Anthony Hudson (soccer)

Anthony Hudson
Hudson as manager of New Zealand in 2017
Personal information
Full name Anthony Patrick Hudson[1]
Date of birth (1981-03-11) March 11, 1981 (age 43)[2]
Place of birth Seattle, United States[3]
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
West Ham United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–2001 West Ham United
1998Luton Town (loan)
2001 NEC Nijmegen
2006–2008 Wilmington Hammerheads 10 (0)
Managerial career
2008–2010 Real Maryland Monarchs
2011 Newport County
2011–2014 Bahrain U23
2013–2014 Bahrain
2014–2017 New Zealand U23
2014–2017 New Zealand
2017–2019 Colorado Rapids
2020–2021 United States U20
2021–2022 United States (assistant)
2023 United States
2023 Al-Markhiya (technical director)
2024-present Al Arabi SC
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Anthony Patrick Hudson (born March 11, 1981) is a professional football manager and the new head coach of Qatar Stars League League club Al Arabi SC.[4]

Hudson became one of the youngest coaches to earn the UEFA Pro Licence, the highest coaching award in football, in 2012.[5]

Hudson has managed Bahrain and New Zealand, leading the teams to the 2015 AFC Asian Cup and 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup respectively. Hudson also became the youngest ever manager to lead a team in FIFA Confederations Cup history while managing New Zealand.[6]

In 2023, Hudson had briefly been the interim coach of the United States national team, before stepping down before the start of the 2023 CONCACAF Nations League finals.

  1. ^ "Bahrainis set for Asian qualifiers". Gulf Daily News. January 8, 2014. Archived from the original on January 9, 2014. Retrieved January 9, 2014.
  2. ^ "A. Hudson". Soccerway. Retrieved January 9, 2014.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference ussoccer.com was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Former All Whites coach Anthony Hudson lands new coaching job in Qatar". Mirror UK. April 23, 2024. Retrieved September 21, 2024.
  5. ^ "High Performance Sport New Zealand coach accelerator programme selections". Stuff. February 2, 2015. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
  6. ^ "Russia win Confed curtain-raiser". FIFA. Archived from the original on June 19, 2017. Retrieved June 17, 2017.