In a 15-year career to date, Ash Civil has coached in more than 10 different countries.

Uefa A qualified, Ash made the decision at an early age to coach internationally in order to stand out from the crowd.

Currently, he is head coach at Tampereen Pallo-Veikot, a third-tier club in Finland, where he also works alongside the director of coaching and sporting director to develop talent pathways to the first team.

SCW caught up with Ash to talk about the soccer culture in Finland, coaching in extreme weather conditions and the importance of letting players have a say in what their sessions look like…