Paul Jennison

Paul Jennison is an English professional football manager who currently serves as a goalkeeping coach for USL Super League club Fort Lauderdale United FC. A former goalkeeper, Jennison played college soccer for the Parkland Cobras and the Eastern Illinois Panthers. He has previously served on the coaching staff of the Northwestern Wildcats women's team, the British Virgin Islands men's national team, and the South Carolina Gamecocks men's team, in addition to as the head coach of the Saint Mary's Cardinals women's team.

College career Jennison moved from England to the United States in 2003 to play college soccer. He started off with two seasons as a member of the Parkland Cobras, winning multiple accolades.

Also in 2014, Jennison joined local youth team Campton United SC as the Director of Goalkeeping. Two years later, he was hired under the same title for the Illinois Olympic Development Program. Jennison has also worked at the United States Soccer Federation's training centers, starting his employment there in 2015. a multi-sport school based in Bradenton, Florida.

Jennison spent part of 2023 as British Virgin Islands men's national team's goalkeeping coach. On June 13, 2024, he was announced as a new assistant coach for the South Carolina Gamecocks men's team,

Jennison was hired to his first coaching job at a professional club team in 2025, joining USL Super League club Fort Lauderdale United FC ahead of the league's second season of play. On February 11, 2026, Fort Lauderdale United announced the firing of head coach Ali Rogers after a stretch of poor form that included 3 successive home losses. Jennison was subsequently elevated to the role of interim head coach for Fort Lauderdale's remaining 12 games of the season. However, Jennison was not able to lead the team to any victories, piloting Fort Lauderdale to a last-place finish after losing the last seven consecutive matches of the season. At the conclusion of the campaign, Jennison was moved back to an goalkeeping coaching position as Tyrone Mears was re-hired as main head coach.

Personal life Jennison is a native of Middlesbrough. He graduated from Eastern Illinois University in 2007 with a bachelor's degree in physical education. In 2014, he received a master's degree in kinesiology from Georgia Southern University. Jennison has a wife, Lauren, and two daughters.