# Pia Sundhage

Pia Mariane Sundhage (Swedish pronunciation:, born 13 February 1960) is a Swedish football manager and former professional player. Currently, she is coaching Switzerland. As a player, Sundhage played most of her career as a forward and retired as the top scorer for the Sweden national team.
Sundhage was the head coach of the United States women's national team from 2008 to 2012 and led the team to two Olympic gold medals and a silver medal at the World Cup. Her success led to her winning the 2012 FIFA World Coach of the Year. Sundhage later became the head coach of her native Sweden women's national football team from 2012 to 2017, winning an Olympic silver medal in 2016.

## Club career

Sundhage started with IFK Ulricehamn as a youth player and eventually moved to Falköpings KIK in 1978. She then joined Jitex BK from 1979 to 1981. Sundhage played 1982 to 1983 with Östers IF, scoring 30 times in her first season with the club and chipping in 35 more in her second season. 1984 saw a move back to Jitex BK, while 1985 saw Sundhage split time between Stattena IF, Lazio (where she scored 17 times), and Jitex BK. She played the 1986 season with Hammarby IF, before she moved back to Jitex BK from 1979 through 1989. Sundhage finished her career with Hammarby IF DFF, playing from 1990 until she retired in 1996.
She won four Damallsvenskan championships, all with Jitex BK, as well as two additional Svenska Cupen with the club. She also won two Svenska Cupen with Hammarby IF DFF.

## International career

Sundhage made her first appearance for the Sweden national team as a 15-year-old in 1975, eventually amassing 146 caps and scoring 71 goals for her country. Her 71 goals gave her joint-lead with Lena Videkull for the most in the Sweden national team history, a record which has since been surpassed by both Hanna Ljungberg and Lotta Schelin.
She participated for Sweden in the 1991 (a third-place finish) and 1995 editions of the FIFA Women's World Cup and the 1996 Summer Olympics. She won, and was the top scorer, in the 1984 UEFA Women's Championship. Her image appeared on a Swedish postage stamp in 1988. In 1989 Sundhage scored the first goal in a women's match at Wembley Stadium, as Sweden beat England 2–0 in a curtain–raiser for the Rous Cup.
In 2000, Sundhage finished sixth in the voting for FIFA Women's Player of the Century.

## Coaching career
### Pre-United States

Sundhage got her start in coaching as a player/manager when she was with Hammarby IF from 1992 to 1994. She then took assistants jobs with Vallentuna BK (1998 to 1999) and AIK Fotboll Dam (2000) before moving across the Atlantic Ocean to become an assistant with Philadelphia Charge of the new Women's United Soccer Association in the United States. She eventually was hired on by Boston Breakers as the head coach, winning the league title and being named the 2003 WUSA Coach of the Year in the process. Once the WUSA folded however, it was back to Scandinavia to take on further coaching positions.
Her relationship with the Boston Breakers led United States women's national team captain Kristine Lilly and fellow USWNT player Kate Markgraf joining her in the Swedish Damallsvenskan when Pia coached KIF Örebro DFF from 2005 to 2006, after a brief stint with Kolbotn IL in 2004. Lilly said she "wanted to play for Pia again."
Sundhage served as an assistant to Marika Domanski-Lyfors for the China Women's national team during the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup.

### United States women's national team

Pia Sundhage was announced as the United States women's national team head coach on 13 November 2007. She became the seventh head coach in the U.S. team's history and the third woman. Lauren Gregg was in charge for 3 games in 2000, April Heinrichs led the squad from 2000–2004 and won the 2004 Summer Olympics, while Sundhage served as a scout for the United States during the 2004 Olympics.
While at the helm of the United States, Sundhage won the 2008 Algarve Cup and gold medals at both the 2008 Summer Olympics and the 2012 Summer Olympics. She was on the verge of winning the 2009 Algarve Cup, but the United States lost out to Sundhage's native Sweden on penalties. However, she did win the 2010 Algarve Cup a year later, defeating World and European Champions Germany 3–2 in the final.
She coached the women's team to the final of the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup, where the team advanced to the final for the first time since 1999. However, they were upset by Japan, losing 3–1 on penalty kicks after a 2-2 draw. A year later, Sundhage coached the USWNT to another gold medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, defeating Japan 2–1 in a Women's World Cup final rematch, with Carli Lloyd scoring both goals.
On 1 September 2012, Sundhage announced she was stepping down as the U.S women's head coach having expressed a desire to seek opportunities in her native Sweden. Sundhage announced she would coach the U.S. team's games on 16 and 19 September on the team's Olympic victory tour before officially resigning. "I have days where I think, 'What am I doing?' and there are other days where I'm like, 'I'm all up for this next challenge'" Sundhage said upon announcing her departing the US women's national team. She coached her last game against Australia as part the team's Olympic victory tour on 19 September, defeating them 6–2. With this final win Sundhage was able to leave the team with a 91–6–10 win–loss–tie record that included two Olympic gold medals and a second-place finish at the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup.

### Sweden women's national team

The Swedish Football Association announced early 2 September 2012 that Sundhage signed a four-year contract that starts on 1 December. The announcement came hours after Sundhage's match as coach of the U.S. women's team, an 8–0 win in a friendly match against Costa Rica; the first of a series organized to celebrate the winning of gold medal at the 2012 London Olympics. Sundhage replaced Thomas Dennerby, who resigned after Sweden failed to reach the semifinals in 2012 Olympics. "I have long dreamed of becoming Sweden coach and now I am so happy" Sundhage said. Sundhage's first major tournament as coach of the Sweden team was the 2013 European championship, which Sweden hosted; Sweden lost 0–1 in the semi-final to Germany, which won the championship. In the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup, Sweden advanced from their group after 3 consecutive draws (including a scoreless draw with eventual champions USA, but lost 4-1 to Germany in the Round of 16.
At the 2016 Summer Olympics, Sundhage's Sweden started slow, following up an opening 1-0 win over South Africa with a 1-5 loss vs the hosts (and her future employers), Brazil. However, a scoreless draw against China enabled Sweden to advance to the quarterfinals on a tiebreaker, where her team faced her former USA squad. Deploying defense-first tactics and very physical play, Sweden neutralized the top-ranked American attack, capitalized on a breakaway at 61', and held on through extra time to win in a penalty shootout. The victory marked the first instance of the USA being eliminated before reaching the medal rounds at the Olympics. Sweden would go on to a rematch with Brazil in the semifinals, which they would also win in penalties after a scoreless draw. With a 2-1 defeat to Germany in the Gold Medal match, Sweden won their first Olympic medal in women's football.
After a disappointing quarterfinal exit in the UEFA Women's Euro 2017 tournament, in August 2017, Sundhage stepped down as coach of the women's national team, a move which had been announced the previous Fall. In November 2017, the Swedish Football Association announced the appointment of Sundhage as the new Sweden women's national under-17 football team head coach. Sundhage took over her new duties on 1 January 2018.

### Brazil women's national team

In July 2019, Sundhage accepted an invitation from the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) to become the new coach of the Brazil women's national football team.

## Personal life

In January 2010, Sundhage mentioned in a Swedish TV interview that as a lesbian she has not felt any homophobia as a coach. "There has been no problem for me to be openly gay as head coach in the U.S.," said Sundhage.

## Career statistics
### Matches and goals scored at World Cup and Olympic tournaments

Key (expand for notes on "world cup and olympic goals") :
| Location | Geographic location of the venue where the competition occurred |
| Lineup | Start – played entire match on minute (off player) – substituted on at the minute indicated, and player was substituted off at the same time off minute (on player) – substituted off at the minute indicated, and player was substituted on at the same time (c) – captain |
| Min | The minute in the match the goal was scored. For list that include caps, blank indicates played in the match but did not score a goal. |
| Assist/pass | The ball was passed by the player, which assisted in scoring the goal. This column depends on the availability and source of this information. |
| penalty or pk | Goal scored on penalty-kick which was awarded due to foul by opponent. (Goals scored in penalty-shoot-out, at the end of a tied match after extra-time, are not included.) |
| Score | The match score after the goal was scored. |
| Result | The final score. W – match was won L – match was lost to opponent D – match was drawn (W) – penalty-shoot-out was won after a drawn match (L) – penalty-shoot-out was lost after a drawn match |
| aet | The score at the end of extra-time; the match was tied at the end of 90' regulation |
| pso | Penalty-shoot-out score shown in parentheses; the match was tied at the end of extra-time |
| | Orange background color – Olympic women's football tournament |
| | Blue background color – FIFA women's world cup final tournament |
| Goal | Match | Date | Location | Opponent | Lineup | Min | Score | Result | Competition |
| China 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup ||||||||||
| | 1 | 1991-11-17 | Panyu | United States | Start | | | 2–3 L | Group match |
| 1 | 2 | 1991-11-19 | Foshan | Japan | Start | 34 | 6–0 | 8–0 W | Group match |
| 2 | 3 | 1991-11-21 | Panyu | Brazil | Start | 42 | 1-0 | 2–0 W | Group match |
| 3 | 4 | 1991-11-24 | Guangzhou | China | Start | 3 | 1-0 | 1–0 W | Quarter-Final |
| | 5 | 1991-11-27 | Panyu | Norway | Start | | | 1–4 L | Semi-Final |
| 4 | 6 | 1991-11-29 | Guangzhou | Germany | Start | 11 | 2-0 | 4–0 W | 3rd Place Match |
| Sweden 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup ||||||||||
| | 7 | 1995-6-5 | Helsingborg | Brazil | Start | | | 0–1 L | Group match |
| 5 | 8 | 1995-6-7 | Helsingborg | Germany | Start | 80 | 2-2 | 3–2 W | Group match |
| | 9 | 1995-6-9 | Västerås | Japan | Start | | | 2–0 W | Group match |
| | 10 | 1995-6-13 | Helsingborg | China | Start | | | 1–1 (pso 3–4) (L) | Quarter-Final |
| Atlanta 1996 Women's Olympic Football Tournament ||||||||||
| | 11 | 1996-7-21 | Miami | China | Start | | | 0–2 L | Group match |
| | 12 | 1996-7-23 | Orlando | United States | Start | | | 1–2 L | Group match |
| | 13 | 1996-7-25 | Orlando | Denmark | Start | | | 3–1 W | Group match |

### Matches and goals scored at European Championship tournaments

| Goal | Match | Date | Location | Opponent | Lineup | Min | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1984 European Championship ||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | 1984-3-1 | Rome | Italy | Start | 50 | 2-2 | 3–2 W | Semi-Final 1st Leg |
| 2 | 2 | 1984-4-1 | Linköping | Italy | Start | 57 | 2-1 | 2–1 W | Semi-Final 2nd Leg |
| 3 | 3 | 1984-5-27 | Gothenburg | England | Start | 57 | 1-0 | 1–0 W | Final 1st Leg |
| | 4 | 1984-5-27 | Luton | England | Start | | | 0–1 L | Final 2nd Leg |
| 1987 European Championship ||||||||||
| | 5 | 1987-6-11 | Moss | England | Start | | | 3–2 W | Semi-Final |
| | 6 | 1987-6-14 | Oslo | Norway | Start | | | 1–2 L | Final |
| 1989 European Championship ||||||||||
| | 7 | 1989-6-28 | Lüdenscheid | Norway | Start | | | 1–2 L | Semi-Final |
| 4 | 8 | 1989-6-30 | Osnabrück | Italy | Start | 43 | 1-1 | 2–1 W | 3rd Place Match |
| 1995 European Championship ||||||||||
| | 9 | 1995-2-26 | Kristiansand | Norway | Start | | | 3–4 L | Semi-Final 1st Leg |
| | 10 | 1995-3-5 | Jönköping | Norway | Start | | | 4–1 W | Semi-Final 2nd Leg |
| | 11 | 1995-3-26 | Kaiserslautern | Germany | Start | | | 2–3 L | Final |

## International goals

| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1. | 25 July 1975 | Brande Stadion, Brande, Denmark | Finland | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1975 Women's Nordic Football Championship |
| 2. | 7 September 1975 | Plough Lane, Wimbledon, England | England | 1–1 | 3–1 | Friendly |
| 3. | 8 July 1977 | Mariehamns IP, Mariehamn, Finland | Finland | 4–0 | 4–0 | 1977 Women's Nordic Football Championship |
| 4. | 5 July 1979 | Lisleby Stadion, Fredrikstad, Norway | Denmark | 4–1 | 4–1 | 1979 Women's Nordic Football Championship |
| 5. | 6 July 1979 | Setskog stadion, Setskog, Norway | Norway | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1979 Women's Nordic Football Championship |
| 6. | 28 June 1980 | Norrvalla IP, Skellefteå, Sweden | France | 2–0 | 2–2 | Friendly |
| 7. | 10 July 1980 | Kvarnbyvallen, Mölndal, Sweden | Finland | 2–0 | 7–0 | 1980 Women's Nordic Football Championship |
| 8. | 10 July 1980 | Kvarnbyvallen, Mölndal, Sweden | Finland | 6–0 | 7–0 | 1980 Women's Nordic Football Championship |
| 9. | 10 July 1980 | Kvarnbyvallen, Mölndal, Sweden | Finland | 7–0 | 7–0 | 1980 Women's Nordic Football Championship |
| 10. | 11 July 1980 | Prästängen, Öckerö, Sweden | Norway | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1980 Women's Nordic Football Championship |
| 11. | 25 April 1981 | Sportpark 't Alterbarg, Zweeloo, Netherlands | Netherlands | 1–1 | 1–2 | Friendly |
| 12. | 23 May 1981 | Stade de la Fobio, Montauban, France | France | 1–0 | 6–1 | Friendly |
| 13. | 23 May 1981 | Stade de la Fobio, Montauban, France | France | 3–0 | 6–1 | Friendly |
| 14. | 23 May 1981 | Stade de la Fobio, Montauban, France | France | 4–0 | 6–1 | Friendly |
| 15. | 23 May 1981 | Stade de la Fobio, Montauban, France | France | 6–0 | 6–1 | Friendly |
| 16. | 17 July 1981 | Urheilupuisto, Hyvinkää, Finland | Finland | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1981 Women's Nordic Football Championship |
| 17. | 19 July 1981 | Töölön Pallokenttä, Helsinki, Finland | Denmark | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1981 Women's Nordic Football Championship |
| 18. | 26 September 1981 | Ryavallen, Borås, Sweden | Netherlands | 6–0 | 7–0 | Friendly |
| 19. | 26 May 1982 | Viskavallen, Kinna, Sweden | England | 1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 20. | 9 September 1982 | Kópavogsvöllur, Kópavogur, Iceland | Iceland | 4–0 | 6–0 | 1984 European Competition for Women's Football qualifying |
| 21. | 10 August 1983 | Rådavallen, Mellerud, Sweden | Denmark | 1–0 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 22. | 10 August 1983 | Rådavallen, Mellerud, Sweden | Denmark | 2–1 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 23. | 24 August 1983 | Brunnsvallen, Ronneby, Sweden | Iceland | 1–0 | 5–0 | 1984 European Competition for Women's Football qualifying |
| 24. | 24 August 1983 | Brunnsvallen, Ronneby, Sweden | Iceland | 2–0 | 5–0 | 1984 European Competition for Women's Football qualifying |
| 25. | 8 April 1984 | Stadio Flaminio, Rome, Italy | Italy | 2–2 | 3–2 | 1984 European Competition for Women's Football |
| 26. | 28 April 1984 | Folkungavallen, Linköping, Sweden | Italy | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1984 European Competition for Women's Football |
| 27. | 28 April 1984 | Folkungavallen, Linköping, Sweden | Italy | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1984 European Competition for Women's Football |
| 28. | 12 May 1984 | Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden | England | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1984 European Competition for Women's Football |
| 29. | 11 June 1985 | Olympia, Helsingborg, Sweden | Netherlands | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1987 European Competition for Women's Football qualifying |
| 30. | 9 October 1985 | Stadsparksvallen, Jönköping, Sweden | Belgium | 3–0 | 5–0 | 1987 European Competition for Women's Football qualifying |
| 31. | 9 October 1985 | Stadsparksvallen, Jönköping, Sweden | Belgium | 4–0 | 5–0 | 1987 European Competition for Women's Football qualifying |
| 32. | 7 May 1986 | Krohnsminde, Bergen, Norway | Norway | 3–2 | 3–2 | Friendly |
| 33. | 11 July 1987 | Minneapolis, United States | United States U-19 | 3–0 | 5–1 | Friendly |
| 34. | 19 August 1987 | Folkungavallen, Nyköping, Sweden | Hungary | 1–0 | 5–0 | Friendly |
| 35. | 27 April 1988 | Vä IP, Kristianstad, Sweden | Switzerland | 2–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
| 36. | 8 June 1988 | Tianhe Stadium, Guangzhou, China | Canada | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1988 FIFA Women's Invitation Tournament |
| 37. | 18 September 1988 | Lekevi IP, Mariestad, Sweden | Republic of Ireland | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1989 European Competition for Women's Football qualifying |
| 38. | 18 September 1988 | Lekevi IP, Mariestad, Sweden | Republic of Ireland | 4–0 | 4–0 | 1989 European Competition for Women's Football qualifying |
| 39. | 15 October 1988 | Odense Stadium, Odense, Denmark | Denmark | 3–0 | 5–1 | 1989 European Competition for Women's Football qualifying |
| 40. | 11 March 1989 | Stade Louison Bobet, Levallois-Perret, France | France | 1–0 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 41. | 26 April 1989 | Strandängens IP, Bromölla, Sweden | Finland | 3–0 | 4–1 | Friendly |
| 42. | 23 May 1989 | Wembley Stadium, London, England | England | 1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 43. | 30 June 1989 | Stadion an der Bremer Brücke, Osnabrück, Germany | Italy | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1989 European Competition for Women's Football |
| 44. | 10 August 1989 | Petalax IP, Petalax, Finland | Finland | 2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 45. | 13 May 1990 | Stade Municipal de Melun, Melun, France | France | 1–0 | 2–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 1991 qualifying |
| 46. | 13 May 1990 | Stade Municipal de Melun, Melun, France | France | 2–0 | 2–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 1991 qualifying |
| 47. | 10 June 1990 | Stadion OSiR, Gorzów Wielkopolski, Poland | Poland | 1–0 | 2–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 1991 qualifying |
| 48. | 19 September 1990 | Örjans Vall, Halmstad, Sweden | Italy | 3–0 | 4–0 | Friendly |
| 49. | 19 September 1990 | Örjans Vall, Halmstad, Sweden | Italy | 4–0 | 4–0 | Friendly |
| 50. | 14 October 1990 | Lekevi IP, Mariestad, Sweden | France | 4–1 | 4–1 | UEFA Women's Euro 1991 qualifying |
| 51. | 18 November 1990 | Malmö Stadion, Malmö, Sweden | Italy | 1–0 | 1–1 | UEFA Women's Euro 1991 qualifying |
| 52. | 26 February 1991 | Estádio de Troia, Tróia Peninsula, Portugal | Finland | 1–0 | 3–0 | Friendly tournament |
| 53. | 26 February 1991 | Estádio de Troia, Tróia Peninsula, Portugal | Finland | 3–0 | 3–0 | Friendly tournament |
| 54. | 28 February 1991 | Estádio de Troia, Tróia Peninsula, Portugal | Denmark | 2–0 | 2–3 | Friendly tournament |
| 55. | 21 August 1991 | Nösnäsvallen, Stenungsund, Sweden | Soviet Union | 2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 56. | 9 October 1991 | Ryavallen, Borås, Sweden | Netherlands | 1–0 | 3–1 | Friendly |
| 57. | 9 October 1991 | Ryavallen, Borås, Sweden | Netherlands | 3–0 | 3–1 | Friendly |
| 58. | 23 October 1991 | Nou Estadi de Palamós, Palamós, Spain | Spain | 3–0 | 4–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 1993 qualifying |
| 59. | 19 November 1991 | New Plaza Stadium, Foshan, China | Japan | 6–0 | 8–0 | 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup |
| 60. | 21 November 1991 | Ying Tung Stadium, Guangzhou, China | Brazil | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup |
| 61. | 24 November 1991 | Tianhe Stadium, Guangzhou, China | China | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup |
| 62. | 29 November 1991 | Guangdong Provincial Stadium, Guangzhou, China | Germany | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup |
| 63. | 9 March 1993 | Municipal Stadium Georgios Katsouris Kastros, Ayia Napa, Cyprus | France | 3–1 | 3–1 | Friendly tournament |
| 64. | 13 May 1995 | Örjans Vall, Halmstad, Sweden | England | 4–0 | 4–0 | Friendly |
| 65. | 7 June 1995 | Olympia, Helsingborg, Sweden | Germany | 2–2 | 3–2 | 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup |
| 66. | 30 August 1995 | Jakobstads Centralplan, Jakobstad, Finland | Finland | 1–0 | 3–1 | Friendly |
| 67. | 30 September 1995 | Hjørring Stadium, Hjørring, Denmark | Denmark | 2–1 | 2–1 | UEFA Women's Euro 1997 qualifying |
| 68. | 11 March 1996 | Estádio Municipal de Lagos, Lagos, Portugal | Denmark | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1996 Algarve Cup |
| 69. | 12 May 1996 | Gutavallen, Visby, Sweden | Spain | 1–0 | 1–1 | UEFA Women's Euro 1997 qualifying |
| 70. | 2 June 1996 | Estadio Guillermo Olagüe, Gandia, Spain | Spain | 2–0 | 8–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 1997 qualifying |
| 71. | 2 June 1996 | Estadio Guillermo Olagüe, Gandia, Spain | Spain | 4–0 | 8–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 1997 qualifying |

## Managerial statistics

All competitive league games (league and domestic cup) and international matches (including friendlies) are included.
    As of 26 April 2024
| Team | Nat | Year | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Team | Nat | Year | G | W | D | L | Win % |
| Hammarby IF | | 1992–1994 | 66 | 33 | 13 | 20 | 050.00 |
| Boston Breakers | | 2003 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 047.62 |
| Kolbotn | | 2004 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 050.00 |
| Örebro DFF | | 2005–2006 | 44 | 16 | 11 | 17 | 036.36 |
| United States women | | 2007–2012 | 107 | 91 | 10 | 6 | 085.05 |
| Sweden women | | 2012–2017 | 39 | 20 | 8 | 11 | 051.28 |
| Brazil women | | 2019–2023 | 58 | 36 | 12 | 10 | 062.07 |
| Switzerland women | | 2024–Present | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | !— |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 353 | 215 | 62 | 76 | 060.91 |

## Honours
### Player

Jitex BK
* Damallsvenskan: 1979, 1981, 1984, 1989
* Svenska Cupen: 1981, 1984
Hammarby IF DFF
* Svenska Cupen: 1994, 1995
Sweden
* FIFA Women's World Cup: third place 1991
* UEFA European Women's Championship: 1984; runner-up 1987, 1995; third place 1989
* European Competition for Women's Football: third place 1979 (non-official competition)
* Women's Nordic Football Championship: 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981; runner-up 1982
* Algarve Cup: 1995
* Cyprus Tournament: 1990, 1992
* North America Cup: 1987
Individual
* European Competition for Women's Football top scorer: 1984
* European Competition for Women's Football best player: 1984
* Damallsvenskan top scorer: 1982, 1983
* Women's Nordic Football Championship top scorer

### Managerial

United States Women
* Olympic Gold Medal: 2008, 2012
* FIFA Women's World Cup: runner-up 2011
* Four Nations Tournament: 2008, 2011
* Algarve Cup: 2008, 2010, 2011
Sweden Women
* Olympic Silver Medal: 2016
Brazil Women
* Torneio Internacional de Futebol Feminino: 2021
* Copa América Femenina: 2022
Individual
* FIFA World Women's Coach of the year: 2012; finalist 2010, 2011, 2013
* Best FIFA Women's Coach: finalist 2016
* 2003 WUSA Coach of the Year

## Awards

Sundhage was awarded the Illis quorum in the eighth size by the Swedish government in 2021.