Bev Yanez

Beverly Goebel Yanez (born Beverly June Goebel; July 19, 1988) is an American soccer coach and former professional player. She is the head coach of Racing Louisville FC in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). Yanez played as a forward for Reign FC in the NWSL, Melbourne City in the Australian W-League, INAC Kobe Leonessa in the Japanese Nadeshiko.League, and PK-35 in Finland's Naisten Liiga, as well as the Western New York Flash and the Washington Freedom in the Women's Professional Soccer (WPS) league.

Yanez was the top scorer in Japan's Nadeshiko league in 2013, earning the Golden Boot award, and was a top scorer for the Seattle Reign of the NWSL during the 2014 and 2015 seasons. She was named to Best XI teams in both top-division leagues. On February 10, 2020, Yanez announced her retirement from professional soccer.

Raised in Moreno Valley, California, Yanez attended Moreno Valley High School, where she helped lead the girls' soccer team to win the Coast Soccer League and was named the League's MVP and offensive MVP. She played for club team Freedom United for two years, helping the team to the 2004 Nike Harvest Cup and Coast Soccer League championships.

In 2006, Yanez attended Sacramento State University. As a freshman, she finished fourth on the team in scoring with two goals and six assists and received an All-Big Sky Honorable Mention. Her six assists ranked second on the team and third in the Big Sky Conference. Yanez recorded a team-high 66 shots and ranked third in the Big Sky Conference with 3.19 shots per game.

Yanez transferred after her freshman year to the University of Miami for the remainder of her collegiate career. During her sophomore year, she played in all 21 matches, starting 20 and finishing the season third in scoring with four goals and four assists. She served an assist in three straight matches against Alabama A&M University, Samford University, and Louisiana State University. She ranked third on the team in both shots (38) and shots on goal (19). As a junior she played in 13 matches, starting 12, and finished the season with three assists. As a senior, Yanez captained the team and finished her career at Miami having started 51 of 53 games.

Yanez was selected by the Washington Freedom in the third round of the 2010 WPS Draft. She started in nine of 16 games for the Freedom in 2010 and scored her first professional goal, against the Chicago Red Stars, on Sep. 5.

In November 2010, Yanez was drafted by the expansion team Western New York Flash in the second round (27th overall) of the 2010 WPS Expansion Draft. She started three times in 14 total games during the 2011 WPS season, scoring one goal and providing one assist. The Flash won the 2011 WPS Championship after defeating the Philadelphia Independence in penalty kicks.

In 2011, Yanez signed with Finnish team, Pallokerho-35. She started in all six games in which she played for a total of 540 minutes and tallied one goal. The team won the Finnish Women's Cup after a 2–0 win over Ilves.