Jonas Eidevall

Jonas Eidevall
Eidevall in 2014
Personal information
Date of birth (1983-01-28) 28 January 1983 (age 41)
Place of birth Borås, Sweden
Managerial career
Years Team
2006–2009 Lunds BK (assistant)[1]
2009–2011 Lunds BK
2012 FC Rosengård (assistant)
2013–2014 FC Rosengård
2014–2015 Lyngby Boldklub (assistant)
2016–2017 Helsingborgs IF (assistant)
2018–2021 FC Rosengård
2021–2024 Arsenal

Jonas Eidevall (born 28 January 1983) is a Swedish professional football coach and recently the head coach of FA WSL club Arsenal.[2] He won back-to-back FA Women's League Cup with Arsenal. He previously served as head coach of Swedish club FC Rosengård from 2013 to 2014 and from 2018 to 2021, winning three Damallsvenskan titles and one Svenska Cupen Damer championship.

Career

Early career

Eidevall began his coaching career at the age of 23, as an assistant coach for Division 2 side Lunds BK in Skåne.[citation needed] After three and a half years as an assistant, he was named the club's coach. In 2009, he led the club to a first place finish in Division 2 and promotion to Ettan Fotboll.[citation needed]

FC Rosengård

In 2012, he left Lund to join Damallsvenskan side FC Rosengård as an assistant manager.[citation needed] In 2013, he took over as Rosengård's head coach. He led the side to back-to-back first place finishes in 2013 and 2014.[citation needed]

Lyngby Boldklub

He left Rosengård in 2014 to join Danish 1st Division side Lyngby Boldklub as an assistant manager, serving under Jack Majgaard Jensen.[citation needed]

Helsingborgs IF

He left Rosengård in 2016 to join Superettan side Helsingborgs IF as an assistant manager, serving under Henrik Larsson.[citation needed]

Return to Rosengård

After one year at Helsingborgs, he returned to Rosengård. He led the club to a Svenska Cupen Damer victory in 2018 and another league title in 2019.[citation needed] In 2019, he also led Rosengård to the Champions League quarter-finals.[3]

Arsenal

In June 2021, he was named head coach for FA WSL side Arsenal, replacing Joe Montemurro. Arsenal conducted a thorough recruitment process where Jonas was the unanimous choice from everybody involved in the process. Arsenal’s CEO Vinai Venkatesham said that ”he was the standout candidate for everybody that we considered for this role”.[4][5][6]

Season 2021/22

Arsenal finished at 2nd place in FA WSL and reached the Quarter-finals in UEFA Women's Champions League losing to VfL Wolfsburg (women). He extended his contract with club at the end of the season in a joint signing session with Mikel Arteta[7]

Season 2022/23

Arsenal finished at 3rd place in FA WSL and reached the Semi-finals in UEFA Women's Champions League after winning their group ahead of reigning champions Olympique Lyonnais Féminin and knocking-out FC Bayern Munich (women) in the Quarter-finals. The Semi-final against VfL Wolfsburg (women) went to extra time where the German team scored the only goal. Eidevall won his first trophy with the club, beating Chelsea F.C. Women 3-1 at Selhurst Park in the final of the FA Women's League Cup.

Season 2023/24

Arsenal finished at 3rd place in FA WSL and lost to Paris FC (women) after a penalty shoot-out in the final of the Round 1 Mini-Tournament in UEFA Women's Champions League. Arsenal defended their FA Women's League Cup trophy by again beating Chelsea F.C. Women in the final.

Season 2024/25

Eidevall resigned from his role in October 2024 after a poor start to the 2024-25 WSL season, winning just one of the opening four games.[8][9][10]

Coaching style

Eidevall has described his coaching style as a "high-paced possession game."[11]

He is described as a passionate coach on the side-lines but calm and analytical outside the pitch by his former players.[12]

Manchester City W.F.C. head coach Gareth Taylor accused Eidevall of "bullying" the 4th official after Arsenal beat Manchester City with 2-1 at Meadow Park in 5th November 2023. Eidevall denied the accusations and labelled them "borderline slander" and Eidevall was not booked or spoken to by the referee in regards to his conduct during the game.[13][14]

Chelsea F.C. Women head coach Emma Hayes pushed Eidevall after the final of the FA Women's League Cup in 2023/24 when both managers were going to shake hands after the match. In her post-match remarks said that Eidevall had shown "male aggression" on the sidelines. Eidevall said after that he thought her words were "irresponsbile" and he was supported by Ian Wright who criticised Hayes' behaviour.[15][16][17][18][19]

Managerial statistics

As of 12 October 2024
Team Nat Year Record Ref
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
FC Rosengård  Sweden 2018–2021 87 56 18 13 212 59 +153 064.37 [20][21][22]
Arsenal  England 2021–2024 120 80 16 24 291 99 +192 066.67
Total 207 136 34 37 500 158 +342 065.70

Honours

FC Rosengård

Arsenal

References

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  2. ^ a b c "Jonas Eidevall named new Arsenal Women head coach". Arsenal F.C. Archived from the original on 28 June 2021. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
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  4. ^ "Arsenal head coach Jonas Eidevall aims for Women's Champions League glory". TheGuardian.com. 17 August 2021.
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  6. ^ "Revealed: The process of Eidevall's appointment". Revealed: The process of Eidevall's appointment. 30 November 2024. Retrieved 27 November 2024.
  7. ^ "Congratulations Mikel and Jonas". Archived from the original on 7 May 2022. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
  8. ^ "Sarina Wiegman left 'shocked and flabbergasted' by Jonas Eidevall departure from Arsenal | Sporting News". www.sportingnews.com. 15 October 2024. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
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  13. ^ "Jonas Eidevall: Claims of 'bullying' are 'borderline slander', says Arsenal boss".
  14. ^ "Jonas Eidevall hits back at Gareth Taylor's 'unacceptable' claims of bullying fourth official in Arsenal's WSL win over Man City". Sky Sports. Archived from the original on 7 October 2024. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
  15. ^ "Chelsea women's boss criticised for accusing Arsenal rival of 'male aggression'". Archived from the original on 4 December 2024. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
  16. ^ Wrack, Suzanne (31 March 2024). "Chelsea's Emma Hayes criticises 'male aggression' of Arsenal's Jonas Eidevall". The Guardian.
  17. ^ "Jonas Eidevall: Arsenal boss says Emma Hayes' 'aggression' comment was 'irresponsible'". BBC Sport. 31 March 2024. Archived from the original on 7 October 2024. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
  18. ^ "Emma Hayes says 'male aggression' should not be tolerated as Jonas Eidevall defends himself after Conti Cup final altercation". Sky Sports.
  19. ^ "Hayes slams 'male aggression' of Arsenal boss". 31 March 2024. Archived from the original on 7 October 2024. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
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  24. ^ "Jonas proud of more Conti Cup success". Arsenal FC Website. Arsenal FC. Retrieved 31 March 2024.