Eileen Gleeson

Eileen Gleeson
Personal information
Date of birth (1972-06-03) 3 June 1972 (age 52)
Place of birth Dublin, Ireland
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Blacklions
Ballymun United
Hamman Celtic
Managerial career
2000–2004 Ballymun United
2004–2006 St James's Gate
2006–2014 Peamount United
2014–2017 UCD Waves
2019–2021 Republic of Ireland (assistant)
2021–2022 Glasgow City
2022–2023 FAI Head of Women and Girls Football
2023– Republic of Ireland
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Eileen Gleeson is an Irish association football manager who has been head coach of the Republic of Ireland women's team since 2023. Prior to her appointment as Ireland manager she was the Football Association of Ireland's (FAI) Head of Women and Girls Football. She also spent two years as Assistant Coach to Vera Pauw with the Ireland women’s team.

She has previously coached Glasgow City of the Scottish Women's Premier League and Women's National League (Ireland) clubs UCD Waves and Peamount United, who she guided to the last 32 of the 2011–12 UEFA Women's Champions League. She has held a UEFA Pro Licence since 2015.