Jonas Eidevall (born 28 January 1983) is a Swedish professional
football
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coach who is the head coach of
FA WSL
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club
Arsenal
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.
He previously served as head coach of Swedish club
FC Rosengård from 2013 to 2014 and from 2018 to 2021, winning three
Damallsvenskan
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titles and one
Svenska Cupen Damer
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A separate Svenska Cupen exists for men.
Rounds and teams
* First round – 44 teams (Division 1 and below)
* Second r ...
championship.
Career
Eidevall began his coaching career at the age of 23, as an assistant coach for
Division 2 side
Lunds BK in Skåne. 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.
In 2012, he left Lund to join
Damallsvenskan
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side
FC Rosengård as an assistant manager. 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.
He left Rosengård in 2016 to join
Superettan
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side
Helsingborgs IF as an assistant manager, serving under
Henrik Larsson
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.
After one year at Helsingborgs, he returned to Rosengård. He led the club to a
Svenska Cupen Damer
Svenska Cupen damer (the "Ladies Swedish Cup") is the main Sweden, Swedish women's association football knock-out tournament.
A separate Svenska Cupen exists for men.
Rounds and teams
* First round – 44 teams (Division 1 and below)
* Second r ...
victory in 2018 and another league title in 2019. In 2019, he also led Rosengård to the Champions League quarter-finals.
In June 2021, he was named head coach for
FA WSL
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side
Arsenal
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, replacing
Joe Montemurro
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.
Coaching style
Eidevall has described his coaching style as a "high-paced possession game."
Managerial statistics
Honours
FC Rosengård
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Damallsvenskan
The Damallsvenskan, Swedish for ''ladies all-Swedish'' and also known as OBOS Damallsvenskan for sponsorship reasons, is the highest division of women's football in Sweden. It is also referred to as the women's Allsvenskan. The term Allsvenskan ...
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2013
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2014
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2019
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Swedish Cup: 2017–18
References
1983 births
Living people
Swedish football managers
Swedish expatriate football managers
Arsenal W.F.C. managers
FC Rosengård managers
Women's Super League managers
People from Borås
Sportspeople from Västra Götaland County
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