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Gemma Grainger

Updated: 12/20/2025, 11:48:17 AM Wikipedia source

Gemma Grainger (born 17 July 1982) is an English football manager and current head coach of the Norway women's national team. At the UEFA Women's EURO 2025, she became the first English manager — male or female — to win all three group matches at a debut European Championship. Under her leadership, Norway recorded their best tournament start since 1998 and reached the knockout stage for the first time since 2013. Previously, Grainger managed the Wales national team (2021–2024), guiding them to their first-ever World Cup play-off and earning praise for transforming the team’s professionalism and playing identity. Earlier in her career, she coached across multiple England women’s development teams, working at two World Cups and four UEFA youth finals, and she holds a UEFA Pro Licence.

Infobox

Full name
Gemma Grainger
Date of birth
(1982-07-17) 17 July 1982 (age 43)
Place of birth
Middlesbrough, England
Current team
Norway (manager)
Years
Team
2010–2011
Leeds United
2012–2013
Middlesbrough
2013–2021
England (youth and senior)
2021–2024
Wales
2024–
Norway

Tables

Managerial record by team and tenure · Managerial statistics
mw- P
mw- P
Team
mw- P
From
W
To
D
Record
L
Record
GF
Record
GA
Record
GD
Record
Win %
Wales
Wales
Team
Wales
From
19 March 2021
To
10 January 2024
Record
32
Record
10
Record
9
Record
13
Record
39
Record
35
Record
+4
Record
031.25
Norway
Norway
Team
Norway
From
10 January 2024
To
Present
Record
26
Record
14
Record
7
Record
5
Record
54
Record
19
Record
+35
Record
053.85
Career totals
Career totals
Team
Career totals
From
58
To
24
Record
16
Record
18
Record
93
Record
54
Record
+39
Record
041.38
Team
From
To
Record
mw- P
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Win %
Wales
19 March 2021
10 January 2024
32
10
9
13
39
35
+4
031.25
Norway
10 January 2024
Present
26
14
7
5
54
19
+35
053.85
Career totals
58
24
16
18
93
54
+39
041.38
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