Peter Gerhardsson | |
Fullname: | Kurt Peter Gerhardsson[1] |
Birth Date: | 1959 8, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Uppsala, Sweden |
Position: | Forward |
Currentclub: | Sweden Women |
Youthyears1: | 1967–1977 |
Youthclubs1: | Upsala IF |
Youthyears2: | 1978– |
Youthclubs2: | Hammarby IF |
Years1: | –1977 |
Clubs1: | Upsala IF |
Years2: | 1978–1987 |
Clubs2: | Hammarby IF |
Caps2: | 152 |
Goals2: | 49 |
Years3: | 1988–1990 |
Clubs3: | Vasalunds IF |
Caps3: | 71 |
Goals3: | 21 |
Years4: | 1991–1992 |
Clubs4: | Enköpings SK |
Totalcaps: | 223 |
Totalgoals: | 70 |
Nationalyears1: | 1976 |
Nationalteam1: | Sweden U16 |
Nationalcaps1: | 2 |
Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
Nationalyears2: | 1976–1977 |
Nationalteam2: | Sweden U18 |
Nationalcaps2: | 17 |
Nationalgoals2: | 2 |
Nationalyears3: | 1986 |
Nationalteam3: | Sweden Olympic |
Nationalcaps3: | 3 |
Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
Manageryears1: | 1993–1995 |
Managerclubs1: | Upsala IF |
Manageryears2: | 1996 |
Managerclubs2: | BKV Norrtälje |
Manageryears3: | 1997–1998 |
Managerclubs3: | Bälinge IF |
Manageryears4: | 2000–2002 |
Managerclubs4: | Enköpings SK (assistant coach) |
Manageryears5: | 2002–2004 |
Managerclubs5: | Sweden U17 |
Manageryears6: | 2005–2008 |
Managerclubs6: | Helsingborgs IF (assistant coach) |
Manageryears7: | 2009–2016 |
Managerclubs7: | BK Häcken |
Manageryears8: | 2017– |
Managerclubs8: | Sweden Women |
Kurt Peter Gerhardsson (born 22 August 1959) is a Swedish football manager and former football player.[2] He was previously the manager of BK Häcken.[3] Before the start of the 2013 Allsvenskan he was ranked as the best manager in the league by newspaper Aftonbladet.[4]
Gerhardsson became the manager of the Swedish women's national team in 2017, replacing Pia Sundhage after the UEFA Women's Euro 2017. He led the team to third-place finishes in the FIFA Women's World Cup in 2019 and 2023.
With Gerhardsson as manager, the Sweden women's national football team has twice finished third place in the FIFA Women's World Cup, first in 2019 and then in 2023.[5] [6]