Bev Yanez
Beverly Goebel Yanez (born Beverly June Goebel; July 19, 1988) is an American soccer coach and former professional player. She is the head coach of Racing Louisville FC in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). Yanez played as a forward for Reign FC in the NWSL, Melbourne City in the Australian W-League, INAC Kobe Leonessa in the Japanese Nadeshiko.League, PK-35 in Finland's Naisten Liiga, as well as the Western New York Flash and the Washington Freedom in the WPS.
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Yanez with Racing Louisville FC in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Beverly Goebel Yanez | ||
| Birth name | Beverly June Goebel | ||
| Date of birth | July 19, 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Moreno Valley, California, United States | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Racing Louisville (head coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Freedom United | |||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006 | Sacramento State Hornets | ||
| 2007–2009 | Miami Hurricanes | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010 | Washington Freedom | 16 | (1) |
| 2011 | Western New York Flash | 15 | (1) |
| 2011 | PK-35 | 6 | (1) |
| 2012–2014 | INAC Kobe Leonessa | 24 | (19) |
| 2014 | → Seattle Reign (loan) | 24 | (5) |
| 2015–2019 | Reign FC | 99 | (20) |
| 2016–2017 | → Melbourne City (loan) | 11 | (2) |
| Total | 195 | (49) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2021–2022 | NJ/NY Gotham (assistant) | ||
| 2023 | Racing Louisville (assistant) | ||
| 2024– | Racing Louisville | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Yanez was the top scorer in Japan's Nadeshiko league in 2013 earning the Golden Boot award. She was a top-scorer for the Seattle Reign during the 2014 and 2015 seasons and has been named to Best XI teams in both top-division leagues. On February 10, 2020, Yanez announced her retirement from professional soccer.