Jonas Eidevall
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 28 January 1983 | ||
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
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.
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.
He left Rosengård in 2016 to join Superettan side Helsingborgs IF as an assistant manager, serving under Henrik Larsson.
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]
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 | |||||||
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G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | ||||
FC Rosengård | Sweden | 2018–2021 | 87 | 56 | 18 | 13 | 212 | 59 | +153 | 64.37 | [7][8][9] |
Arsenal | England | 2021– | 102 | 69 | 13 | 20 | 249 | 83 | +166 | 67.65 | |
Total | 189 | 125 | 31 | 33 | 458 | 142 | +316 | 66.14 |
Honours
FC Rosengård
- Damallsvenskan: 2013, 2014, 2019[2]
- Swedish Cup: 2017–18 [2]
Arsenal
References
- ^ "Jonas Eidevall: Arsenal women appoint Rosengard boss as new head coach". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
- ^ a b c "Jonas Eidevall named new Arsenal Women head coach". Arsenal F.C. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
- ^ "Arsenal: Who is the new women's head coach Jonas Eidevall?". 28 June 2021.
- ^ "Arsenal head coach Jonas Eidevall aims for Women's Champions League glory". TheGuardian.com. 17 August 2021.
- ^ "New Arsenal Women's boss Jonas Eidevall: Detailed, driven and inspired by Arsene Wenger".
- ^ "Jonas Eidevall | in my own words".
- ^ "Jonas Eidevall - Stats and titles won -". www.footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
- ^ "Jonas Eidevall manager profile and live statistics updates - SofaScore". www.sofascore.com. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
- ^ "Jonas Eidevall Stats - Arsenal Women Manager | FootyStats". footystats.org. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
- ^ "Arsenal 3–1 Chelsea: Gunners fight back to win Women's League Cup final". BBC Sport. 5 March 2023. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
- ^ "Jonas proud of more Conti Cup success". Arsenal FC Website. Arsenal FC. Retrieved 31 March 2024.