{{Short description|Swedish football coach and former player and executive (born 1982)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Andreas Georgson | image = | caption = | full_name = Karl Eric Andreas Georgson<ref>{{cite web |url=https://editorial.uefa.com/resources/0298-1d7efbaa1098-1a635ba8c7ff-1000/uel_bookinglist_before_qf_2nd_leg.pdf |title=UEFA Europa League 2024/2025: Booking List before Quarter-finals, 2nd leg |publisher=UEFA |page=2 |date=11 April 2025 |access-date=21 April 2025}}</ref> | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1982|2|21|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Lomma]], Sweden | position = [[Centre-back]] | currentclub = [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]] (assistant coach)<br>[[Sweden men's national football team|Sweden]] (assistant coach) | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = [[GIF Nike]] | years1 = | clubs1 = [[GIF Nike]] | caps1 = | goals1 = | years2 = | clubs2 = [[FC Rosengård 1917|FC Rosengård]] | caps2 = | goals2 = | manageryears1 = 2022 | managerclubs1 = [[Malmö FF]] (caretaker) | manageryears2 = 2023–2024 | managerclubs2 = [[Lillestrøm SK]] }} '''Karl Eric Andreas Georgson''' (born 21 February 1982) is a Swedish professional [[Association football|football]] coach and former executive and player. He is currently assistant coach at [[Premier League]] club [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]] as well as the [[Sweden men's national football team|Sweden national team]].
== Playing career == Born in [[Lomma]], [[Skåne]], Georgson started his career at hometown club [[GIF Nike]], playing for the youth team before captaining the first-team. He also played for [[FC Rosengård 1917|FC Rosengård]] and worked in the [[Malmö FF|Malmö]] academy during his playing career.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Andreas Georgson joins as Set Piece Coach {{!}} Southampton FC {{!}} News |url=https://www.southamptonfc.com/en/news/article/andreas-georgson-joins-as-set-piece-coach |access-date=2024-02-28 |website=www.southamptonfc.com |date=4 August 2023 |language=en-gb}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Andreas Georgson to join coaching staff |url=https://www.brentfordfc.com/en/news/article/andreas-georgson-to-join-coaching-staff_424428 |access-date=2024-02-21 |website=www.brentfordfc.com |language=en-gb}}</ref>
== Coaching career == === Malmö === Georgson began his coaching career at [[Malmö FF|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.<ref name=":1" /> Following [[Uwe Rösler]]'s suspension, Georgson stood in as Malmö manager in a 4–0 win against [[Örebro SK|Örebro]] in November 2018.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Törner |first=Ole |date=2022-08-01 |title=Andreas Georgson: "Det finns en jäkla energi och sug efter att få hjälpa den här gruppen" « Gasetten |url=https://gasetten.se/malmo-ff/andreas-georgson-det-finns-en-jakla-energi-och-sug-efter-att-fa-hjalpa-den-har-gruppen/ |access-date=2024-02-28 |website=Gasetten |language=sv-SE}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Malmo FF 4-0 Orebro SK (1 Nov, 2018) Final Score - ESPN (UK) |url=https://www.espn.co.uk/football/match/_/gameId/499603 |access-date=2024-02-28 |website=ESPN |language=en}}</ref>
=== Brentford === Georgson joined [[Brentford F.C.|Brentford]] as the Head of Set Pieces and Individual Developments in November 2019 under head coach [[Thomas Frank (football manager)|Thomas Frank]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Andreas Georgson to join coaching staff |url=https://www.brentfordfc.com/en/news/article/andreas-georgson-to-join-coaching-staff_424428 |access-date=2024-02-21 |website=www.brentfordfc.com |language=en-gb}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Ullal |first=Naveen |date=2019-11-12 |title=Coach 'proud' to join Thomas Frank's backroom staff at Brentford - Talks about impending move |url=http://sportwitness.co.uk/coach-proud-join-thomas-franks-backroom-staff-brentford-believes-bees-move-will-good/ |access-date=2024-02-21 |website=Sport Witness |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Livet efter Malmö: "Det här är jättespännande" |url=https://fotbolldirekt.se/2019/11/11/medger-besvikelse-vid-mff-avskedet-men-en-jakla-stolthet |access-date=2024-02-21 |website=Fotbolldirekt |date=11 November 2019 |language=en}}</ref> Georgson was noted for playing a pivotal role in Brentford's [[Set piece (football)|set piece]] efficiency, using a data-driven model for improvement.<ref>{{Cite web |last=((06N0LE)) |date=2020-08-23 |title=Arsenal hire set-piece coach Andreas Georgeson |url=https://theshortfuse.sbnation.com/2020/8/23/21398223/arsenal-hire-set-piece-coach-andreas-georgeson-mikel-arteta-premiere-league-brentford |access-date=2024-02-28 |website=The Short Fuse |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-08-24 |title=Arsenal: Andreas Georgeson is the Best Signing of the Summer |url=https://paininthearsenal.com/2020/08/25/arsenal-andreas-georgeson-signing-summer/ |access-date=2024-02-28 |website=Pain in the Arsenal |language=en-US}}</ref>
=== Arsenal === After less than a year at Brentford,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hurley |first=Lee |date=2020-09-24 |title=Why Arsenal fans should be excited by Arteta's 3 new coaches |url=https://dailycannon.com/2020/09/arsenal-carlos-cuestsa-andreas-georgson-miguel-molina/ |access-date=2024-02-28 |language=en-US}}</ref> Georgson moved to Arsenal in August 2020 under head coach [[Mikel Arteta]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Collings |first=Simon |date=2020-08-23 |title=Arteta identifies set-piece specialist for Arsenal backroom role |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/arsenal-mikel-arteta-brentford-coach-andreas-georgson-fbackroom-role-a4531346.html |access-date=2024-02-28 |website=Evening Standard |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Wilson |first=Amie |date=2020-08-23 |title=Arteta aims to improve key areas with addition of Georgson to coaching staff |url=https://www.football.london/arsenal-fc/news/mikel-arteta-andreas-gorgson-arsenal-18817404 |access-date=2024-02-28 |website=Football London |language=en}}</ref> working alongside assistant coaches [[Albert Stuivenberg]], [[Steve Round]], [[Carlos Cuesta (football manager)|Carlos Cuesta]] and [[Miguel Molina (footballer)|Miguel Molina]], and goalkeeping coach [[Iñaki Caña]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.arsenal.com/news/coaching-team-named |title=Coaching team named |date=24 December 2019 |website=Arsenal F.C. |access-date=12 October 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.arsenal.com/news/coaching-and-backroom-team |title=Coaching and backroom team |date=28 August 2020 |website=Arsenal F.C. |access-date=12 October 2024}}</ref> He left the club in the summer of 2021, and was replaced by set piece coach [[Nicolas Jover]].<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Collings |first=Simon |date=2021-07-05 |title=Arsenal hire Man City coach Jover as Georgson leaves for Malmo |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/arsenal-andreas-georgson-malmo-man-city-b944119.html |access-date=2024-02-28 |website=Evening Standard |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Critchlow |first=Dan |date=2021-07-17 |title=Confirmed: Arsenal hire Manchester City set-piece coach |url=https://dailycannon.com/2021/07/arteta-manchester-city-nicolas-jover/ |access-date=2024-02-28 |language=en-US}}</ref>
===Malmö=== Georgson was the caretaker manager of Malmö from July to September 2022, and later served as the sporting director before leaving the club in August 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-08-04 |title=Teknisk direktør forlader Malmö: Skal til Southampton |url=https://bold.dk/fodbold/stillinger/sverige-allsvenskan/nyheder/teknisk-direktor-forlader-malmo-skal-til-southampton |access-date=2024-02-28 |website=bold.dk |language=da}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-08-04 |title=Lämnar Malmö FF – är klar för Southampton |url=https://www.aftonbladet.se/a/3EgPV0 |access-date=2024-02-28 |website=www.aftonbladet.se |language=sv}}</ref>
=== Southampton === Georgson became a set piece coach at [[Southampton F.C.|Southampton]] under manager [[Russell Martin (footballer)|Russell Martin]] in August 2023.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=DailyCannon |date=2023-08-06 |title=Former Arsenal set-piece specialist joins Southampton as assistant coach |url=https://dailycannon.com/2023/08/former-arsenal-set-piece-specialist-joins-southampton-as-assistant-coach/ |access-date=2024-02-28 |language=en-US}}</ref> He left the club in December 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Southampton's Set Piece Coach Andreas Georgson leaves club to take manager's job at Lillestrom {{!}} Southampton FC {{!}} News |url=https://www.southamptonfc.com/en/news/article/andreas-georgson-departs-saints |access-date=2024-02-28 |website=www.southamptonfc.com |date=21 December 2023 |language=en-gb}}</ref>
=== Lillestrøm === Georgson became head coach of [[Lillestrøm SK|Lillestrøm]] in January 2024, signing a three-year contract and succeeding caretaker manager [[Eirik Bakke]].<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Lokøy |first1=Christian Dehlie |last2=NTB |date=2023-12-21 |title=Eliteserien: Andreas Georgson presentert som ny Lillestrøm-trener |url=https://www.vg.no/i/onqxo7 |access-date=2024-02-28 |website=VG |language=no}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Samlet støtteapparatet: Jakter nye spillere - i dialog med Åsen, Garnås, Bolly og Lundemo |url=https://www.lsk.no/nyheter/samlet-stotteapparatet-jakter-nye-spillere-i-dialog-med-asen-garnas-bolly-og-lundemo |access-date=2024-02-28 |website=Lillestrøm |language=nb-no}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |first1=Stian André |last1=de Wahl |first2=Martin |last2=Busk |date=2023-12-21 |title=Bekreftet: Andreas Georgson er ny LSK-trener |url=https://www.nettavisen.no/5-95-1534282 |access-date=2024-02-28 |website=Nettavisen |language=no}}</ref>
=== Manchester United === Georgson became a set piece coach at [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] in July 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Man Utd appoint Andreas Georgson as first team coach |url=https://www.manutd.com/en/news/detail/man-utd-appoint-andreas-georgson-as-first-team-coach |access-date=2024-07-26 |website=www.manutd.com |language=en}}</ref>
=== Tottenham Hotspur === On 12 June 2025, it was announced that Georgson had joined [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]] as assistant coach, following the appointment of former Brentford head coach Thomas Frank.<ref>{{Cite news|date=12 June 2025|title=Club announcement – Thomas Frank Joins as Head Coach|publisher=Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|url=https://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/2025/june/thomas-frank-joins-as-head-coach/ |access-date=12 June 2025}}</ref>
==Executive career== === Malmö === In 2021 Georgson left [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] to rejoin [[Malmö FF|Malmö]] where he became the club's sporting manager under [[sporting director]] [[Daniel Andersson (footballer, born 1977)|Daniel Andersson]]. His role included management, strategy, development, player and leader recruitment and analysis.<ref name=":2" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=SvenskaFans |url=https://www-svenskafans-com.translate.goog/fotboll/valkommen-tillbaka-andreas-georgsson-632052?_x_tr_sl=sv&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc |access-date=2024-02-28 |website=www-svenskafans-com.translate.goog |language=sv}}</ref> He became sporting director following Andersson's departure in January 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Andreas Georgson tar över som sportchef i Malmö FF: "Blir en utmaning" |url=https://fotbolltransfers.com/nyheter/andreas-georgson-tar-over-som-sportchef-i-malmo-ff-blir-en-utmaning/147805 |access-date=2024-02-28 |website=fotbolltransfers.com |language=sv}}</ref>
== References == {{Reflist}}
{{Malmö FF managers}} {{Lillestrøm SK managers}}
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