a summer role that complements his winter coaching commitments. Qualifications Herbert holds a UEFA 'A' International Coaching Licence, and UEFA 'Pro' International Coaching Licence course that finished in June 2008. Football academy In 2014, Herbert established the Ricki Herbert Football Academy in New Zealand, providing coaching for boys and girls aged 4–17. By 2016, the academy was operating seven talent centres in New Zealand and had announced a partnership with Fulham, an English professional football club playing in the Championship. Personal life Herbert comes from a successful sporting family. His mother, Shirley, was a champion sprinter while his father, Clive, was a professional cyclist. His father was also a long-time football administrator, represented New Zealand as an official at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico, and was a professional trainer of standardbred harness racing horses. Herbert's son, Kale, is a professional football coach, working as head coach for the Ricki Herbert Football Academy and as head coach for Hamilton Wanderers who play in the New Zealand Football Championship in New Zealand. A biography of Herbert's life, A New Fire, written by Russell Gray, was published in New Zealand by Harper Collins in 2009. Managerial statistics New Zealand record Player New Zealand's goal tally first. Manager New Zealand's goal tally first. International career statistics Honours Individual New Zealand Young Player of the Year: 1980 New Zealand coach of the year: 2007, 2010 Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit: 2011 New Year Honours Club Mt Wellington AFC Chatham Cup: 1980, 1982 New Zealand Champions: 1980, 1982, 1986 Sydney Olympic FC Australian National Soccer League Cup: 1983 As manager Central United Chatham Cup: 1997, 1998 New Zealand Champions: 1999 New Zealand OFC Nations Cup: 2008 References External links All Whites Wellington Phoenix FC Ricki Herbert Football Academy 1961 births Living people Association footballers from Auckland New Zealand association footballers Association football defenders University-Mount Wellington players Sydney Olympic FC players Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. players National Soccer League (Australia) players English Football League players New Zealand international footballers 1982 FIFA World Cup players New Zealand expatriate association footballers New Zealand expatriate sportspeople in England Expatriate footballers in England New Zealand association football coaches New Zealand national football team managers Wellington Phoenix FC managers NorthEast United FC managers Maldives national football team managers A-League Men managers Indian Super League head coaches 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup managers 2010 FIFA World Cup managers New Zealand expatriate