FOOTBALL STAFF

DIRECTOR OF FOOTBALL

MATT JANSEN

  • OFC/NZF A Licence 

  • Bachelor of Sport Coaching & Performance Analysis (University of Canterbury)

Matt is our Director of Football and General Manager at Nomads and oversee's all of our football development programmes within the club. He brings a wealth of football experience and knowledge to the role, particularly in the Junior & Youth space where he has spent the past 10 years coaching across a range of high performance youth environments, most notably with Canterbury United in the National Youth League.

Matt is currently the Head Coach of our Mens Southern League side and also coaches our U17 Academy side.

While Matt's passion is in coaching, he also oversees all of the club structures for our Academy and Pre-Academy programmes.

FOOTBALL DEVELOPMENT OFFICER

ATTICUS JONES

Atticus is a familiar face around Canterbury football and joined Nomads in  2024 after his role as Football Development Manager at Waimak United AFC. Atticus is also currently the Canterbury United Futsal Dragons Assistant Coach, the Head Coach at St Bedes First XI, and holds a Masters of Science in Psychology, with a specific focus on sports psychology and motivation.Atticus has taken up the role of Football Development Officer to lead our junior grades and programmes, overseeing:

  • Junior Skill Centre & Pre-Academy Programme Coordinator.

  • Community Coach Education Lead, delivering NZF qualifications, Nomads-specific coach education and coaching support across key programmes.

  • Community programmes coach.-Nomads Pathway coach.