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American soccer defender (born 1984)

Lydia Vandenbergh
Personal information
Full name Lydia Kathleen Jackson
Birth name Lydia Kathleen Vandenbergh[1]
Date of birth (1984-01-02) January 2, 1984 (age 40)
Place of birth Brevard, North Carolina, U.S.
Height 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2005 Clemson Tigers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2004 Blue Ridge Rapids/Asheville Splash 33 (3)
2005–2008 Charlotte Lady Eagles 51 (4)
2006 → Santos (loan)
2007 → ACE Kurdana/Cotia (loan)
2009 Saint Louis Athletica 0 (0)
2009–2010 Chicago Red Stars 12 (0)
2009 → Central Coast Mariners (loan) 11 (4)
2010–2011 Sydney FC 11 (0)
2011 magicJack 10 (0)
2012 Fortuna Hjørring
2013 Chicago Red Stars 17 (0)
2014 Carolina Elite Cobras 17 (0)
2018 Asheville City SC
Managerial career
2006–2007 Matthews Soccer Club
2008 Charlotte Christian Knights (assistant)
2008–2009 Florida State Seminoles (volunteer assistant)
2009–2010 Western Carolina Catamounts (assistant)
2010 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (assistant)
2012–2013 Warren Wilson Owls (assistant)
2014–2015 Warren Wilson Owls (associate head coach)
2015–2020 Warren Wilson Owls
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Lydia Kathleen Jackson (née Vandenbergh; born January 2, 1984) is an American soccer coach and retired player who played as a midfielder.

Vandenbergh worked as a coach for Matthews Soccer Club in Charlotte, North Carolina from 2006 to 2007. In 2008, she was an assistant coach at Charlotte Christian School, while also serving as a volunteer assistant coach for the Florida State Seminoles. From 2009 to 2010, she worked as an assistant for the Western Carolina Catamounts women's team, and in 2010 was an assistant coach for the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers.[2] In 2012, Vandenbergh became an assistant coach for the Warren Wilson College women's soccer team under head coach Stacey Enos. She then became the associate head coach of the team in 2014, before being appointed as the head coach in 2015.[3][4] She served as the coach for nine years while also working as an assistant athletic director, before stepping down from her roles in 2020.[5]

Vandenbergh grew up in Pisgah Forest, North Carolina, and graduated from Brevard High School in 2002.[6] She graduated from Clemson University with a Bachelor of Science in computer science in 2006, and later from Georgia Southern University with a Master of Science in kinesiology.[4] She lives in Swannanoa, North Carolina, with her husband Joshua Jackson.[7]

  1. ^ "Candidates for the Bachelor's Degree – College of Engineering and Science – Bachelor of Science: Computer Science" (PDF). Graduation Exercises. Clemson, South Carolina: Clemson University. August 12, 2006. p. 12. Archived from the original on June 11, 2020. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
  2. ^ "Lydia Vandenbergh". Coastal Carolina Chanticleers. Archived from the original on June 28, 2022. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
  3. ^ Pearson, Andrew (August 25, 2015). "Vandenbergh to coach Warren Wilson soccer". Asheville Citizen-Times. Archived from the original on June 28, 2022. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Lydia Jackson". Warren Wilson College. Archived from the original on June 28, 2022. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
  5. ^ "Coach Jackson Wraps Up Successful 9 Year Career". July 22, 2020. Archived from the original on June 28, 2022. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
  6. ^ Steward, Kristy (April 17, 2018). "Getting to know Asheville City Soccer: Lydia Vandenbergh". WLOS. Asheville, North Carolina. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
  7. ^ Flynn, Tom (October 5, 2018). "Owls soar on the field under Lydia Vandenbergh". Black Mountain News. Archived from the original on June 28, 2022. Retrieved June 28, 2022.