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The Guardian
3 hours ago
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- The Guardian
Jeglertz appointed new Manchester City head coach as Tottenham opt for Ho
Manchester City have appointed Andrée Jeglertz as their new women's team head coach on a four-year contract, starting after the conclusion of July's Women's European Championship. Tottenham have also moved to secure their new head coach with the Englishman Martin Ho signing a three-year deal. The Swede Jeglertz is currently in charge of the Denmark women's national side and will remain with them for the tournament. Denmark's Group C campaign gets under way on Friday, just 23 hours after Manchester City confirmed his appointment. The 53-year-old succeeds Gareth Taylor, who was sacked in March, just five days before the club's appearance in last season's League Cup final. The Guardian reported on 4 June that Jeglertz was close to agreeing a deal to move to the WSL side, who finished fourth in the table last term. He is a former European champion as a coach, when in charge of the Swedish club Umeå, in 2004. 'Manchester City is one of the biggest clubs in the world,' Jeglertz said. 'There is so much talent in this group. One of my key things is to continue the job that's been done and take it to the next level. 'I will do everything I can to take this to the next level and make sure we can play attractive and winning football.' Manchester City Women Director of Football, Therese Sjögran, added: 'Andrée brings a wealth of experience at the top of the game as well as a real hunger to drive Manchester City forward. He really impressed us with his attitude and ambition, and the way he sees the game aligns perfectly with our own wish him luck at the Euros this summer with Denmark and are all very excited to see what impact he can make in our bright future.' Ho, meanwhile, has been in charge of the Norwegian club Brann's women's team for two years, since leaving his role as the assistant coach at Manchester United women in July 2023. The 35-year-old is Spurs's replacement for Robert Vilahamn, who was sacked in June after the club finished second from bottom in the WSL last term. He leaves Brann second in the Norwegian top flight midway through their 2025 season, after a second-placed finish last year. He took Brann to the 2023-24 Women's Champions League quarter-finals, where they were eliminated by the eventual champions, Barcelona, which was the furthest a Norwegian side have progressed in the competition. Ho had spent three and a half years at United, initially working with the under-21s in the second half of the 2019-20 season alongside the now Bristol City head coach, Charlotte Healy. Ho then moved up to be Casey Stoney's assistant with the first team in July 2020 and, after Marc Skinner replaced Stoney as head coach in 2021, he spent two years as Skinner's No 2, including a second-placed finish in the WSL in 2023. Born and raised in Mossley Hill in Liverpool, Ho had spells at Everton – as assistant manager – and at Liverpool, where he was the under-21 women's team's head coach. Sign up to Moving the Goalposts No topic is too small or too big for us to cover as we deliver a twice-weekly roundup of the wonderful world of women's football after newsletter promotion Spurs are understood to have been impressed by Ho's passion and his track record of player development, as well as by his results in the Women's Champions League with Brann. Sources have told the Guardian that the club received strong references from around the world in support of Ho.
The Guardian
15 hours ago
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- The Guardian
Martin Ho signs three-year contract to become Tottenham's head coach
The English coach Martin Ho has signed a three-year deal as Tottenham Hotspur's head coach until 2028, the Guardian understands. The 35-year-old had been in charge of the Norwegian club Brann's women's team for two years, since leaving his role as the assistant coach at Manchester United women in July 2023. Ho is Spurs's replacement for Robert Vilahamn, who was sacked in June after the club finished second from bottom in the WSL last term. He leaves Brann second in the Norwegian top flight midway through their 2025 season, after a second-placed finish last year. He took Brann to the 2023-24 Women's Champions League quarter-finals, where they were eliminated by the eventual champions, Barcelona, which was the furthest a Norwegian side have progressed in the competition. Ho had spent three and a half years at United, initially working with the under-21s in the second half of the 2019-20 season alongside the now Bristol City head coach, Charlotte Healy. Ho then moved up to be Casey Stoney's assistant with the first team in July 2020 and, after Marc Skinner replaced Stoney as head coach in 2021, he spent two years as Skinner's No 2, including a second-placed finish in the WSL in 2023. Born and raised in Mossley Hill in Liverpool, Ho previously had spells working at Everton – as assistant manager – and at Liverpool, where he was the under-21 women's team's head coach. Sign up to Moving the Goalposts No topic is too small or too big for us to cover as we deliver a twice-weekly roundup of the wonderful world of women's football after newsletter promotion Spurs are understood to have been impressed by Ho's passion and his track record of player development, as well as by his results in the Women's Champions League with Brann. Sources have told the Guardian that the club received strong references from around the world in support of Ho.
BBC News
a day ago
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- BBC News
Spurs set to name ex-Man Utd assistant Ho as manager
Former Manchester United assistant Martin Ho is close to being appointed manager of Tottenham in the Women's Super is head coach of Norwegian side SK Brann and led them to the quarter-finals of the Women's Champions League during the 2023-24 United he was a key member of Marc Skinner's coaching staff but left in 2023 to manage in the Toppserien - the Norwegian top started his coaching career in England, working as an assistant at Everton and leading Liverpool finished fourth in 2023 after Ho joined mid-season, were runners-up in 2024 and also sit second in the current have been without a manager since sacking Robert Vilahamn in June after finishing 11th in the WSL, one place outside the relegation zone. Head here to get involved
BBC News
a day ago
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- BBC News
Tottenham sign teenage Japan defender Koga
Tottenham have signed teenage Japan defender Toko Koga from 19, has agreed a deal until June 2029, external and will wear the number 32 has been at Feyenoord since January 2024, first competing in the Dutch top flight at the age of has 19 international caps and came off the substitutes' bench to score her country's winning goal against the United States, managed by former Chelsea boss Emma Hayes, as Japan won the 2025 SheBelieves Cup in finished 11th in the Women's Super League in coach Robert Vilahamn was sacked in June after two years in are reports, external Tottenham are set to appoint Martin Ho, head coach of Norwegian side SK Brann, who has previously been an assistant at both Everton and Manchester United. Head here to get involved
New York Times
2 days ago
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- New York Times
Tottenham Women to appoint Martin Ho as new head coach
Tottenham Hotspur are set to appoint Martin Ho as the new head coach of their women's team. Ho, currently the head coach of Norwegian side SK Brann, has previously been an assistant at both Everton and Manchester United. He also spent a spell as the head coach of Liverpool's Under-21 women's team. He will replace Robert Vilahamn, who departed the club after two years last month on the same weekend that Ange Postecoglou was sacked by the men's side. Advertisement Ho, 35, was appointed by Brann in 2023 and guided the side to the quarter-finals of the Women's Champions League before being knocked out by eventual champions Barcelona. This season, Brann sit second in the Norwegian Toppserien, one point behind defending champions Valerenga. Vilahamn led Spurs to a top-six Women's Super League (WSL) finish and the club's first-ever FA Cup final, which they lost to Manchester United, in the 2023-24 campaign. The 42-year-old Swede subsequently signed a three-year contract extension through to 2027 at the north London club. However, 2024-25 saw a downturn in results with a 10-game winless run from January seeing Spurs record an 11th-place WSL finish, just one place from the foot of the table and relegation. ()
