Andreas Georgson

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Andreas Georgson
Personal information
Date of birth (1982-02-21) 21 February 1982 (age 42)
Team information
Current team
 Lillestrøm (manager)
Managerial career
Years Team
2018–2019 Malmö FF (assistant)
2019–2020 Brentford (coach)
2020–2021 Arsenal (coach)
2022 Malmö FF (caretaker)
2023 Southampton (coach)
2024– Lillestrøm

Andreas Georgson (born 21 February 1982) is a Swedish professional football manager who is the manager of Eliteserien club Lillestrøm.

Playing career[edit]

Georgson played for FC Rosengård and captained GIF Nike during his playing career.[1]

Coaching and managerial career[edit]

Malmö FF (2006–2019)[edit]

Georgson began his coaching career at Malmö FF in 2006 and went on to hold various roles including Head of Youth Scouting, Head of Methodology in the academy, Under-17 Head Coach and was the assistant head coach from 2018 to 2019.[2] Following Uwe Rösler's suspension, Georgson stood in as Malmo manager in a 4–0 win against Örebro SK in November 2018.[3][4]

Brentford (2019–2020)[edit]

Georgson joined Brentford as the Head of Set Pieces and Individual Developments in November 2019 under Head Coach Thomas Frank.[2][5][6] Georgson was noted for playing a pivotal role in Brentford's set-piece efficiency, using a data-driven model for improvement.[7][8]

Arsenal (2020–21)[edit]

After less than a year at Brentford,[9] Georgson move to Arsenal in August 2020 under Head Coach Mikel Arteta.[10][11] He left the club in the summer of 2021, and was replaced by Nicolas Jover.[12][13]

Malmö FF (2021–23)[edit]

Georgson left to rejoin Malmö where he became the club's Sport's manager under Director of Sports Daniel Andersson, where his role included management, strategy, development, player and leader recruitment and analysis.[12][14] He became Sport Director following Andersson's departure in January 2022.[15]

Georgson was the caretaker manager of Malmö from July to September 2022, and later served as the technical Director before leaving the club in August 2023.[16][17]

Southampton (2023)[edit]

Georgson became a set-piece coach at Southampton under Manager Russell Martin in August 2023.[1][18] He left the club in December 2023.[19]

Lillestrøm (2024–present)[edit]

Georgson became head coach of Lillestrøm in January 2024, signing a three-year contract and succeeding caretaker manager Eirik Bakke.[20][21][22]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Andreas Georgson joins as Set Piece Coach | Southampton FC | News". www.southamptonfc.com. Retrieved 2024-02-28.
  2. ^ a b "Andreas Georgson to join coaching staff". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 2024-02-21.
  3. ^ Törner, Ole (2022-08-01). "Andreas Georgson: "Det finns en jäkla energi och sug efter att få hjälpa den här gruppen" « Gasetten". Gasetten (in Swedish). Retrieved 2024-02-28.
  4. ^ "Malmo FF 4-0 Orebro SK (1 Nov, 2018) Final Score - ESPN (UK)". ESPN. Retrieved 2024-02-28.
  5. ^ Ullal, Naveen (2019-11-12). "Coach 'proud' to join Thomas Frank's backroom staff at Brentford - Talks about impending move". Sport Witness. Retrieved 2024-02-21.
  6. ^ "Livet efter Malmö: "Det här är jättespännande"". Fotbolldirekt. Retrieved 2024-02-21.
  7. ^ 06N0LE (2020-08-23). "Arsenal hire set-piece coach Andreas Georgeson". The Short Fuse. Retrieved 2024-02-28.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  8. ^ "Arsenal: Andreas Georgeson is the Best Signing of the Summer". Pain in the Arsenal. 2020-08-24. Retrieved 2024-02-28.
  9. ^ Hurley, Lee (2020-09-24). "Why Arsenal fans should be excited by Arteta's 3 new coaches". Retrieved 2024-02-28.
  10. ^ Collings, Simon (2020-08-23). "Arteta identifies set-piece specialist for Arsenal backroom role". Evening Standard. Retrieved 2024-02-28.
  11. ^ Wilson, Amie (2020-08-23). "Arteta aims to improve key areas with addition of Georgson to coaching staff". Football London. Retrieved 2024-02-28.
  12. ^ a b Collings, Simon (2021-07-05). "Arsenal hire Man City coach Jover as Georgson leaves for Malmo". Evening Standard. Retrieved 2024-02-28.
  13. ^ Critchlow, Dan (2021-07-17). "Confirmed: Arsenal hire Manchester City set-piece coach". Retrieved 2024-02-28.
  14. ^ "SvenskaFans". www-svenskafans-com.translate.goog (in Swedish). Retrieved 2024-02-28.
  15. ^ "Andreas Georgson tar över som sportchef i Malmö FF: "Blir en utmaning"". fotbolltransfers.com (in Swedish). Retrieved 2024-02-28.
  16. ^ "Teknisk direktør forlader Malmö: Skal til Southampton". bold.dk (in Danish). 2023-08-04. Retrieved 2024-02-28.
  17. ^ "Lämnar Malmö FF – är klar för Southampton". www.aftonbladet.se (in Swedish). 2023-08-04. Retrieved 2024-02-28.
  18. ^ DailyCannon (2023-08-06). "Former Arsenal set-piece specialist joins Southampton as assistant coach". Retrieved 2024-02-28.
  19. ^ "Southampton's Set Piece Coach Andreas Georgson leaves club to take manager's job at Lillestrom | Southampton FC | News". www.southamptonfc.com. Retrieved 2024-02-28.
  20. ^ Lokøy, Christian Dehlie; NTB (2023-12-21). "Eliteserien: Andreas Georgson presentert som ny Lillestrøm-trener". VG (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2024-02-28.
  21. ^ "Samlet støtteapparatet: Jakter nye spillere - i dialog med Åsen, Garnås, Bolly og Lundemo". Lillestrøm (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2024-02-28.
  22. ^ Busk, Stian André de Wahl, Martin (2023-12-21). "Bekreftet: Andreas Georgson er ny LSK-trener". Nettavisen (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2024-02-28.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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