Andreas Georgson

Andreas Georgson
Personal information
Full name Karl Eric Andreas Georgson
Date of birth (1982-02-21) 21 February 1982 (age 44)
Place of birth Lomma, Sweden
Position Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Tottenham Hotspur (assistant head coach)
Sweden (assistant head coach)
Youth career
GIF Nike
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
GIF Nike
Rosengård
Managerial career
2022 Malmö (caretaker)
2023–2024 Lillestrøm
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Karl Eric Andreas Georgson (born 21 February 1982) is a Swedish professional football coach and former executive and player. He is assistant coach of Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur and assistant head coach of the 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 Rosengård and worked in the Malmö academy during his playing career.

Coaching career

Malmö

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. Following Uwe Rösler's suspension, Georgson stood in as Malmö manager in a 4–0 win against Örebro in November 2018.

Brentford

Georgson joined Brentford as the Head of Set Pieces and Individual Developments in November 2019 under head coach Thomas Frank. Georgson was noted for playing a pivotal role in Brentford's set piece efficiency, using a data-driven model for improvement.

Arsenal

After less than a year at Brentford, Georgson moved to Arsenal in August 2020 under head coach Mikel Arteta, working alongside assistant coaches Albert Stuivenberg, Steve Round, Carlos Cuesta and Miguel Molina, and goalkeeping coach Iñaki Caña. He left the club in the summer of 2021, and was replaced by set piece coach Nicolas Jover.

Return to 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.

Southampton

Georgson became a set piece coach at Southampton under manager Russell Martin in August 2023. He left the club in December 2023.

Lillestrøm

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

Manchester United

Georgson became a set piece coach at Manchester United in July 2024.

Tottenham Hotspur

On 12 June 2025, it was announced that Georgson had joined Tottenham Hotspur as assistant coach, following the appointment of former Brentford head coach Thomas Frank.

Executive career

Malmö

In 2021, Georgson left Arsenal to rejoin Malmö, where he became the club's sporting manager under sporting director Daniel Andersson. His role included management, strategy, development, player and leader recruitment and analysis. He became sporting director following Andersson's departure in January 2022.

References

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  15. 1 2 Collings, Simon (5 July 2021). "Arsenal hire Man City coach Jover as Georgson leaves for Malmo". Evening Standard. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
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  17. ↑ "Teknisk direktør forlader Malmö: Skal til Southampton". bold.dk (in Danish). 4 August 2023. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
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  19. ↑ DailyCannon (6 August 2023). "Former Arsenal set-piece specialist joins Southampton as assistant coach". Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  20. ↑ "Southampton's Set Piece Coach Andreas Georgson leaves club to take manager's job at Lillestrom | Southampton FC | News". www.southamptonfc.com. 21 December 2023. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  21. ↑ Lokøy, Christian Dehlie; NTB (21 December 2023). "Eliteserien: Andreas Georgson presentert som ny Lillestrøm-trener". VG (in Norwegian). Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  22. ↑ "Samlet støtteapparatet: Jakter nye spillere - i dialog med Åsen, Garnås, Bolly og Lundemo". Lillestrøm (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  23. ↑ de Wahl, Stian André; Busk, Martin (21 December 2023). "Bekreftet: Andreas Georgson er ny LSK-trener". Nettavisen (in Norwegian). Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  24. ↑ "Man Utd appoint Andreas Georgson as first team coach". www.manutd.com. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
  25. ↑ "Club announcement – Thomas Frank Joins as Head Coach". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. 12 June 2025. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
  26. ↑ "SvenskaFans". www-svenskafans-com.translate.goog (in Swedish). Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  27. ↑ "Andreas Georgson tar över som sportchef i Malmö FF: "Blir en utmaning"". fotbolltransfers.com (in Swedish). Retrieved 28 February 2024.