Dario Vidosic to step down as Brighton manager just before new WSL season
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Dario Vidosic is stepping down as Brighton & Hove Albion Women manager on the eve of the 2026-27 Women's Super League season.
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Attributed to original sourceVidosic’s decision has surprised many of his squad
39-year-old led Brighton to May’s FA Cup final
The Brighton manager, Dario Vidosic, is to leave the Women’s Super League club a little over a week before the start of the new season, multiple sources have told the Guardian.
Vidosic has been in charge for two years and led Brighton to their first Wembley appearance in May’s Women’s FA Cup final. The departure of the 39-year-old Croatian-born Australian, which was first reported by the Daily Telegraph, is understood to have surprised many members of Brighton’s squad.
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What happened
Brighton's Women's Super League side will begin the new season without Dario Vidosic in the dugout, after the Australian coach confirmed his decision to step down. The timing is highly disruptive, with the WSL campaign set to start imminently. The Guardian reports the departure, though specific reasons have not been fully detailed. Brighton now face the challenge of appointing a successor under significant time pressure, with preseason preparations and early-season results likely to be affected.
Chance analysis
A managerial departure this close to kickoff is one of the most destabilising things a club can go through. Vidosic had been building Brighton's WSL project, and losing him now means the squad will have to adapt quickly — or risk a slow start that could define their season. The club's hierarchy will be under pressure to appoint a replacement swiftly, and the identity and style that Vidosic had been embedding could shift depending on who comes in. For Brighton, this is an unwelcome curveball at the worst possible moment.
Brighton Women face early-season instability and potential tactical disruption after losing their manager on the eve of the WSL campaign.