy Stephenson (m. 2013)
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Children Lily Ellis

Jill Ellis Net Worth

His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Jill Ellis worth at the age of 57 years old? Jill Ellis’s income source is mostly from being a successful coach. He is from United Kingdom. We have estimated Jill Ellis's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.

Net Worth in 2024 $1 Million - $5 Million
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Net Worth in 2023 Pending
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1966

Jillian Anne Ellis (born 6 September 1966) is an English-American football manager and executive who is currently the president of San Diego Wave FC.

1981

Ellis did not play organised football until her family moved to the United States in 1981, as there was no organised football for girls in the UK in the 1970s.

1984

She captained the Robinson Secondary School team in Fairfax, Virginia to the 1984 state championship and won the under-19 national title with the Braddock Road Bluebelles the same summer.

She went on to play as a forward at William & Mary from 1984 to 1987, when she was named third-team All-American.

She scored 32 goals during her four seasons at the school.

Ellis has a USSF Pro coaching licence; with coaching experiences that includes multiple stints for the under-20 and under-21 national teams, and an impressive record as a UCLA Bruins coach.

She is the development director of United States Soccer Federation.

1988

As an assistant coach at N.C. State, Ellis helped the NC State secure the 1988 Atlantic Coast Conference title and an NCAA Women's College Cup appearance.

1994

Ellis served as an assistant coach for three universities: at Maryland for three years, 1994–96; at Virginia for one year, 1996–97; and at NC State for another three years, 1988–90.

1997

Ellis headed the Illinois women's program for two years from 1997 to 1998.

1998

In 1998, she brought the Fighting Illini to a 12–8 record and a first-ever Big Ten Tournament berth.

2000

She was the 2000 NSCAA National Coach of the Year after leading the Bruins to the NCAA championship game in just her second season as head coach.

Ellis has an all-time collegiate coaching record of 248 wins, 63 losses and 14 draws (248–63–14), compiled over 14 years with the Illinois Fighting Illini and UCLA Bruins.

Ellis was the head coach of the United States under-21 women's national football teams, coaching a team to win the Nordic Cup title at Germany 2000 and to Sweden's 2005 Nordic Cup.

Ellis was a scout for the U.S. women's national team at the Sydney 2000 Olympics, and while coach of the UCLA Bruins Ellis also served as an assistant coach under Pia Sundhage for the gold medal-winning U.S. women's national team at the Beijing 2008 Olympics.

2003

Ellis led UCLA to eight NCAA Women's College Cups, including seven in a row from 2003 to 2009, and won six straight Pacific-10 Conference titles from 2003 to 2008.

She finished her time in Westwood with a record of 229 wins, 45 losses and 14 draws (229–45–14).

2010

In another stint as youth team's head coach, she guided the U.S. under-20 women's national team to the CONCACAF title in 2010 and to the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Germany.

2011

Ellis was appointed by U.S. Soccer as Development Director for the U.S. women's national teams in January 2011.

The appointment, along with April Heinrichs as Technical Director, marked the first time U.S. Soccer had appointed full-time positions to oversee the programs and development of national women's youth teams.

As Development Director, Ellis interacts directly with coaches within the youth club leagues and guides the U.S. under-17, under-15 and under-14 teams.

2012

She served as assistant coach of the women's national team, head coach of a number of women youth teams, and was the interim coach of the senior women's national team in 2012, and for 2 matches in 2014.

Following Sundhage's departure on 1 September 2012, for Sweden, Ellis (as women's national team program development director) served as the interim head coach until U.S. Soccer hired Tom Sermanni as the full-time head coach on 1 January 2013.

Ellis's first appearances as head coach of United States women's national team was against Germany, on 20 October 2012, at Bridgeview, Illinois, and on 23 October at Hartford, Connecticut.

The international friendly matches were part of a series organized to celebrate the winning of the gold medal at the 2012 Olympics.

The first match finished at 1–1 and the second at 2–2.

With a match against China on 15 December 2012, Ellis completed her first stint as interim head coach of U.S. women's national team with 5 wins, 2 draws, and no loss.

2014

Ellis coached the United States women's national team from 2014 to 2019 and won two FIFA Women's World Cups in 2015 and 2019, making her the second coach to win consecutive World Cups.

She was appointed the permanent head coach of United States women in May 2014.

On 6 April 2014, U.S. Soccer announced the firing of Tom Sermanni and re-appointment of Ellis as interim head coach of the U.S. women's national team.

As interim head coach in 2014, Ellis had a 3–0 win against China and a 1–1 draw with Canada.

On 16 May 2014, U.S. Soccer announced that Ellis had been appointed as the national team's head coach on a permanent basis.

According to an investigation, Ellis was one of the USWNT leaders who did not take action after being told of a "hostile [coaching] environment" in 2014, and receiving in 2015 a player survey with "quite disturbing" allegations including sexual harassment.

2015

Ellis's job as head coach was to qualify for the 2015 Women's World Cup and win the championship.

On 5 July 2015, she coached the United States to a 5–2 victory over Japan to win the World Cup.

2016

Ellis was honored as 2015 FIFA World Coach of the Year for Women's Football on 11 January 2016.

In 2016, the U.S. women's national team recorded five shutout wins to secure the 2016 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship.

However, the team struggled during the 2016 Summer Olympics, drawing against Colombia in the group stage and eliminated to eventual silver medal winners Sweden — a team led by former national team coach Pia Sundhage — 4–3 on penalty kicks after drawing in regulation and extra time.

2019

She stepped down as the team's head coach in October 2019 and currently serves as an ambassador for the United States Soccer Federation, with her focus being on working with the federation to help raise the number of women in coaching.

She has also served as head coach for various college and United States national youth teams over her career.