Jackie Bachteler

Jacqueline Tina Bachteler (born May 18, 1989) is an American soccer coach and former player who is the head coach of Women's Super League 2 club Burnley. She played college soccer for the Florida Southern Moccasins before spending four years playing professionally for clubs across Finland and Sweden. She has previously head coached Swedish clubs Sunnanå SK and Sollentuna FK, and Cypriot club Anorthosis Famagusta.

College career Bachteler played college soccer at Florida Southern College for the Moccasins. In both 2009 and 2010, she was the team's most valuable player and earned recognition on the All-SSC second team. She also picked up all-region second team and SSC all-tournament team honors. She graduated from Florida Southern with a bachelor's degree in physiotherapy.

Club career In 2011, Bachteler joined Finish club GBK Kokkola to kick off her professional playing career. She made her Naisten Liiga debut in August of that year, starting in GBK's season-opening victory over Turun Weikot. She spent one season with the club.

Bachteler moved to Sweden in March 2012, signing for top-division team IFK Gävle. She then switched to fellow Swedish side Gustafs GoIF after the 2012 season concluded. In June 2013, she scored a goal in a 3–0 win over . Midway through the 2013 campaign, she moved to Tyresö FF on a contract reportedly more lucrative than what Gustafs could offer. Bachteler concluded her playing career with a stint at Djurgården in 2014.

Coaching career As a teenager growing up playing soccer in Massachusetts, She rekindled the vocation in 2012, working as a coach for youth teams at IFK Gävle while also playing professionally for Gävle's senior team.

On November 11, 2015, Bachteler was unveiled as head coach of Elitettan club Sunnanå SK.

Bachteler was hired as head coach of Cypriot side Anorthosis Famagusta in September 2016. She had also received an offer to work at her former club, Djurgårdens IF, but declined the opportunity. Bachteler led Anorthosis to a second-place league finish in her lone season managing the team. She then spent two years as an assistant coach at Hammarby.

Bachteler joined Sollentuna FK in 2020 as head coach. Bachteler served the club in 2021 and 2022 as the sporting director of the girls academy; she oversaw coaching and development for players up to the age of 15.

Bachteler returned to the United States in 2023. She joined San Diego Wave FC's staff as first assistant coach ahead of the club's second season in the National Women's Soccer League. Bachteler then spent time as a player scout for the United States national team.

Personal life Bachteler was born and raised in Massachusetts. She married Jennifer Rundberg in December 2023.