Thomas Dennerby
Thomas Lennart Dennerby (born 13 August 1959 in Enskede) is a Swedish football coach who is currently head coach for India women's national football team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 13 August 1959 | ||
| Place of birth | Enskede, Sweden | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | lndia (women) (head coach) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1977−1985 | Hammarby IF | 157 | (8) |
| 1985−1987 | Spårvägens IF | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| Värtans IK | |||
| Spårvägens FF | |||
| 1996−1999 | Hammarby IF DFF | ||
| 2001 | Hammarby IF (assistant) | ||
| 2002−2004 | Djurgården/Älvsjö | ||
| 2005−2012 | Sweden (women) | ||
| 2013 | Hammarby IF | ||
| 2018−2019 | Nigeria (women) | ||
| 2019− | India U17 (women) | ||
| 2019− | India U20 (women) | ||
| 2021− | India (women) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
Dennerby, the former coach of the Nigeria women's national football team also known as super Falcons was previously a player in Hammarby IF[1] and Spårvägens IF, as well as the national U21 team. He has also worked as a police officer. As a coach, he won Allsvenskan with Hammarby IF in 2001, and Damallsvenskan with Djurgården/Älvsjö.[2]
Dennerby can be seen in the Sveriges Television documentary television series The Other Sport from 2013.
He became manager of the Nigerian women's national team in January 2018.[3] He resigned in October 2019.[4]
On 9 November 2019, All India Football Federation (AIFF) appointed Dennerby as the head coach of India U17 Women's team which is going to participate in the 2020 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup as the host of the edition.[5]
Later Thomas Dennerby took charge as Head Coach of the Indian Senior Women's National Team in August 2021.[6]
Honours
Individual
- Swedish Manager of the Year (women's football)[7] (1): 2004
- CAF Awards - Women's Coach of the Year (nominated)[8]
References
- ^ "Thomas Dennerby". mondedufoot.fr. from the original on 11 October 2019. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
- ^ . Archived from the original on 8 September 2009.
- ^ "Swede Thomas Dennerby to coach Nigeria's women's team". 25 January 2018. from the original on 21 April 2019. Retrieved 11 October 2019 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "Nigeria women's coach Thomas Dennerby resigns". 10 October 2019. from the original on 11 October 2019. Retrieved 11 October 2019 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "AIFF appoints Thomas Dennerby as the head coach of U17- women's world cup team". AIFF. 9 November 2019. from the original on 6 July 2022. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
- ^ "Thomas Dennerby to take charge as Head Coach of Indian Senior Women's Team". AIFF. 13 August 2021. from the original on 13 August 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
- ^ "Övriga utmärkelser — fogis.se". fogis.se. from the original on 31 August 2018. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
- ^ "CAF Awards 2019: Former Super Falcons coach Thomas Dennerby nominated for African Women's Coach of the Year award". Pulse. from the original on 27 November 2019. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
External links
- – UEFA coaching record (archived)