Thomas Dennerby
Swedish football coach From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Thomas Lennart Dennerby (born 13 August 1959) is a Swedish football manager. He managed Sweden to a third place finish at the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup. He last served as the head coach of the India women's football team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Thomas Lennart Dennerby | ||
| Date of birth | 13 August 1959 | ||
| Place of birth | Stockholm, Sweden | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| 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) | ||
| 2019−2023 | India U17 (women) | ||
| 2019−2023 | India U20 (women) | ||
| 2021−2023 | 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
External links
Wikiwand - on
Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.