Andreas Georgson

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Andreas Georgson
Personal information
Full name Karl Eric Andreas Georgson
Date of birth (1982-02-21) 21 February 1982 (age 42)
Place of birth Lomma, Sweden
Team information
Current team
 Manchester United (first-team coach)
Managerial career
YearsTeam
2018–2019 Malmö (assistant)
2019–2020 Brentford (first-team coach)
2020–2021 Arsenal (first-team coach)
2022 Malmö (caretaker)
2023 Southampton (first-team coach)
2024 Lillestrøm (head coach)
2024– Manchester United (first-team coach)

Andreas Georgson (born 21 February 1982) is a Swedish professional football manager who is currently a first-team coach at Manchester United.

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Playing career

Georgson played for Rosengård and captained GIF Nike during his playing career. [1]

Coaching and managerial career

Malmö (2006–2019)

Georgson began his coaching career at Malmö in 2006 and went on to hold various roles including Head of Youth Scouting, Head of Methodology in the academy, Under-17 Head Coach; he was the assistant head coach from 2018 to 2019. [2] Following Uwe Rösler's suspension, Georgson stood in as Malmö manager in a 4–0 win against Örebro in November 2018. [3] [4]

Brentford (2019–2020)

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]

Arsenal (2020–21)

After less than a year at Brentford, [9] Georgson moved 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]

Malmö (2021–23)

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]

Southampton (2023)

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]

Lillestrøm (2024)

Georgson became head coach of Lillestrøm in January 2024, signing a three-year contract and succeeding caretaker manager Eirik Bakke. [20] [21] [22]

Manchester United (2024–present)

Georgson became a set-piece coach at Manchester United in July 2024. [23]

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