5 of the best women managers in world football

#2 Jill Ellis

Ellis USA women's team manager

US women's national team manager Jill Ellis is a veteran coach who has worked with teams over the last 30 years in various coaching capacities.

She has worked with the national team across different age groups developing, learning and implementing her ideas in practice with the girls. Ellis has worked in a couple of different roles such as interim coach, assistant coach and finally in 2014, after Pia Sundhage's exit, she was appointed national team manager.

Due to her prior work with the players during her time with the u-21's, u-19's and the national team, Ellis seamlessly transitioned into the role. The American manager guided the women's national team to their third WC triumph in 2015.

Ellis achieved in her first attempt what Sundhage failed to do as USA national team manager and win a WC. An accomplished coach with the USA, she will be eager to get past her mentor Sundhage and some of the top coaches and guide the USA to defend their WC crown.