Henrik Åhnstrand

Henrik Åhnstrand (born 29 July 1979) is a Swedish professional football manager, who is currently the manager of Allsvenskan club GIF Sundsvall.

Henrik Åhnstrand
Personal information
Date of birth (1979-07-29) 29 July 1979
Place of birth Nyköping, Sweden[1]
Club information
Current team
 GIF Sundsvall (manager)
Youth career
1988–1995 Söderhamns FF
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–2000 GIF Sundsvall
2000–2002 Söderhamns FF 6 (0)
Teams managed
2010–2012 Söderhamns FF
2013–2017 Hudiksvalls FF
2018–2019 GIF Sundsvall (assistant)
2020– GIF Sundsvall
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Playing career

As a player, Åhnstrand was a member of GIF Sundsvall and Söderhamns FF, before suffering an injury that forced him to retire. Before that, he had made 6 appearances in two years for Söderhamns FF.[2]

Career

After retiring as a player for Söderhamns FF, Åhnstrand took up coaching and became head coach of the club in 2010.[2] He would afterwards manage Hudiksvalls FF for several years.[3][4] While coaching the club, in November 2015, he was admitted to the UEFA Pro Licence programme.[5]

Åhnstrand was appointed assistant coach at his former club GIF Sundsvall in November 2017, a position he shared with Ferran Sibila.[1] After long-time manager Joel Cedergren was dismissed in August 2019 due to disappointing results, and his successor Tony Gustavsson failed to turn the tide, Åhnstrand was promoted to the position as manager in December 2019.[6][7] Director of football at the club, Urban Hagblom stated to the club website upon the hiring of Åhnstrand that "we work with the development of talent in Norrland, but not just players. Henrik Åhnstrand is a clear proof of our talent development even with coaches in the region".[8]

Personal life

Åhnstrand lives in Sundsvall with his wife and two children.[2]

Career statistics

Managerial statistics
As of 23 May 2021
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record
PWDLWin %
GIF Sundsvall 12 December 2019 Present 42 15 11 16 035.7
Total 42 15 11 16 035.7

References
  1. "GIFSundsvall förstärker ledarstaben!". gifsundsvall.se (in Swedish). 22 November 2017.
  2. "Det var ett tag sen men dags för nästa presentation..." Söderhamns FF (in Swedish). 9 December 2019.
  3. "Henrik Åhnstrand tränar vidare i 2 år". Hudiksvalls FF (in Swedish). 13 November 2015. Archived from the original on 4 December 2020.
  4. "GIF-tränarens fina tack till Hudiksvalls FF: "Jag har tagit bakgårdsvägen till finrummet – de gav mig chansen"". helahalsingland.se (in Swedish). 27 December 2018.
  5. Mattson, Joakim (29 November 2015). "Henrik Åhnstrand en av tolv tränare till förbundets högsta utbildning: "Kul och hedrande"". bandypuls.se (in Swedish).
  6. Rosenlund, Alexander (12 December 2019). "Officiellt: Henrik Åhnstrand tar över Gif Sundsvall". fotbollskanalen (in Swedish).
  7. Johansson, Anton (12 December 2019). "Ny tränare klar för Gif Sundsvall". Aftonbladet (in Swedish).
  8. "Officiellt: Henrik Åhnstrand ny tränare i GIF Sundsvall". Fotbolltransfers.com (in Swedish). 12 December 2019.
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