Serial Winner Montemurro Confirmed as New Coach of Australia's Matildas
- Joe Montemurro has been appointed as the head coach of the Matildas, Australia's women's national soccer team, starting in 2025.
- The Matildas had been without a permanent coach since Tony Gustavsson left after the 2024 Olympics, with Tom Sermanni serving as caretaker.
- Montemurro, aged 55, returns from Lyon after winning multiple titles with Juventus and Arsenal, and brings over a decade of top-level European women's football coaching.
- He signed a three-year deal covering the 2026 Asian Cup on home soil, the 2027 Women’s World Cup, and the 2028 Olympics, pledging to honor the legacy and inspire the team.
- Montemurro's appointment ends the Matildas' coaching vacancy and aims to capitalize on rising talent and major upcoming tournaments with a focus on success.
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Associated Press SYNEY (AP) — The Matildas finally have a full-time coach after Joe Montemurro’s appointment on Monday to guide Australia’s national women’s football team. The World Cup semifinalists have been without a permanent lead coach since Tony Gustavsson’s contract expired after the Olympic Games in Paris last year, with Tom Sermanni working as an interim coach. Montemurro, who is Australian, began his career as a coach in Melbourne and …
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