page_title: Anthony Hudson (football manager)
section_title: Bahrain
hierarchical_section_title: Anthony Hudson (football manager) / Coaching career / Bahrain
caption_attribution_description: Hudson during his tenure as Bahrain manager
context_page_description: Anthony Patrick Hudson is an English-American professional association football manager who is currently head coach of the United States under-20 national team. Anthony Hudson served most recently as Head Coach of the Colorado Rapids in Major League Soccer.
  Hudson became one of the youngest coaches to earn the UEFA Pro Licence, the highest coaching award in football, in 2012. Hudson has managed two international teams, and won two international tournaments, qualifying for the 2015 Asian Cup and 2017 Confederations Cup in the process. Hudson also became the youngest ever manager to lead a team in FIFA Confederations Cup history.
context_section_description: On 21 March 2012, Hudson was appointed manager of the Bahrain under-23 team. He was brought in to coach the national under-23 and Olympic team by Peter Taylor, national team coach of Bahrain senior team. Hudson led Bahrain under-23 to the final of the 2012 U23 Gulf Cup, eventually losing 2–0 to Saudi Arabia under-23. Hudson then worked under Argentinian coach Gabriel Calderon after Peter Taylor's sacking on 17 October 2012. Hudson signed a two-year extension as the Bahrain under-23 manager in June.
  On 13 August 2013, Hudson was appointed manager of Bahrain. Hudson first took charge of Bahrain in a 2–1 friendly loss to Kuwait in September followed by wins over Malaysia and Yemen in November, which secured Bahrain qualification for the 2015 Asian Cup. Hudson was listed as a potential candidate as coach of Denmark in October. Hudson led the Bahrain U23 team to their first title at the U23 Gulf Cup of Nations, beating Saudi Arabia in the final. This was the first official gold medal the Bahrain U23 national team have won in their history.
  In January 2014, Hudson led Bahrain to a third-place finish at the 2014 WAFF Championship. After 0–0 draws against Oman and Iraq, Bahrain made the semi-finals of the tournament due to a drawing of lots. Bahrain lost their semifinal 1–0 to Jordan, and earned their third-place finish via a penalty shootout after 0–0 draw against Kuwait. In February 2014, Hudson signed a two-year contract extension as Bahrain manager. On 27 July 2014, Hudson resigned as manager of Bahrain.
caption: Hudson (centre) winning U23 Gulf Cup of Nations as Bahrain manager
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