Gunilla Paijkull
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Gunilla Elisabeth Paijkull | ||
Date of birth | 5 September 1943 | ||
Place of birth | Nyköping, Sweden | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1969–1970 | Tyresö FF | ||
1971–1972 |
AIK | ||
1973–1977 | Hammarby IF | ||
Managerial career | |||
1978–1981 | Hammarby IF | ||
Tyresö FF | |||
1988–1991 | Sweden women | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Gunilla Elisabeth Paijkull (born 5 September 1943) is a
Paijkull, previously Gunilla Karlsson, was a football player with the
She began playing with
Paijkull took over as Sweden women's national team coach in 1988, ahead of the 1988 FIFA Women's Invitation Tournament in which Sweden finished runners–up to Norway. She was the first woman to coach a national football team.[4] At the inaugural 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup in China, Paijkull, the only female coach among the 12 finalists, guided Sweden to a third–place finish.[5] She was also the first female manager to defeat a male manager in a World Cup match.[6]
After leaving her position as national team coach Paijkull became a FIFA instructor.[7] She served on FIFA's technical study group at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, as well as at the 1995 and 1999 editions of the FIFA Women's World Cup.
Paijkull is of
References
- Allmänna Idrottsklubben. Archived from the originalon 14 August 2014. Retrieved 25 May 2013.
- ^ "1973" (in Swedish). Hammarby IF. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 25 May 2013.
- ^ "1978" (in Swedish). Hammarby IF. Archived from the original on 18 February 2015. Retrieved 25 May 2013.
- ^ Lopez 1997, p. 160
- ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup China '91 - Technical Report & Statistics" (PDF). FIFA. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 27, 2011. Retrieved 25 May 2013.
- ^ "22 days — 22 facts" (PDF). News 2011. No. 9. FIFA. May 2011. p. 52.
- ^ "FIFA's Technical Study Group to analyse the women's game". FIFA. 16 June 1999. Retrieved 25 May 2013.[dead link]
- ^ "1978" (in Swedish). Tyresöradion. Retrieved 25 May 2013.
Bibliography
- ISBN 1857270169.