Andrée Jeglertz appointed as Man City head coach | OneFootball

Manchester City have today appointed Andrée Jeglertz as their new head coach. The 53-year-old former Swedish international will make the move to Manchester after departing his role with the Danish national side.

Signing a four-year deal, Andrée Jeglertz will join up with Manchester City following the conclusion of this summer’s Euros.

Jeglertz boasts a strong background in women’s football. He won the UEFA Women’s Cup (now the Champions League) with Umeå IK in 2004 and led the team to two more finals in 2007 and 2008. During his time there, Umeå also won four league titles and the Swedish Cup. He later spent time managing in the men’s game with Djurgårdens IF.

In 2010, he took charge of Finland’s women’s national team, helping them qualify for the 2013 Euros — only the third time in their history — and was named Finnish Manager of the Year in 2012. More recently, he managed Linköpings FC before taking over Denmark after the 2023 World Cup.

Under his leadership, Denmark finished second in their Euro qualifying group behind World Champions Spain. They’ll face Germany, Poland, and Sweden in Group C this summer.

“The Club is one of the biggest in the world”

Speaking on his appointment Jeglertz said “I’m honoured to be part of this big and great Club, but also excited to get started. I’m really looking forward to it. The Club is one of the biggest in the world. But also the way Therese and Charlotte are presenting the Club. What does it stand for, what do you want from a coach and everything that’s connected to football? But there are a lot of things around the Club that make me excited about the job.”

Andrée Jeglertz signs for Manchester City as the new Women’s Manager at Manchester City Academy on June 09, 2025 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Declan Lloyd/Manchester City FC)

He continued, “I think the most important thing for me is to, first of all, how do I maximise the players? Whatkind of players do we have? What is the philosophy of the Club? And then of course my own philosophy to have a combination of those things. That is what you will see with the team. For me, of course, this team requires a lot of attacking game, a fluent game like we are talking about. But when we don’t have the ball, to quickly as possible, and as high up as possible to win the ball back. I would like to control the games and with the ball mostly, and I think with this squad there are a lot of good opportunities for that.”

The new City boss was however brutally honest about the sides disappointing 2024/25 campaign. “There are a lot of things that I think are already very good. The attacking game is very direct in some parts; you’re creating a lot of goals. But we need to be better in finding ways to do it in different ways, so we’re not just attacking in one way. But also talking about the defending, there are things in watching the games that we can improve. I need to put in more detail of those things. I need to talk about the evaluation from the coaching staff and from the Club in total. What are the things they have seen. After that, add my own ideas.”

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