Jonas Eidevall
 Eidevall in 2014 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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[edit]
Early career[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
He left Rosengård in 2016 to join Superettan side Helsingborgs IF as an assistant manager, serving under Henrik Larsson.
Return to Rosengård[edit]
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[edit]
In June 2021, he was named head coach for FA WSL side Arsenal, replacing Joe Montemurro.[4][5]
Coaching style[edit]
Eidevall has described his coaching style as a "high-paced possession game."[6]
Managerial statistics[edit]
- 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 | 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[edit]
FC Rosengård
- Damallsvenskan: 2013, 2014, 2019[2]
- Swedish Cup: 2017–18 [2]
Arsenal
References[edit]
- ^ "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.
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