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Joe Montemurro

Joseph Adrian Montemurro (13 September 1969), nicknamed Pepe, is an Australian soccer coach and former player who has been the head coach of the Australian women's national team since June 2025. Montemurro had played as a midfielder, mainly in Italy in the 1990s, before returning to Australia to play for Victorian State League teams. He began coaching in youth football for various Victorian clubs in 2002 and was promoted to men's teams by 2006. From 2014 to 2017, he managed the women's sides of Melbourne Victory and then Melbourne City. He replaced Pedro Martínez Losa in 2017 as manager of Arsenal womens, where he won the league title in his second season. In 2021, Montemurro moved to Italy to manage Juventus Women, and in 2024, he became coach of the French side, Olympique Lyonnais Féminin the first non-French coach in the club's history. He won league titles at all three European clubs.

Infobox

1987
Neuchâtel Xamax
1988
Potenza
Full name
Joseph Adrian Montemurro
Birth name
Joseph Adrian Montemurro
Date of birth
(1969-09-13) 13 September 1969 (age 56)
Place of birth
Melbourne, Australia
Height
1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position
Midfielder
Current team
Australia Women (head coach)
1979–1986
Brunswick Juventus
Years
Team
1989-91
Brunswick Juventus
1991–1994
US Opitergina
2006–2007
Sunshine George Cross
2008–2009
Coburg United
2013–2014
Melbourne Victory Women
2014–2017
Melbourne City Women
2017–2021
Arsenal Women
2021–2024
Juventus Women
2024–2025
Lyon Women
2025–
Australia Women

Tables

Managerial record by team and tenure · Career statistics › Manager
mw- G
mw- G
Team
mw- G
From
W
To
D
Record
L
Record
GF
Record
GA
Record
GD
Record
Win %
Melbourne Victory Women
Melbourne Victory Women
Team
Melbourne Victory Women
From
2014
To
2015
Record
14
Record
6
Record
3
Record
5
Record
26
Record
20
Record
+6
Record
042.86
Melbourne City Women
Melbourne City Women
Team
Melbourne City Women
From
2015
To
2017
Record
27
Record
20
Record
3
Record
4
Record
62
Record
19
Record
+43
Record
074.07
Arsenal Women
Arsenal Women
Team
Arsenal Women
From
November 2017
To
16 May 2021
Record
76
Record
58
Record
6
Record
12
Record
223
Record
55
Record
+168
Record
076.32
Juventus Women
Juventus Women
Team
Juventus Women
From
8 June 2021
To
6 March 2024
Record
41
Record
33
Record
5
Record
3
Record
109
Record
31
Record
+78
Record
080.49
Lyon (women)
Lyon (women)
Team
Lyon (women)
From
19 June 2024
To
1 June 2025
Record
43
Record
37
Record
4
Record
2
Record
151
Record
23
Record
+128
Record
086.05
Australia (women)
Australia (women)
Team
Australia (women)
From
16 June 2025
To
present
Record
4
Record
2
Record
1
Record
1
Record
7
Record
4
Record
+3
Record
050.00
Total
Total
Team
Total
From
205
To
156
Record
22
Record
27
Record
576
Record
152
Record
+424
Record
076.10
Team
From
To
Record
Ref
mw- G
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Win %
Melbourne Victory Women
2014
2015
14
6
3
5
26
20
+6
042.86
Melbourne City Women
2015
2017
27
20
3
4
62
19
+43
074.07
Arsenal Women
November 2017
16 May 2021
76
58
6
12
223
55
+168
076.32
Juventus Women
8 June 2021
6 March 2024
41
33
5
3
109
31
+78
080.49
Lyon (women)
19 June 2024
1 June 2025
43
37
4
2
151
23
+128
086.05
Australia (women)
16 June 2025
present
4
2
1
1
7
4
+3
050.00
Total
205
156
22
27
576
152
+424
076.10

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    https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2018/may/01/joe-montemurro-arsenal-leah-williamson-chelsea-fa-cup-final
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  35. "Arsenal Women 2–1 Manchester United Women"
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  38. "Birmingham City Women 0–1 Arsenal Women"
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  39. "Brighton & Hove Albion Women 0–4 Arsenal Women"
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  55. OL Lyonnes
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