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.

Jens Gustafsson
Personal information
Full name Jens Otto Andreas Gustafsson
Date of birth (1978-10-15) 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
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record
PWDL

Win %

Halmstads BK 1 July 2011 22 November 2014 118 44 26 48 037.29
Sweden U21 7 March 2015 21 December 2015 16 9 6 1 056.25
IFK Norrköping 1 June 2016 31 December 2020 170 94 39 37 055.29
Hajduk Split 28 May 2021 1 November 2021 17 9 3 5 052.94
Total 321 156 74 91 048.60

References

  1. "Jens Gustafsson novi je trener Hajduka!" [Jens Gustafsson is the new head coach of Hajduk!] (in Croatian). HNK Hajduk Split. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  2. "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.
  3. "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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