He was head coach for theCanada women's national soccer team from 1999 to 2008. In 2003, he led team Canada to fourth place in the2003 Women's World Cup.[4] He led team Canada to the2008 Summer Olympics, where they finished in an impressive 5th place. He announced his retirement at the end of his contract with Canada in December 2008.[5][6] He has subsequently come out of retirement and on 16 January 2009 it was announced that he was hired to be the coach of theTrinidad and Tobago women's national football team as well as the country's women's under-20 and girls' under-17 teams.[7]
On 6 December 2012, the Norwegian football association (NFF) announced that Pellerud had signed a four-year contract as the chief trainer of the Norway women's national team.[9] On 12 August 2015, he resigned as the chief trainer of the Norway women's national team.
Even has a wife and two twin daughters with her, Tora and Hedvig. He spends the majority of his time between various work obligations taking him through Europe (mainly Norway) and North America (Canada).[10]
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