5 of the best women managers in world football

Netherlands v Denmark - UEFA Women's Euro 2017: Final
Wiegman (L) celebrates Dutch UEFA Women's Euro 2017 Final win

#1 Pia Sundhage

Sweden v South Africa: Women's Football - Olympics: Day -2
Sweden's national women's team manager

Former Swedish player and current women's national team head coach, Pia Sundhage is an experienced, accomplished manager at the highest level. In what's to be her 28th year in coaching, the Swede is a veteran coach with bags of international experience.

She has mainly worked in clubs in Sweden and America as well as both the nations national teams. From 2008 to 2012, Sundhage was the manager of USA women's team, guiding the team to two Olympic gold medals as well as a runner-up finish in the 2011 women's WC.

The Swede then joined her home country's national team as manager in 2012 and guided her nation to an Olympic silver medal in 2016. With the 2019 Women's WC in France, firmly in her sights, Sundhage will be eager to guide her nation to their first WC triumph.

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