Beverly Yanez

Club

Racing Louisville FC

Position

Manager

Nationality

United States

Date of birth

1988-07-19

Birthplace

Moreno Valley, California, United States

Height

5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)

Beverly Goebel Yanez (born Beverly June Goebel; July 19, 1988) is an American soccer coach and former professional player. She is the head coach of Racing Louisville FC in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL).
She previously played for Melbourne City in the W-League, INAC Kobe Leonessa in the Japanese Nadeshiko.League, PK-35 in Finland's Naisten Liiga, as well as the Western New York Flash and the Washington Freedom in the WPS.

After switching from the midfielder position to forward in 2012, Yanez became the top scorer in Japan's Nadeshiko league in 2013 earning the Golden Boot award. She was a top-scorer for the Seattle Reign during the 2014 and 2015 seasons and has been named to Best XI teams in both top-division leagues.

Early life
Raised in Moreno Valley, California, Yanez attended Moreno Valley High School where she helped lead the women's soccer team win the Coast Soccer League and was named the League's MVP and offensive MVP. She played for club team Freedom United for two years helping team to 2004 Nike Harvest Cup and Coast Soccer League championships.

Sacramento State University, 2006
In 2006, Yanez attended Sacramento State University. As a freshman, she finished fourth on the team in scoring with two goals and six assists and received All-Big Sky Honorable Mention honors. Her six assists ranked second on the team and third in the Big Sky Conference. Yanez recorded a team-high of 66 shots and ranked third in the Big Sky Conference with 3.19 shots per game.

University of Miami, 2007–2009
Yanez transferred after her freshman year to the University of Miami for the remainder of her collegiate career. During her sophomore year, she played in all 21 matches, starting 20 and finished the season third in scoring with four goals and four assists. She served an assist in three straight matches against Alabama A&M University, Samford University and LSU. She ranked third on the team in both shots (38) and shots on goal (19). As a junior, she played in 13 matches, starting 12 and finished the season with three assists. As a senior, Yanez captained the team and finished her career at Miami having started 51 of 53 games.

Playing career
Club
WPS Years, 2010–2011
Yanez was selected by the Washington Freedom in the third round of the 2010 WPS Draft. She started in nine of 16 games for the Freedom and scored her first professional goal in a match against the Chicago Red Stars.


WPS 2011 Championship game – Flash vs Philadelphia In