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Anthony Hudson
File:Hudson - Bahrain.png
Personal information
Full name Anthony Patrick Hudson[1]
Date of birth (1981-03-11) 11 March 1981 (age 43)[2]
Place of birth Seattle, Washington[3]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 New Zealand (manager)
Youth career
West Ham United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–2001 West Ham United
1998 → Luton Town (loan)
2001 NEC Nijmegen
2006–2008 Wilmington Hammerheads 10 (0)
Managerial career
2008–2010 Real Maryland Monarchs
2011 Newport County
2011–2014 Bahrain U-23
2013–2014 Bahrain
2014– New Zealand U-23
2014– New Zealand
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Anthony Patrick Hudson (born 11 March 1981) is an English[4] professional association football manager and former football player. He is the manager of the New Zealand national football team.

Hudson became one of youngest coaches to earn the UEFA Pro Licence, the highest coaching award in football, in 2012.[5] At the age of 35, Hudson has managed 2 international teams, and won 2 international tournaments, qualifying for the 2015 Asian Cup and 2017 Confederations Cup in the process.[6]

Playing career

As a player, Hudson started in the youth system at Premier League club West Ham United,[7] before being loaned to Luton Town.[8] After being released by West Ham, Hudson signed a two year deal with Dutch First Division team NEC Nijmegen[9] however after six months he asked to be released and returned home to England.[10] He then moved to American lower division club Wilmington Hammerheads in 2006, ultimately appearing in 10 league games.[11][12][13]

Coaching career

Real Marylands Monarchs

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.

On 28 October 2008, Hudson was named as Real Maryland Monarchs head coach at the age of 27.[11] He was the youngest professional manager (head coach) in the U.S at the time.[14] In his first season as manager he led the club, which had finished bottom of the table in 2008, to fifth place and a Playoffs spot. Real Maryland Monarchs were knocked out in the first round after a 3-1 loss to Charlotte Eagles.[15] Hudson was also nominated for the USL Second Division 2009 Coach of the Year Award.[16]

In the 2010 USL Second Division Real Maryland Monarchs finished last[17], having not won in their final ten games of the season. After overcoming Reading United in the first round of the 2010 US Open Cup[18], Real Maryland Monarchs were knocked out in the second round by Richmond Kickers.[19]. Hudson left Real Maryland Monarchs at the conclusion of the 2010 season after two seasons in charge. [20][21]

Tottenham Hotspur

After leaving Real Maryland following the 2010 season, Hudson returned to the United Kingdom and began coaching at Tottenham Hotspur for their reserve squad.[22]

Newport County

In April 2011, Hudson, aged 30, was appointed manager of Conference Premier club Newport County with seven games remaining of their 2010-11 season.[22] He arrived with a "glittering reference"[23] from Redknapp, who likened him to "a young José Mourinho”.[24]

Hudson took charge of Newport County for the first time in a 2-1 home victory over Darlington.[25] A further 3 wins and 2 losses followed as Newport County finished ninth in the 2010/11 Conference Premier.[26] In July 2011, Hudson was working towards the UEFA Pro Licence with the English Football Association.[27] On 28 September 2011, with Newport having won once in their first 12 games, despite having the "full support of the squad"[28] and senior players "contacting the press to let the fans know what the players think",[29] Hudson left the club "as a result of discussions" with chairman Chris Blight.[30][31] Following Hudson's removal, Blight was quoted as saying "We are a quarter of the way through the season and to be where we are, to Newport County Football Club is not what we expected or anticipated."[32]

Bahrain

File:Hudson - Bahrain.png
Hudson (centre) winning U23 Gulf Cup of Nations as Bahrain manager

On 21 March 2012, Hudson was appointed manager of the Bahrain under-23 team.[33] He was brought in to coach the national under-23 and Olympic team by Peter Taylor, national team coach of Bahrain senior team. Hudson led Bahrain under-23 to the final of the 2012 U23 Gulf Cup, eventually losing 2-0 to Saudi Arabia under-23.[34] Hudson then worked under Argentinian coach Gabriel Calderon after Peter Taylor's sacking on 17 October 2012.[35] Hudson signed a two-year extension as the Bahrain under-23 manager in June.[36]

During the 2012/13 season Hudson also spent time studying with Real Madrid and Jose Mourinho and later with Marcelo Bielsa at Athletic Club de Bilbao.[37]

On 13 August 2013 Hudson was appointed manager of Bahrain.[38] Hudson first took charge of Bahrain in a 2-1 friendly loss to Kuwait in September[39] followed by wins over Malaysia and Yemen in November, which secured Bahrain qualification for the 2015 Asian Cup. Hudson was listed as a potential candidate as coach of Denmark in October.[40] Hudson led the Bahrain U23 team to their first title at the U23 Gulf Cup of Nations, beating Saudi Arabia in the final.[41] This was the first official gold medal the Bahrain U23 national team have won in their history.[citation needed]

In January 2014, Hudson led Bahrain to a third place finish at the 2014 WAFF Championship.[42] After 0-0 draws against Oman and Iraq, Bahrain made the semi-finals of the tournament due to a drawing of lots. Bahrain lost their semifinal 1-0 to Jordan[43], and earned their third place finish via a penalty shootout after 0-0 draw against Kuwait.[44] In February 2014, Hudson signed a two-year contract extension as Bahrain manager.[45] On 27 July 2014, Hudson resigned as manager of Bahrain.[46]

New Zealand All Whites

In August 2014, Hudson was appointed manager of the New Zealand national football team.[47][48] 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.[49] 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.[50][51][52][53] Hudson's first game in charge of the national team was a 3–1 defeat away to Uzbekistan in September 2014.[54]

In 2015, All Whites defeated Oman, who were ranked 67 places higher at 92nd place in the FIFA World Rankings, in a 1-0 victory.[55] Hudson also took the coaching reins 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.[56][57] This incident led to Hudson losing players for selection for his preparation for his matches against Myanmar and Oman[58] as the national body continued their detailed review of the internal processes and eligibility information for all players.[59]

In January 2016, Hudson hit out on the national body over lack of games as the national body failed to find a fixture against suitable opposition for the All Whites in the March FIFA window.[60] As a result of the All Whites playing “just three matches” in the previous year, which was “the least of any country in world football”[61], and having “seven months without a match” the All Whites dropped to 161 in the FIFA world rankings.[62][63][64] Hudson's squad assembled for the first time for the year in May, for a two-week training camp in Australia, ahead of the 2016 OFC Nations Cup hosted in Papua New Guinea. Despite having to change the team due to national body’s “administrative error” losing players to the eligibility saga[65], as well as a lack of matches organised from the national body, the All Whites won the 2016 OFC Nations Cup, winning four matches with the final being won via a penalty shootout after a 0-0 draw against Papua New Guinea, conceding one goal throughout the competition, from a penalty, in the process.[66] New Zealand's victory saw them crowned Oceania champions making New Zealand the most successful national team in the competition's history, having won the tournament five times, and also saw them qualify for the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup in Russia.[67] The All Whites moved up 54 places in the world rankings in July and achieved 88 in the FIFA world rankings, the highest ranking in 3 years, on the back of the OFC Nations Cup victory that qualified them for the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup.[68][69] In September 2016, Hudson appointed former Hull City, Crystal Palace, Leicester City, England Under-21 and stand-in England manager Peter Taylor as his assistant coach.[70] When appointed Peter Taylor praised his new bosses set-up. [71]

In October 2016, after two away games against Mexico and USA (a 2-1 loss and a 1-1 draw, respectively), former All Whites' captain Ryan Nelsen said the team had gone up a level under Hudson and he had "never seen New Zealand teams play this way".[72] Hudson was also linked to the managers position at Derby County[73] and Norwich City[74][75] and reportedly turned down job for MK Dons[76]. Hudson denied that he was approached by Derby County, stating there had been "no approach or contact between him and Derby".

In March 2017, Hudson made an inaccurate statement regarding the statistics of the All Whites records. Hudson’s statement, “losing one game in two years” and “scoring 26 goals, conceding 5”, was in fact including the New Zealand U23’s record, games he has coached in his campaign for New Zealand, and taking the All Whites' two year run from after their March 31, 2015 match against South Korea.[77][78] During the All Whites’ preparation for World Cup Qualifiers against Fiji, Tommy Smith, senior player, has praised the professionalism of the national team’s set-up.[79]

Hudson led the All Whites into the Round 3 Play-Off Final by securing top spot in Group A of the third stage of Oceania World Cup Qualifiers.[80] Hudson also spent time receiving guidance from All Blacks' coach Steve Hansen, as well as long-time assistant Wayne Smith.[81][82]

Managerial statistics

As of match played 28 March 2017.
Team From To Record Ref
G W D L Win %
Real Maryland Monarchs October 2008 2010 45 13 11 21 28.9 [83]
Newport County 1 April 2011 28 September 2011 18 5 5 8 27.8 [84]
Bahrain U23 21 March 2012 1 August 2014 10 6 2 2 60.0 [85]
Bahrain 13 August 2013 1 August 2014 12 3 6 3 25.0 [86]
New Zealand U-23 1 August 2014 Present 4 3 0 1 75.0 [87]
New Zealand 1 August 2014 Present 17 8 5 4 47.1 [88]

Total

106 38 29 39 35.8

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.[16] He taught himself Spanish.[89]

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