Pia Sundhage
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Pia Mariane Sundhage | ||
| Date of birth | 13 February 1960 | ||
| Place of birth | Ulricehamn, Sweden | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Sweden (Manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1975 | IFK Ulricehamn | ||
| 1975-1976 | SGU Falköping | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1977-1978 | Falköpings KIK | ||
| 1979–1981 | Jitex BK | ||
| 1982–1983 | Östers IF | (65) | |
| 1984 | Jitex BK | ||
| 1985 | S.S. Lazio | (17) | |
| 1985 | Stattena IF | ||
| 1985 | Jitex BK | ||
| 1986 | Hammarby IF DFF | ||
| 1987–1989 | Jitex BK | ||
| 1990–1996 | Hammarby IF DFF | ||
| National team‡ | |||
| 1975–1996 | Sweden | 146 | (71) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 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) | ||
| 2008–2012 | United States | ||
| 2012– | Sweden | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:53, 25 October 2009 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22:53, 25 October 2009 (UTC) |
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Pia Mariane Sundhage (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈpiːˈa ˈsɵndˈhɑːɡɛ]; born 13 February 1960) is a Swedish former professional football player who played most of her career as a forward, but had stints as a midfielder as well as a sweeper. Sundhage was the head coach of the United States women's national team from 2008 to 2012; during which her team won two Olympic gold medals and finished second at the World Cup. Sundhage was the 2012 FIFA World Coach of the Year. She became head coach of the Sweden women's national football team on 1 December 2012. Sundhage can be seen in the Sveriges Television documentary television series The Other Sport from 2013.
Sundhage started with IFK Ulricehamn as a youth player and eventually moved to Falköpings KIK in 1978. She then joined Jitex BK from 1979 to 1981. Sundhage played 1982 to 1983 with Östers IF, scoring 30 times in her first season with the club and chipping in 35 more in her second season. 1984 saw a move back to Jitex BK, while 1985 saw Sundhage split time between Stattena IF, S.S. Lazio (where she scored 17 times), and Jitex BK. She played the 1986 season with Hammarby IF DFF, before she moved back to Jitex BK from 1979 through 1989. Sundhage finished her career with Hammarby IF DFF, playing from 1990 until she retired in 1996.
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