Education
Born in Aberdeen, McMenemy first attended the University of South Alabama as a Physical Education undergraduate for two years.
Born in Aberdeen, McMenemy first attended the University of South Alabama as a Physical Education undergraduate for two years.
Previously he had spells as manager of Maldivian side New Radiant, Indonesia Super League club Pelita Bandung Raya, Mitra Kukar in Indonesia, Dong Tam Long An in Vietnam and the Philippines national football team Previously, he was the assistant coach of English non-League football side Worthing. After suffering from an injury and losing his scholarship, he transferred to De Montfort University where he received his bachelor"s degree in Sports Studies in 2001.
Haywards Heath Town
McMenemy started his career in coaching as manager of Sussex County League club Haywards Heath Town.
Worthing
After his stint with Haywards Heath Town, McMenemy later took the role of assistant manager at Worthing, a low-tier English association football club that currently plays in the Isthmian League Division One South. After just one year of joining Worthing, McMenemy left the club along with the team"s football manager Simon Colbran.
Philippines national football team
lieutenant was through Chris Greatwich, one of his former players at club Lewes, that McMenemy heard about the vacant coaching job in the Philippines. Five weeks after applying, he received an offer via a phone call from the Philippine Football Federation, the governing body of football in the country.
Afterwards, McMenemy signed an initial two-month probationary contract after which, if he performs well, he would be given a one-year contract.
McMenemy led the Philippines in the 2010 Long Teng Cup, which was held from October 8 to 12, 2010 in Kaohsiung, Chinese Taipei. The team competed against three international teams, namely. Macau, Hong Kong, and Chinese Taipei.
After a good run in the Long Teng Cup, McMenemy was given the contract extension to serve as the country"s football manager for another year.
He then took the Philippines to the semi-finals of the 2010 AFF Suzuki Cup, which took place from 1 December to 29 December 2010. The team was eventually defeated 2-0 on aggregate with Indonesia"s Cristian Gonzáles scoring a goal in each leg of the semi-final.
Both the home and away legs were held in Indonesia as the Philippines didn"t have a stadium that met the international standard set by AFF. McMenemy left the Philippines in January 2011, and was replaced by German manager Michael Weiß. Loyola Meralco Sparks.