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Peter Gerhardsson

Kurt Peter Gerhardsson (born 22 August 1959) is a Swedish football manager and former football player.[2] He was previously the manager of BK Häcken.[3] Before the start of the 2013 Allsvenskan he was ranked as the best manager in the league by newspaper Aftonbladet.[4]

Gerhardsson became the manager of the Swedish women's national team in 2017, replacing Pia Sundhage after the UEFA Women's Euro 2017. He led the team to third place finishes in the FIFA Women's World Cup in 2019 and 2023.

Managerial career

With Gerhardsson as manager, the Sweden women's national football team has twice finished third place in the FIFA Women's World Cup, first in 2019 and then in 2023.[5][6]

Honours

Manager

BK Häcken

Sweden

References

  1. ^ "Women's Olympic Football Tournament Tokyo 2020: Squad list, Sweden" (PDF). FIFA. 7 July 2021. p. 12. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 October 2021. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Peter Gerhardsson – Spelarstatistik – Svensk fotboll". svenskfotboll.se. (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 30 July 2021. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  3. ^ "BK Häcken" (in Swedish). SvFF. Archived from the original on 12 January 2018. Retrieved 15 April 2011.
  4. ^ "Häcken är ett bättre lag i år" (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. 20 March 2013. Archived from the original on 14 December 2019. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
  5. ^ "Gerhardsson: The music and methods behind a Swedish success story". fifa.com. 22 August 2019. Archived from the original on 29 August 2023. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
  6. ^ "Videos Gerhardsson 'thoroughly enjoyed' Sweden's third place finish". Vodacom Soccer. 21 August 2023. Archived from the original on 29 August 2023. Retrieved 29 August 2023.