Jonas Eidevall

Swedish association football coach

Jonas Eidevall
Eidevall in 2014
Personal information
Date of birth (1983-01-28) 28 January 1983 (age 41)
Place of birth Borås, Sweden
Team information
Current team
 Arsenal (head coach)
Managerial career
Years Team
2006–2009 Lunds BK (assistant)[1]
2009–2011 Lunds BK
2012 FC Rosengård (assistant)
2013–2014 FC Rosengård
2016–2017 Helsingborgs IF (assistant)
2018–2021 FC Rosengård
2021– Arsenal

Jonas Eidevall (born 28 January 1983) is a Swedish professional football coach who is the head coach of FA WSL club Arsenal.[2] He previously served as head coach of Swedish club FC Rosengård from 2013 to 2014 and from 2018 to 2021, winning three Damallsvenskan titles and one Svenska Cupen Damer championship.

Career

Early career

Eidevall began his coaching career at the age of 23, as an assistant coach for Division 2 side Lunds BK in Skåne. After three and a half years as an assistant, he was named the club's coach. In 2009, he led the club to a first place finish in Division 2 and promotion to Ettan Fotboll.

FC Rosengård

In 2012, he left Lund to join Damallsvenskan side FC Rosengård as an assistant manager. In 2013, he took over as Rosengård's head coach. He led the side to back-to-back first place finishes in 2013 and 2014.

Helsingborgs IF

He left Rosengård in 2016 to join Superettan side Helsingborgs IF as an assistant manager, serving under Henrik Larsson.

Return to Rosengård

After one year at Helsingborgs, he returned to Rosengård. He led the club to a Svenska Cupen Damer victory in 2018 and another league title in 2019. In 2019, he also led Rosengård to the Champions League quarter-finals.[3]

Arsenal

In June 2021, he was named head coach for FA WSL side Arsenal, replacing Joe Montemurro.[4][5]

Coaching style

Eidevall has described his coaching style as a "high-paced possession game."[6]

Managerial statistics

As of 3 March 2024
Team Nat Year Record Ref
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
FC Rosengård  Sweden 2018–2021 87 56 18 13 212 59 +153 064.37 [7][8][9]
Arsenal  England 2021– 102 69 13 20 249 83 +166 067.65
Total 189 125 31 33 458 142 +316 066.14

Honours

FC Rosengård

Arsenal

References

  1. ^ "Jonas Eidevall: Arsenal women appoint Rosengard boss as new head coach". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Jonas Eidevall named new Arsenal Women head coach". Arsenal F.C. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Arsenal: Who is the new women's head coach Jonas Eidevall?". 28 June 2021.
  4. ^ "Arsenal head coach Jonas Eidevall aims for Women's Champions League glory". TheGuardian.com. 17 August 2021.
  5. ^ "New Arsenal Women's boss Jonas Eidevall: Detailed, driven and inspired by Arsene Wenger".
  6. ^ "Jonas Eidevall | in my own words".
  7. ^ "Jonas Eidevall - Stats and titles won -". www.footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
  8. ^ "Jonas Eidevall manager profile and live statistics updates - SofaScore". www.sofascore.com. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  9. ^ "Jonas Eidevall Stats - Arsenal Women Manager | FootyStats". footystats.org. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
  10. ^ "Arsenal 3–1 Chelsea: Gunners fight back to win Women's League Cup final". BBC Sport. 5 March 2023. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
  11. ^ "Jonas proud of more Conti Cup success". Arsenal FC Website. Arsenal FC. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
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