Anthony Hudson (footballer)

Anthony Hudson

Hudson as manager of New Zealand in 2015
Personal information
Full name Anthony Patrick Hudson[1]
Date of birth (1981-03-11) 11 March 1981[2]
Place of birth London, England[3]
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 New Zealand (manager)
Youth career
West Ham United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–1999 West Ham United 0 (0)
1999–2000 Luton Town 0 (0)
2001–2002 NEC Nijmegen 0 (0)
2006–2008 Wilmington Hammerheads 10 (0)
Total 10 (0)
Teams managed
2008–2010 Real Maryland F.C.
2011 Newport County
2011–2014 Bahrain U23
2013–2014 Bahrain
2014– New Zealand

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


Anthony Patrick Hudson (born 11 March 1981) is an English[4] football manager, currently manager of the New Zealand national football team.

Playing career

As a player, Hudson started in the youth system at Premier League club West Ham United, and later had a spell at Luton Town. In 2001, he moved to Dutch First Division team NEC Nijmegen.[5] He then moved to American lower division club Wilmington Hammerheads in 2006, ultimately appearing in 10 league games.

Coaching career

United States

In 2005, Hudson became player/assistant head coach of USL Second Division team Wilmington Hammerheads, having spent the previous two years working as an academy coach at AC Diablos SC.

In October 2008 he was selected as Real Maryland Monarchs head coach at the age of 27.[5] One of the youngest to have obtained the UEFA Pro Licence, and having studied with the English Football Association, Hudson also became the youngest manager (head coach) in the U.S. In his very first season as manager he led the club, which had the worst record and finished bottom of the table in 2008, to the quarter-finals of the 2009 Playoffs.[6] Hudson was also nominated for the 2009 Coach of the Year Award.[7]

United Kingdom

After leaving Real Maryland following the 2010 season, Hudson returned to the United Kingdom and began coaching under the guidance of Harry Redknapp at Tottenham Hotspur.[8][9][10]

On 1 April 2011, Hudson, aged 30, was appointed manager of Conference Premier club Newport County.[8] He arrived with a "glittering reference"[11] from Redknapp, who likened him to "a young José Mourinho".[12][13] A decent run-in to the 2010–11 season saw Newport County finish ninth in the league.[14] In July 2011, Hudson was working towards the UEFA Pro Licence with the English Football Association.[15]

Bahrain

Hudson (centre) winning U23 Gulf Cup of Nations as Bahrain manager

In December 2011, Hudson was appointed manager of the Bahrain under-23 team.[16] He was brought in to coach the national under-23 and Olympic team by Peter Taylor, national team coach of Bahrain senior team. Hudson became the youngest coach to earn the UEFA Pro Licence, the highest coaching award in the game, in 2012 after help along the way from Fabio Capello, Brendan Rodgers, Malky Mackay and Harry Redknapp.[17] He led Bahrain to the final of the 2012 GCC tournament, eventually losing to Saudi Arabia, hence finishing as Runner-up. This was Bahrain's highest ever finish at this age group, having never reached above 5th place in the gulf.[18] Hudson then worked under Argentinian coach Gabriel Calderon after Peter Taylor's exit. In June 2013 Hudson signed a two-year extension by the Bahrain Football Federation.[19] In between tournaments in Bahrain, Hudson spent time studying with Real Madrid and Jose Mourinho, and later with Marcelo Bielsa at Athletic Club de Bilbao.[20]

On 13 August 2013 Hudson was appointed manager of Bahrain.[21] In October 2013 Hudson was listed as a potential candidate as coach of Denmark.[22] Before taking on his new job as head of the senior team, Hudson made history by leading the Bahrain U23 team to their first title at the U23 Gulf Cup of Nations, beating Saudi Arabia in the final.[23] This was the first official gold medal the Bahrain national team have won in their history. In November 2013 Hudson led the National team to qualification for the 2015 Asian Cup in Australia. In January 2014 he led Bahrain to their highest finish at the West Asian tournament, beating Kuwait to the bronze medal.[24] Hudson was offered a new two-year contract as coach of National Team in February 2014.[25]

New Zealand All Whites

In August 2014, Hudson was appointed manager of the New Zealand national football team.[26][27] After resigning from his position with Bahrain, Hudson has relocated to New Zealand for the full-time role which also includes responsibilities in overseeing the programme of the country's age-group representative sides.[28] Both New Zealand national under-20 football team and New Zealand national under-17 football team made history by making into knockout stages of their respective World Cups in the same cycle for the first time.[29][30][31][32]

Although Hudson's first game in charge of the national team was a 3-1 defeat away to Uzbekistan in September 2014,[33] the All Whites have been unbeaten since March 2015, conceding only 2 goals in this period,[34] which includes defeating Oman, who were ranked 67 places higher at 92nd place in the FIFA World Rankings, in a 1-0 victory.[35]

Hudson also took the coaching reigns of the New Zealand U-23 who won all three of their pool games and their semi final without conceding a goal in their Oceania Olympic Qualifiers at the Pacific Games in July 2015, but were disqualified (and had their semi final win overturned) for fielding an ineligible player due to an administrative error from the national body.[36][37] This incident lead to Hudson losing players for selection for his preparation for his matches against Myanmar and Oman[38] as the national body continued their detailed review of the internal processes and eligibility information for all players.[39]

In 2016, Hudson's squad assembled for the first time of the year in May for a two-week training camp in Australia ahead of the New Zealand national football team.hosted in Papua New Guinea. The national body, despite their best efforts, failed to find a fixture against suitable opposition for the All Whites in the March FIFA window.[40] Despite having to change the team due to losing players to eligibility saga, as well as lack of matches organised from the national body, the All Whites went on to win the 2016 OFC Nations Cup, winning all 5 matches and conceding only 1 goal, from a penalty, in the process.[41] New Zealand's victory sees them crowned Oceania champions making New Zealand the most successful national team in the competition's history, having won the tournament 5 times, and also sees them qualify for the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup in Russia.[42] New Zealand emerged as 2016's biggest climbers in world football, moving up a whopping 54 places on the back of an OFC Nations Cup victory that both qualified the All Whites for the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup and furthered their FIFA World Cup qualifying ambitions.[43]

In October 2016, after two very impressive away games against Mexico and USA, which was recognised in both New Zealand and USA, former All Whites' captain Ryan Nelson said the team had gone up a level under Hudson and he had "never seen New Zealand teams play this way".[44] Hudson was also linked to the managers position at Derby County.[45]

Managerial statistics

As of match played 15 November 2016.
Team From To Record Ref
G W D L Win %
Newport County 1 April 2011 28 September 2011 19 6 5 8 31.6 [46]
Bahrain 13 August 2013 1 August 2014 25 13 7 5 52.0 [47]
New Zealand 1 August 2014 Present 18 9 5 4 50.0 [48]
Total 6228171745.2

Honours

As a manager

Real Marylands F.C.
Bahrain National Team
Bahrain U-23
New Zealand National Team

Personal life

Hudson is the son of former Chelsea, Stoke City, Arsenal and England player Alan Hudson.[7] He also speaks Spanish after studying when working with Latin players in America.

References

  1. ↑ "Bahrainis set for Asian qualifiers". Gulf Daily News. 8 January 2014. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
  2. ↑ "A. Hudson". Soccerway. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
  3. ↑ "Young English coach Anthony Hudson giving Bahrain benefit of his passion". The Guardian.
  4. ↑ "New Zealand All Whites name Englishman Anthony Hudson as new coach". The Guardian.
  5. 1 2 "Real Maryland hire Hudson as new head coach". Potomac Soccer Wire. 28 October 2008. Archived from the original on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 1 November 2011.
  6. ↑ "PFA Exclusive interview: Anthony Hudson". Professional Footballers Association. 14 August 2009. Archived from the original on 2 January 2010.
  7. 1 2 Winter, Henry (1 September 2009). "Alan Hudson's son opens up a new line of the family business". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 1 November 2011.
  8. 1 2 Shuttleworth, Peter (1 April 2011). "Tottenham coach Anthony Hudson accepts Newport vacancy". BBC Sport Wales. Retrieved 1 November 2011.
  9. ↑ "anthony hudson". LinkedIn. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
  10. ↑ Murray, Nicholas (2 September 2010). "Trafford Finding Feet in Finland". Real Maryland Monarchs. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
  11. ↑ Pearlman, Michael (11 June 2011). "Harry Redknapp: Why I'm backing County". South Wales Argus. Retrieved 1 November 2011.
  12. ↑ Bloom, Mark (2 April 2011). "New Newport boss Hudson reminds me of Mourinho says Redknapp". Western Mail. Retrieved 1 November 2011.
  13. ↑ Shuttleworth, Peter (5 April 2011). "New boss Hudson prefers Newport County to Real Madrid". BBC Sport Wales. Retrieved 1 November 2011.
  14. ↑ "Newport County AFC 2010–2011 : Results & Fixtures". Statto. Retrieved 7 November 2011.
  15. ↑ Pearlman, Michael (2 July 2011). "Hudson vows to add three or four more". South Wales Argus. Retrieved 1 November 2011.
  16. ↑ Bahrain appoint Hudson
  17. ↑ "Hudson becomes youngest ever UEFA Pro coach". NZ Football. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
  18. ↑ Bahrain reach final
  19. ↑
  20. ↑ Bahrain can be the best
  21. ↑ Hudson appointed Senior National Coach
  22. ↑
  23. ↑ 2013 U23 GCC Cup Final
  24. ↑
  25. ↑
  26. ↑ , NZ Football
  27. ↑ Anthony Hudson takes over as New Zealand manager, BBC Sport
  28. ↑ NZ Herald
  29. ↑ "Men's U20s make history". NZ Football. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
  30. ↑ "Imrie puts U17s through". NZ Football. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
  31. ↑ "New Zealand U20". Soccerway. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
  32. ↑ "New Zealand U17". Soccerway. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
  33. ↑ Worthington, Sam (2014-09-09). "Disappointing All Whites lose 3-1 to Uzbekistan". stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 2016-05-24.
  34. ↑ , Soccerway
  35. ↑ "All Whites beat Oman". RadioNZ. 2015-11-13. Retrieved 2016-06-05.
  36. ↑ Holloway, Steven (12 July 2015). "Oly Whites to miss Olympics due to ineligible player". New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 24 May 2016 – via nzherald.co.nz.
  37. ↑ "Vanuatu and Fiji to contest Olympic final". www.oceaniafootball.com. Oceania Football Confederation. 2015-07-12. Retrieved 2016-05-23.
  38. ↑ "All Whites want eligibility scandal cleared for Myanmar". Radio Sport. 2015-08-15. Retrieved 2016-06-05.
  39. ↑ "NZF statement: Player eligibility". NZ Football. 2015-07-31. Retrieved 2016-06-05.
  40. ↑ "No March game for All Whites". RadioNZ. 2016-02-05. Retrieved 2016-06-05.
  41. ↑ "All Whites win Nations Cup". New Zealand Football. 2016-06-12. Retrieved 2016-06-13.
  42. ↑ "New Zealand triumphant". OFC. 2016-06-11. Retrieved 2016-06-12.
  43. ↑ "Argentina stay top as All Whites and EURO heroes soar". FIFA. 2016-07-15. Retrieved 2016-07-15.
  44. ↑ "Ryan Nelsen: All Whites reached 'different level' against Mexico". NZ Herald. 2016-10-11. Retrieved 2016-10-19.
  45. ↑ "New Zealand boss Anthony Hudson linked with Derby County job". Derby Telegraph. 2016-10-03. Retrieved 2016-10-05.
  46. ↑ "Newport County AFC 2011–2012 : Results & Fixtures". Statto. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
  47. ↑ "Bahrain". Soccerway. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
  48. ↑ "New Zealand". Soccerway. Retrieved 27 June 2016.

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