Joe Montemurro leaves role as OL Lyonnes head coach
Joe Montemurro has left his role as head coach of OL Lyonnes, the club have confirmed.The Australian
only signed up with the French club a year earlier and led the team to the Best Ligue title, finishing an unbeaten league season.Advertisement On Saturday,
ahead of Montemurro
‘s exit, reported Washington Spirit head coach Jonatan Giraldez would prosper him in the French club’s dugout.Lyonnes, who were rebranded from Olympique Lyonnais Feminin last month, won 20 out of their 22 league games and drew 2, yielding only 7 objectives while scoring 92. Montemurro likewise guided Lyon to a Champions League semi-final, where they were beat 5-3
on aggregate by Women’s Super League (WSL)side Arsenal.The 55-year-old started his head coaching profession with Melbourne Triumph and Melbourne City in Australia, winning what is now the A-League Women with the latter in 2016. He was hired as Arsenal manager in November 2017 and held the role for practically four years, guiding the side to the WSL title in the 2018-19 season.Montemurro joined Juventus ahead of 2021-22 and won the league in his first at the very first time of asking before ending up as runners-up in the next 2 campaigns.Advertisement He was appointed Lyon head coach last summer, replacing Sonia Bompastor who had taken the Chelsea task following Emma Hayes’ decision to delegate coach the U.S. females’s nationwide team.Montemurro has been related to a move to the Australian ladies’s national group, who have lacked an irreversible supervisor because Tony Gustavsson resigned after the side were knocked out in the group stage of the 2024 Olympic Games.Former USWNT head coach Tom Sermanni has actually led the group on an interim basis.However, Montemurro informed previously this year that he had no strategies to take the task at this stage while he was Lyonnes coach.Advertisement “My intent is to see out my agreement,”he stated.”I’m really delighted here. I just wanted to be honest and clear. It’s typical the Australian Federation
called, and this was a while back, however at no point was there any requirement for me to think otherwise than to be and remain at Lyon.” I’m simply actually delighted at Lyon and where we’re at. We have actually got a lot
to achieve here
and I wish to be part of it for as long as they desire me.” Australia reached the semi-finals of the 2023 Women’s World Cup, which they co-hosted together with New Zealand, where they were defeated 3-1 in the semi-finals by England.This short article initially appeared in The Athletic.Advertisement Washington Spirit, Australia, International Football, NWSL, Ligue 1, UK Women’s Football 2025 The Athletic Media Business