Jens Gustafsson
Jens Gustafsson (born 15 October 1978) is a Swedish professional football manager and former player who played as a defender. He has been the manager of the Sweden national under-21 football team since 2022.
| 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 | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Sweden U21 (manager) | ||
| 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) | |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2011–2014 | Halmstads BK | ||
| 2015 | Sweden U21 (Younger) | ||
| 2016 | AIK (assistant) | ||
| 2016–2020 | IFK Norrköping | ||
| 2021 | Hajduk Split | ||
| 2022– | Sweden U21 | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Managerial career
On 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]
Managerial statistics
- As of 31 October 2021
| Team | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | D | L |
Win % | |||
| Halmstads BK | 1 July 2011 | 22 November 2014 | 118 | 44 | 26 | 48 | 37.29 |
| Sweden U21 | 7 March 2015 | 21 December 2015 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 56.25 |
| IFK Norrköping | 1 June 2016 | 31 December 2020 | 170 | 94 | 39 | 37 | 55.29 |
| Hajduk Split | 28 May 2021 | 1 November 2021 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 52.94 |
| Total | 321 | 156 | 74 | 91 | 48.60 | ||
References
- "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.
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