Pia Sundhage
Pia Mariane Sundhage (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈpîːa ˈsɵ̂nːdˌhɑːɡɛ], born 13 February 1960) is a Swedish football manager and former professional player. Most recently she was the head coach of the Brazil women's national team. As a player, Sundhage played most of her career as a forward and retired as the top scorer for the Sweden national team, but she also had stints playing as a midfielder and a sweeper.
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Sundhage in 2013 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Pia Mariane Sundhage | ||
| Date of birth | 13 February 1960 | ||
| Place of birth | Ulricehamn, Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1975 | IFK Ulricehamn | ||
| 1975–1976 | SGU Falköping | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1977–1978 | Falköpings KIK | 3 | (2) |
| 1979–1981 | Jitex BK | 54 | (86) |
| 1982–1983 | Östers IF | 40 | (65) |
| 1984 | Jitex BK | 18 | (33) |
| 1985 | S.S. Lazio | 23 | (16) |
| 1985 | Stattena IF | ||
| 1985 | Jitex BK | 9 | (4) |
| 1986 | Hammarby IF DFF | 18 | (17) |
| 1987–1989 | Jitex BK | 65 | (41) |
| 1990–1996 | Hammarby IF DFF | 111 | (21) |
| International career | |||
| 1975–1996 | Sweden | 146 | (71) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1992–1994 | Hammarby IF DFF (player-manager) | ||
| 1998–1999 | Vallentuna BK (assistant) | ||
| 2000 | AIK Fotboll Dam (assistant) | ||
| 2001–2002 | Philadelphia Charge (assistant) | ||
| 2003 | Boston Breakers | ||
| 2004 | Kolbotn Fotball | ||
| 2005–2006 | KIF Örebro DFF | ||
| 2007 | China (assistant) | ||
| 2007–2012 | United States | ||
| 2012–2017 | Sweden | ||
| 2018–2019 | Sweden U-17 | ||
| 2019–2023 | Brazil | ||
| 2023– | Switzerland | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Sundhage was the head coach of the United States women's national team from 2008 to 2012 and led the team to two Olympic gold medals and a silver medal at the World Cup. Her success led to her winning the 2012 FIFA World Coach of the Year. Sundhage later became the head coach of her native Sweden women's national football team from 2012 to 2017, winning an Olympic silver medal in 2016.