Former New Zealand men’s national team head coach Anthony Hudson has been unveiled as the new head coach of Qatar Stars League club Al Arabi.
Hudson (43) takes over with the club 10th in the 12-team competition after the departure of long-time coach Younes Ali by “mutual consent”.
Main photo: Anthony Hudson takes his first training session at Al Arabi.
Seattle-born Hudson’s last coaching job was as technical director at Qatar’s Al Makhiya. He left by mutual consent in April 2024.
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Since his departure from Al Makhyla he had worked as a pundit on football streaming channels, and he was reportedly on the shortlist of candidates for the Republic of Ireland manager’s job.
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Hudson was the head coach of the New Zealand national team from 2014-2017 after three years coaching the Bahrain national team and its U-23 side.
When he left the New Zealand role, Hudson managed MLS side Colorado Rapids, before he became the United States U-20 head coach in 2020.
He became an assistant to Gregg Berhalter with the full US squad in 2021.
He was appointed as the interim head coach of the United States side when Berhalter was suspended for an internal investigation but left the role in June 2023 for the Qatar job.
This story was first published on September 21, 2024.
