Nathan Thackeray

Nathan Thackeray (born February 14, 1988) is an English association football coach who was most recently the head coach of USL Super League club Dallas Trinity. He was previously an assistant coach and interim head coach for the North Carolina Courage of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL).

Playing career Born in Burnley, England, Thackeray began his football career at Bradford City on a two-year apprentice scheme in his native country, England. However, he suffered an injury in late-2004. However, he left in 2006.

Soon after, Thackeray moved to the United States to attend William Woods University in Missouri, where he played for the William Woods Owls. He also played for the Kalamazoo Outrage and the St. Louis Lions during college. He graduated from William Woods in 2010, receiving a bachelor's degree in communications and media studies.

Coaching career After college, Thackeray moved into coaching as the men's and women's goalkeepers coach at Young Harris College in Georgia in 2011. He soon added an assistant coach role with the North Carolina Courage when the team was established in 2017, joining the coaching staff under Paul Riley. He assumed the assistant coach role full time in 2021. He was also an assistant coach for the North Carolina Tar Heels women's soccer team between 2021 and 2023. He had previously filled the role in Nahas's absence on several occasions.

Thackeray left the Courage to become the head coach of USL Super League club Dallas Trinity in January 2026, replacing Chris Petrucelli who had been interim coach after Pauline MacDonald was fired the previous summer. After spending six months in Dallas, Thackeray departed from the Trinity on July 2, 2026, with Lee Nguyen hired in his place.

Honors

North Carolina Courage (as assistant/goalkeeping coach) NWSL Championship: 2018, 2019 NWSL Shield: 2017, 2018, 2019 NWSL Challenge Cup: 2022, 2023