Australia women’s assistant coach Melissa Andreatta has been appointed Scotland head coach on a four-year deal.
The 46-year-old is the permanent successor to Pedro Martinez Losa – who left his role in December after failing to reach Euro 2025 – subject to the completion of visa arrangements.
Michael McArdle oversaw the first four games of Scotland’s Nations League Group A1 campaign this year, finishing off with Tuesday night’s 6-1 thrashing in Germany.
Andreatta has been assistant coach of the Matildas since 2019 and has also led the Under-23s since their inception in 2022.
Before joining the national team set-up she guided home club Brisbane Roar to the W-League Premiership title – which is now known as the A-League – in 2018 and was voted coach of the year in the country’s top division.
“I’m absolutely delighted to be leading Scotland Women’s national team into a new, exciting era,” she said.
“The ambition is to get Scotland back to consistent qualification and with the squad in a period of transition, this is the perfect opportunity to start building towards that future.
“It’s a real honour to join such a strong programme, which you can see from the talent in the senior squad, which runs through all of the age groups.
“This is testament to the work that’s been done already by Michael McArdle and the team.”
Andreatta is set to take charge of Scotland for the first time on 30 May when they host Austria in their penultimate game in Group A1.
Scotland, who are yet to pick up a point in the group, finish their campaign by travelling to the Netherlands four days later.
McArdle will return his full attention to his role as the Scottish FA’s head of women’s elite football.
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