A few weeks ago, the Football Channel revealed that Tony Gustavsson was highly relevant to take over the Swedish national team on the women’s side after the European Championships this summer.
On Thursday Could the Football Channel also tell that Gustavsson and the Swedish Football Association agreed after a period of negotiations. However, then the Board of Directors remained to approve the recruitment.
Now the board has given the thumbs up and Gustavsson has signed the agreement which makes him Peter Gerhardsson’s successor.
“Feeling extremely proud”
The Swedish Football Association announces on its website that the 51-year-old has signed a contract that runs over the European Championships 2029.
– I feel extremely proud and honored to have the opportunity to become the national team captain for the Swedish women’s team, and are really looking forward to getting started this fall with the assignment and meeting the team and all supporters. At the same time, I would like to take the opportunity to thank Kim Källström and the Federal Board who have given me this confidence, says Gustavsson in a statement.
He continues:
– But it feels important that it is now not about me but about the team that will have the opportunity to prepare for the summer in the very best way. I am really impressed with how the national team performed for a long time and look forward to following them during the European Championships.
Källström: “Great international experience”
Football manager Kim Källström is pleased to have landed the recruitment.
– With Tony Gustavsson we get a national team with great tactical knowledge and important experience in leading national teams. We like the football philosophy and leadership that Tony stands for and is incredibly satisfied and happy to be able to present him as the new national team starting after the European Championships, says Källström.
He adds:
– Tony knows Swedish football and at the same time possesses great international experience as a coach, which will be important in the work so that the women’s team can continue to challenge for medals in the major championships.
The work of forming the staff around Gustavsson will start shortly and will continue until his access after this summer, the union announces.
SvFF has for some time prepared for a future without Gerhardsson and in the process of finding his replacement identified man Gustavsson as an interesting name.
Takes over after em
The 51-year-old was highly relevant to take over the Swedish men’s national team together with Olof Mellberg a year ago, but then he was stuck in a job with Australia’s women’s team over the Olympics this summer and when the negotiations with Mellberg crashed at the last moment, the union chose another way .
But SvFF did not give up in his attempts to get Gustavsson into his business. They chose to resume the dialogue with the coach in the hope of being able to recruit him to the League Post on the women’s side.
Tony Gustavsson left Australia after a failed Olympics and has since stood without a job. He has won two World Cup golds and an Olympic gold with the United States, where he was the assistant captain in two rounds. In addition, the 51-year-old has won SM gold with Tyresö FF and trained Hammarby’s men’s team.
Peter Gerhardsson Leads Sweden over this summer’s European Championship playoffs.