Arsenal appoint Renee Slegers as new head coach after impressive interim spell
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The Dutch coach has overseen 10 wins and one draw since replacing Jonas Eidevall in October and was identified as the ‘stand-out candidate’. Renee Slegers has been appointed as Arsenal’s head coach on a permanent basis after managing to save the club’s season since the departure of Jonas Eidevall.
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The Dutch coach, who won 55 caps for the Netherlands as a player before retiring in 2016, was named WSL manager of the month in December and has signed a contract through to the end of the 2025-26 season. Arsenal said they held a “thorough” recruitment process after Eidevall’s departure but identified Slegers as the “stand-out” candidate, with the 35-year-old also winning back-to-back Swedish league titles while in charge of previous club Rosengard before joining the Gunners in 2023.
“I’m so excited to be continuing our journey together,” Slegers said. “It’s a wonderful honour to represent this club as head coach and I have so much belief in what we can all achieve together. “Over the past few months, I’ve felt such a powerful sense of collective ownership and responsibility across our players and staff – that has been our strength and I know we will make sure we drive and nurture this feeling as we all move forward.
“It has meant the world to me to feel the closeness and passion of our supporters during this process, and I want to thank you all for that. We want to deliver something beautiful that’s inspiring and leads to winning trophies. We all have a big part to play in achieving that.”.
