Andrée Jeglertz: Who is City’s new Women’s Head Coach? | OneFootball

Manchester City is delighted to announce Andrée Jeglertz as our new women’s head coach.

The Swede arrives at the Club with a wealth of experience in club and international football spanning over two decades with his most recent and current post as Denmark national team boss.

The 53-year-old will officially start his post after the conclusion of the 2025 European Championships.

And by doing so, he becomes City’s third permanent head coach since our professional relaunch in 2014.

Following his confirmation at the Blues, here’s Jeglertz’s story so far…

PLAYING DAYS

Born in Malmö on 14 February 1972, he then progressed through his hometown club’s youth team between 1985 and 1990 before breaking into Malmö FF’s senior side in 1991.

A solitary year followed which included a loan at IFK Trelleborg ahead of a permanent switch to Umeå in 1993, where he plied his trade for three years before a two-year spell at IFK Hässleholm.

Jeglertz returned to Umeå in 2002 between spells at Gimonäs CK – first in 2000/2001 – then in 2003 where he was appointed player coach – his first taste of management.

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CHAMPIONS OF EUROPE

After a season at Gimonäs CK combining playing with coaching, Jeglertz made his first steps into the women’s game when becoming full-time head coach of Umeå IK.

He led them to a trophy-laden four years between 2004 and 2008, while also nurturing and developing a teenage Marta, who would go on to become a six-time world player of the year and one of the game’s biggest icons.

In total Umeå IK won five major honours during his time there, while he also guided them to three UEFA Women’s Champions League finals, then named the UEFA Women’s Cup, including winning the competition in 2004.

After topping their second qualifying group with a 100% record, they advanced to the final with a last-eight win over Energy Voronezh before beating Brondby in the semis.

In the two-legged showpiece, Jeglertz led Umeå to an 8-0 aggregate win over Frankfurt to deliver the Swedish outfit their second major European honour.

They’d almost repeat the trick under City’s new head coach’s stewardship in 2007 and 2008, only to lose out to Arsenal and Frankfurt respectively.

COACH OF THE YEAR

Alongside their Champions League success in 2004, Jeglertz also led Umeå IK exceptionally domestically, helping them lift three Damallsvenskan titles and the Svenska Cupen in 2007.

He also collected the Damallsvenskan Manager of the Year award on two separate occasions.

MEN’S GAME

Following his immense success at Umeå IK, he returned to the men’s game as manager of Djurgårdens IF where he oversaw 23 matches, winning six and drawing six of his assignments.

His tenure there would last until 2009, and he took the reins of Umeå’s men’s team in 2017 after his six years in charge of Finland Women.

Jeglertz boasted a win percentage at Umeå of 44.6% before departing in 2018.

EURO 2013

Appointed in 2010, Jeglertz led Finland Women to the 2013 European Championships in Germany with an impressive qualification campaign.

Placed in Group 5 with Ukraine, Belarus, Slovakia and Estonia, he led the Nordic nation to the major tournament with a fantastic record of six wins, one draw and one loss, which saw them top the table.

Standout victories included a 6-0 win over Estonia and a 4-0 triumph over Belarus.

Finland were then placed in a tough group at Euro 2013 with Italy, Sweden and Denmark but they performed valiantly under Jeglertz’s stewardship – losing just once in the group stages.

Draws in each of their other two matches saw them narrowly miss out on a place in the quarter-finals.

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DENMARK

Jeglertz was appointed Denmark manager shortly after their Round of 16 exit from the 2023 World Cup.

Since then, they have won 12 of his 20 matches in charge and have qualified for the 2025 European Championships this summer, where Jeglertz will guide them for one final time.

Denmark reached the tournament by finishing second behind Spain in qualification Group 2 having won four of their six games and narrowly losing each of the other two to the reigning world champions.

On the Nations League front, Jeglertz almost guided them to the finals of the 2025 competition but missed out on goal difference in Group A4, having gained the same amount of points – nine - as winners Sweden.