Renée Slegers appointed Arsenal Women’s head coach | OneFootball

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Renée Slegers has been appointed Arsenal head coach on a contract through to the end of the next season, after an interim position in which she oversaw an unbeaten run.

She was the Barclays Women’s Super League Manager of the Month in December and led Arsenal to five straight wins in the UEFA Women’s Champions League group stage matches.

Slegers told www.arsenal.com: “I’m so excited to be continuing our journey together. It’s a wonderful honour to represent this club as head coach and I have so much belief in what we can all achieve together.

“Over the past few months, I’ve felt such a powerful sense of collective ownership and responsibility across our players and staff – that has been our strength and I know we will make sure we drive and nurture this feeling as we all move forward.”

Director of Women’s Football Clare Wheatley said: “We’re delighted to appoint Renée as our permanent head coach. Renée has excelled during her time as interim head coach, bringing our team, club and supporters together and leading us to a hugely impressive run of results and performances.

“We have undertaken a thorough recruitment process aimed at identifying the best candidate to lead our women’s first team at this exciting time. Renée was the stand-out candidate throughout the process and we’re thrilled to be continuing our journey with her as our permanent head coach.”

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