Thomas Lennart Dennerby (born 13 August 1959 in
Enskede) is a Swedish
football coach who is currently head coach for
India women's national football team
The India women's national football team is controlled by the All India Football Federation and represents India at women's international football competitions. Under the global jurisdiction of FIFA and governed in Asia by the AFC. India is al ...
.
Career
Dennerby, the former coach of the Nigeria women's national football team also known as super Falcons was previously a player in
Hammarby IF and Spårvägens IF, as well as the national U21 team. He has also worked as a police officer. As a coach, he won
Allsvenskan with Hammarby IF in 2001, and
Damallsvenskan
The Damallsvenskan, Swedish for ''ladies all-Swedish'' and also known as OBOS Damallsvenskan for sponsorship reasons, is the highest division of women's football in Sweden. It is also referred to as the women's Allsvenskan. The term Allsvenskan ...
with
Djurgården/Älvsjö.
Dennerby can be seen in the
Sveriges Television documentary television series ''
The Other Sport'' from 2013.
He became manager of
the Nigerian women's national team in January 2018. He resigned in October 2019.
On 9 November 2019,
All India Football Federation (AIFF) appointed Dennerby as the head coach of
India U17 Women's team which is going to participate in the
2020 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup as the host of the edition.
Later Thomas Dennerby took charge as Head Coach of the Indian Senior Women's National Team in August 2021.
Honours
Individual
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Swedish Manager of the Year (women's football) (1): 2004
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CAF Awards - Women's Coach of the Year (nominated)
References
External links
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1959 births
Living people
Swedish football managers
Swedish footballers
Hammarby Fotboll players
2007 FIFA Women's World Cup managers
2011 FIFA Women's World Cup managers
Hammarby Fotboll non-playing staff
Hammarby Fotboll (women) managers
Djurgårdens IF Fotboll (women) managers
Hammarby Fotboll managers
Sweden women's national football team managers
Association football midfielders
Nigeria women's national football team managers
India women's national football team managers
2019 FIFA Women's World Cup managers
Swedish expatriate football managers
Damallsvenskan managers
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