Karl Eric Andreas Georgson (born 21 February 1982) is a Swedish professional football coach and former executive and player who played as a centre-back. He is currently assistant coach at Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur.
Playing career
Born in Lomma, Skåne, Georgson started his career at hometown club GIF Nike, playing for the youth team before captaining the first-team. He also played for Rosengård and worked in the Malmö academy during his playing career.[2][3]
Coaching career
Malmö
Georgson began his coaching career at Malmö in 2006 and went on to hold various roles including Head of Youth Scouting, Head of Methodology in the academy, under-17 head coach; he was the assistant head coach from 2018 to 2019.[3] Following Uwe Rösler's suspension, Georgson stood in as Malmö manager in a 4–0 win against Örebro in November 2018.[4][5]
Brentford
Georgson joined Brentford as the Head of Set Pieces and Individual Developments in November 2019 under head coach Thomas Frank.[3][6][7] Georgson was noted for playing a pivotal role in Brentford's set piece efficiency, using a data-driven model for improvement.[8][9]
Georgson was the caretaker manager of Malmö from July to September 2022, and later served as the technical director before leaving the club in August 2023.[17][18]
On 12 June 2025, it was announced that Georgson had joined Tottenham Hotspur as assistant coach, following the appointment of head coach Thomas Frank.[25]
Executive career
Malmö
Georgson left Arsenal to rejoin Malmö where he became the club's sporting manager under sporting directorDaniel Andersson. His role included management, strategy, development, player and leader recruitment and analysis.[15][26] He became sporting director following Andersson's departure in January 2022.[27]
