Ronny Deila

Ronny Deila
Deila in 2025
Personal information
Full name Ronny Deila
Date of birth (1975-09-21) 21 September 1975
Place of birth Porsgrunn, Norway
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
Atlanta United (head coach)
Youth career
Urædd
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1992–1993 Urædd 16 (0)
1993–2004 Odd 240 (22)
2004–2005 Viking 23 (0)
2006–2008 Strømsgodset 43 (6)
2009–2011 Sparta Bragerøen 30 (4)
Total 352 (32)
International career
1992–1993 Norway U17 9 (0)
1994 Norway U18 3 (0)
1996 Norway U21 2 (0)
Managerial career
2005 Brodd
2008–2014 Strømsgodset
2014–2016 Celtic
2017–2020 Vålerenga
2020–2022 New York City
2022–2023 Standard Liège
2023–2024 Club Brugge
2024 Al Wahda
2024– Atlanta United
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ronny Deila (born 21 September 1975) is a Norwegian football manager and former player, who is the current head coach of Atlanta United in Major League Soccer.

He spent most of his playing career at Odd before becoming head coach at Strømsgodset, winning the Norwegian Cup in 2010 and the Norwegian League title in 2013. In two seasons managing Celtic, in 2014–15 and 2015–16, he won the Scottish Premiership twice and the Scottish League Cup in 2014–15. Deila won the MLS Cup 2021 with New York City.