Huw Williams
Huw John Williams is a Welsh football coach and former player who was previously the head coach of Kansas City NWSL in the American National Women's Soccer League for their inaugural season.
Early life
Born in Porthmadog, Gwynedd, Williams attended Cardiff University where he played football for the British Colleges and the All British Students teams. While at Cardiff, he was selected to play in the World Student Games in Tokyo. At age 14, he joined professional club Blackburn Rovers F.C. where he played for five years.Coaching career
Early coaching in the US
Williams is a former director of coaching for Kansas Youth Soccer and a member of the Regional II coaching staff of the United States Youth Soccer Association. He was the men's coach at Avila University in Kansas City, Missouri, from 1989 to 1992.Williams was a founder, assistant coach and general manager of the now-defunct FC Kansas City of the National Women's Soccer League. He was also the sports manager for GSI Sports, a US youth football tournament and league management company.