Looking to bounce back from a forgettable 2024 season, San Diego Wave FC announced the hiring of Jonas Eldevall as the team’s head coach on Jan. 7.
Eldevall previously served as the head coach of the Women’s Super League club Arsenal from 2021 to 2024, where he won back-to-back FA Women’s League Cups. He was the head coach of Swedish club FC Rosengård from 2013 to 2014 and 2018 to 2021, winning three Damallsvenskan titles and one Swedish Cup.
“After an extensive global search, Jonas emerged as the ideal head coach for San Diego Wave,” said San Diego general manager and sporting director Camille Ashton. “His experience, tactical expertise, and ability to develop players stood out throughout the process.
“Jonas has a proven track record of building teams that are competitive, cohesive, and dynamic. We are confident he will help us reach new heights and continue to drive our success on the pitch,” Ashton said.
Over his three seasons at Arsenal, Eidevall went 80-18-22 across all competitions, making him the winningest manager in the club’s history. Under his leadership, Arsenal scored 242 goals and conceded just 97. Before joining Arsenal, Eidevall led FC Rosengård in the Swedish Damallsvenskan, managing the team in two separate stints (2013-14, 2018-21).
With Rosengård, he won three league titles (2013, 2019, 2020) and the Svenska Cupen Damer championship (2018) and also helped the club advance to the quarterfinals of the UEFA Women’s Champions League in 2020.
San Diego Wave missed the playoffs last season for the first time in the club’s three-year existence finishing in 10th place overall. The hiring of Eldevall also hopes to bring some stability after the team went through three head coaches in 2024 ending with a short tenure by U.S. men’s national team legend Landon Donovan.
