… to lead FC United women’s team

By Rawle Toney

APPROXIMATELY four months after getting his Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) ‘B Licence’, Guyana’s Walter Moore has landed his first job as a head coach, telling Chronicle Sport yesterday that he was offered the job to lead FC United – a Second Division Women’s football team in his home country Finland.

“It feels really good to start my career as a coach. It’s something I had in my plans and to see it coming true is amazing,” Moore said, as he now looks to his role and adjusts to his life as a coach.

The 36-year-old Guyanese, known as one of the best left-back the country has ever produced, walked away from playing football this year, having first played professionally with North East Stars in the Trinidad and Tobago Pro-League in 2006, and last with FF Jaro in Finland’s top tier of the ‘beautiful game’.

Moore is two stops away from achieving his UEFA PRO Licence; one of the highest achievements as a coach. The former Fruta Conquerors defender noted that he’s “very excited and looking forward to the challenges ahead.”

Apart from Fruta Conquerors, locally, Moore suited up for Georgetown Football Club (GFC), Slingerz FC, Santos FC and Alpha United.

Overseas, Moore was an important piece in the Jamaal Shabazz-coached Morvant Caledonia in Trinidad and Tobago. The Guyanese defender also played in the USL with Charlotte Eagles, Kazakhstan Premier League with FC Vostok and Astana FC, and later settled in Finland where he suited up for FF Jaro and AC Oulu.

With Golden Jaguars, Moore has been capped over 100 times, dating back to his first taste of International football at the U-15 level then his first senior cap in 2004.