Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 21 February 1982 | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Lillestrøm (manager) | ||
Managerial career | |||
Years | Team | ||
2018–2019 | Malmö FF (assistant) | ||
2019–2020 | Brentford (coach) | ||
2020–2021 | Arsenal (coach) | ||
2022 | Malmö FF (caretaker) | ||
2023 | Southampton (coach) | ||
2024– | Lillestrøm |
Andreas Georgson (born 21 February 1982) is a Swedish professional football manager who is the manager of Eliteserien club Lillestrøm.
Georgson played for FC Rosengård and captained GIF Nike during his playing career.[1]
Georgson began his coaching career at Malmö FF in 2006 and went on to hold various roles including Head of Youth Scouting, Head of Methodology in the academy, Under-17 Head Coach and was the assistant head coach from 2018 to 2019.[2] Following Uwe Rösler's suspension, Georgson stood in as Malmo manager in a 4–0 win against Örebro SK in November 2018.[3][4]
Georgson joined Brentford as the Head of Set Pieces and Individual Developments in November 2019 under Head Coach Thomas Frank.[2][5][6] Georgson was noted for playing a pivotal role in Brentford's set-piece efficiency, using a data-driven model for improvement.[7][8]
After less than a year at Brentford,[9] Georgson move to Arsenal in August 2020 under Head Coach Mikel Arteta.[10][11] He left the club in the summer of 2021, and was replaced by Nicolas Jover.[12][13]
Georgson left to rejoin Malmö where he became the club's Sport's manager under Director of Sports Daniel Andersson, where his role included management, strategy, development, player and leader recruitment and analysis.[12][14] He became Sport Director following Andersson's departure in January 2022.[15]
Georgson was the caretaker manager of Malmö from July to September 2022, and later served as the technical Director before leaving the club in August 2023.[16][17]
Georgson became a set-piece coach at Southampton under Manager Russell Martin in August 2023.[1][18] He left the club in December 2023.[19]
Georgson became head coach of Lillestrøm in January 2024, signing a three-year contract and succeeding caretaker manager Eirik Bakke.[20][21][22]