Jens Otto Andreas Gustafsson (born 15 October 1978) is a Swedish professional football manager and former player who played as a defender. He is the current head coach of Saudi Pro League side Al-Fateh.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jens Otto Andreas Gustafsson | ||
| Date of birth | 15 October 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Helsingborg, Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Al-Fateh (head coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Helsingborgs IF | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001 | IK Brage | 27 | (0) |
| 2002 | Högaborgs BK | ||
| 2003–2009 | Falkenbergs FF | 193 | (4) |
| Total | 220 | (4) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2011–2014 | Halmstads BK | ||
| 2015 | Sweden U21 | ||
| 2016–2020 | IFK Norrköping | ||
| 2021 | Hajduk Split | ||
| 2022 | Sweden U21 | ||
| 2022–2024 | Pogoń Szczecin | ||
| 2024– | Al-Fateh | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Managerial career
editOn 28 May 2021, Gustafsson was named the new manager of Croatian Prva HNL side Hajduk Split.[1] He signed a two-year contract, with the option of extending for a further one year.[2] Gustafsson arrived at Hajduk after holding the position as manager for four and a half years at Allsvenskan club IFK Norrköping.[3]
Gustafsson rejoined the Swedish national under-21 team at the beginning of 2022. On 9 May 2022, it was announced his contract had been bought out by Polish club Pogoń Szczecin, and he replaced Kosta Runjaić as team manager at the start of the 2022–23 season.[4] In charge of Pogoń in 87 official matches, Gustafsson led the club to back-to-back fourth-place finishes in the league, as well as the 2023–24 Polish Cup final. On 15 August 2024, Pogoń announced they have agreed to part ways with Gustafsson after he accepted an offer from an unnamed Saudi Pro League club.[5]
On 22 August 2024, Gustafsson was appointed as manager of Saudi Arabian club Al-Fateh.[6]
Honours
editIndividual
- Ekstraklasa Coach of the Month: October 2023,[7] February 2024[8]
References
edit- ^ "Jens Gustafsson novi je trener Hajduka!" [Jens Gustafsson is the new head coach of Hajduk!] (in Croatian). HNK Hajduk Split. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
- ^ "Uprava Hajduka imenovala je novog trenera: na Poljud došao Šveđanin Jens Gustafsson, ugovor je potpisan na dvije godine" [The management of Hajduk has appointed a new head coach: the Swede Jens Gustafsson came to Poljud, the contract was signed for two years]. Slobodna Dalmacija (in Croatian). 28 May 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
- ^ "Jens Gustafsson lämnar IFK Norrköping" [Jens Gustafsson leaves IFK Norrköping] (in Swedish). IFK Norrköping. 19 December 2020. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
- ^ "Jens Gustafsson trenerem Pogoni Szczecin od nowego sezonu!" (in Polish). Pogoń Szczecin. 9 May 2022. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
- ^ "Jens Gustafsson odchodzi z Pogoni" (in Polish). Pogoń Szczecin. 15 August 2024. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
- ^ "الفتح يتعاقد مع المدرب السويدي ينز غوستافسن".
- ^ "Trener Października 2023: Jens Gustafsson (Pogoń Szczecin)" (in Polish). Ekstraklasa. 9 November 2023. Archived from the original on 9 November 2023. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
- ^ "TRENER LUTEGO 2024 - JENS GUSTAFSSON (POGOŃ SZCZECIN)" (in Polish). Ekstraklasa. 7 March 2024. Archived from the original on 7 March 2024. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
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