Tony Gustavsson

Tony Gustavsson (born 14 August 1973) is a Swedish professional football manager and former player who is the current head coach of the Australia women's national team.
He is best known for his managerial success in women's football, leading Tyresö FF to the 2014 UEFA Women's Champions League Final, helping the United States women's national team to two world championships in 2015 and 2019 as an assistant, as well as helping Australia to their highest finishes at the Olympic Games and the FIFA Women's World Cup.
Managerial career
Early career in men's football
Gustavsson first managed Degerfors IF. He was then in charge of Hammarby IF from 2006 but was sacked when the club was relegated from the top flight in 2009.
On 27 April 2010, Gustavsson signed a 44-day contract with the Norwegian Tippeliga-club Kongsvinger IL, but he decided later on to stay till the end of the season. After being relegated with Kongsvinger, Gustavsson did not use his option to extend his contract by one year, and left the club.
Tyresö FF
Under Gustavsson's leadership Tyresö FF won their first Damallsvenskan title in 2012, after a dramatic last day win over rivals Malmö. Madelaine Edlund scored the winning goal after Caroline Seger's shot had hit the post.
Gustavsson also led Tyresö to a 4–3 defeat by Wolfsburg in the 2014 UEFA Women's Champions League Final. Tyresö became insolvent in 2014 and were kicked out of the 2014 Damallsvenskan season, expunging all their results and making all their players free agents. The Stockholm County Administrative Board published the employees' salaries, showing Gustavsson was among the higher earners at 75,000 Swedish krona (€) per-month.
United States women
In April 2012, Gustavsson joined the United States women's national team as an assistant coach to compatriot Pia Sundhage, where he helped the United States women's national team to an Olympic gold medal that year. He stayed under the new coach Jill Ellis, and helped the United States women's national team to two world championships in 2015 and 2019 as an assistant.
Australia women
On 29 September 2020, he joined Australia women's national team, the Matildas, as the head coach. His first major tournament as manager of the Matildas was the 2020 Summer Olympics, which saw Australia finish fourth, which was the joint best ever finish at the Olympics by an Australian football team, male or female.
After a slow start where many were unhappy with the performance of the side, Gustavsson had them peaking for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup.
At the World Cup, the Matildas started slow, narrowly defeating Ireland 1–0 and losing to Nigeria 3–2. The team turned it around, defeating Olympic champions Canada to top their group, followed by victories over Denmark and France to reach the semifinals of the World Cup for the first time. However, the Matildas were defeated by England 3–1 at the semifinal, and then 2–0 by Sweden, to finish in 4th place; this was an Australian football team's highest finish at a FIFA World Cup, male or female.
Personal life
Gustavsson has a sister, and has two children.
Managerial statistics
References
External links
Hammarby profile
Living people
1973 births
Footballers from Sundsvall
Swedish men's footballers
Men's association football forwards
Swedish football managers
Hammarby Fotboll managers
Hammarby Fotboll non-playing staff
Degerfors IF managers
Tyresö FF managers
Kongsvinger IL Toppfotball managers
Australia women's national soccer team managers
Swedish expatriate football managers
Swedish expatriate sportspeople in the United States
Expatriate soccer coaches in the United States
Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Australia
Expatriate soccer managers in Australia
United States women's national soccer team non-playing staff
2023 FIFA Women's World Cup managers