Anna Signeul

Anna Signeul
Personal information
Full name Anna Signeul
Date of birth (1961-05-20) 20 May 1961
Place of birth Falun, Sweden
Playing position Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
197278 Falu BS
197981 Sundborns GoIF
198084 IK Brage
198492 Strömsbro IF
Teams managed
198183 IK Brage
198486 Strömsbro IF
198789 IK Sätra
199394 Strömsbro IF
199698 Tyresö FF
19962004 Sweden U16/U18
2005 Scotland (women's)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 September 2011.


Anna Signeul (born 20 May 1961)[1] is a Swedish former football player, who has been the national coach of the Scotland women's team since March 2005.[2]

Playing career

Signeul grew up in the town of Falun, Sweden and enjoyed participating in many sports as a child.[3] As a supporter of IFK Göteborg, she drifted towards football and joined local club Falu BS.[1] While still a teenager, she joined IK Brage before spending the majority of her playing career at Strömsbro IF. In total, Signeul made 240 appearances in the Damallsvenskan, the highest tier of Swedish women's football.[1] Although called up to several Sweden national squads, she was never capped for her country as a player.[3]

Coaching career

Signeul began her coaching career at the age of 21 while still a player at IK Brage.[3] She coached at club level including spells at Strömsbro IF and Tyresö FF, and from 1996 worked with the Swedish Football Association as head of the national women's teams at youth level.[1] Under Signeul's tutelage, Sweden came third in the 1998 UEFA Women's Under-18 Championship before winning the competition the following year.[1]

In March 2005, Signeul was appointed as National Coach of the Scotland women's team, replacing the outgoing Vera Pauw.[2] Her first major achievement was leading the country to a qualification play-off for UEFA Women's Euro 2009 which they lost on away goals to Russia. She has also led Scotland to an all-time high of 20 in the FIFA Women's World Rankings.[4]

In addition to her position as National Coach, Signeul also has a wider remit in charge of developing the women's game at all levels in Scotland.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Anna Signeul". svenskfotboll.se. 14 April 2002. Retrieved 14 September 2011.
  2. 1 2 "Anna Signeul - Scotland Women's A Squad Coach". Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 14 September 2011.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Briggs, Billy (23 August 2010). "Scottish Women's World Cup football". The Herald. Retrieved 14 September 2011.
  4. "Scotland Ranking". FIFA. 22 July 2011. Retrieved 14 September 2011.
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