Tony Gustavsson is the Head Coach of the Australian Women’s National Football Team – the CommBank Matildas.
Tony has enjoyed a long and successful 21-year coaching career in both women’s and men’s football, having led a collection of clubs in his homeland Sweden, in addition to having played a significant role in winning the FIFA World Cup™ twice and an Olympic Gold Medal with the United States Women’s National Team (USWNT).
Tony has the skills and the mindset to create a winning mentality in players and teams, which he has proven in all his previous engagements.
In September 2020, Tony took the role of Head Coach of the CommBank Matildas. Tony has led a team filled with talented players and extremely high expectations on an incredible journey of growth – navigating low’s and high’s that culminated in the team’s incredible performance at the FIFA Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand 2023™ with a fourth placed finish.
In the CommBank Matildas he is working with a dynamic group of players, with a desire to create a winning environment, that doesn’t accept anything else than to constantly improve their performances. Currently Tony is preparing the team for the upcoming challenge of competing at the Paris 2024 Olympics.
Football, family and fika are Tony’s three loves and when he is away from the pitch he is spending quality time with his partner, parents, sister and two children.