Jonas Andersson (football manager)

Jonas Andersson (born 30 March 1975) is a Swedish footballer who played as a midfielder. He played for Hammarby IF in Allsvenskan, but spent most of his playing career at Mjällby AIF, which he also managed.

Jonas Andersson
Personal information
Date of birth (1975-03-30) 30 March 1975
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1990–1999 Mjällby AIF
2000–2002 Hammarby IF 45 (1)
2003 IFK Norrköping
2003–2006 Mjällby AIF
2006–2007 Ifö Bromölla IF
2008 IF Sylvia
Managerial career
2016–2018 Mjällby AIF
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

He is a son of "Mr. Mjällby", Sven-Bertil Andersson.[2]

Managing career

Mjällby suffered two straight relegations in 2014 and 2015, finding themselves on the third tier. Mjällby did not start the 2016 season well either, and manager Patrik Rosengren tended his resignation. Jonas Andersson took over. He managed to save the team, which escaped relegation in the very last league round.[2][3] Already during the summer of 2017, there were rumours of Andersson leaving to become manager of a bigger club.[4][5] In his first full season, the 2017 Division 1, Andersson steered the team to playoffs for the Superettan,[2] where they lost to Örgryte however.

In June 2018, Andersson suddenly resigned for "private reasons". Andersson left a well-adjusted team leading the table for assistant Milos Milojevic to take over,[6] and Mjällby ended up winning the 2018 Division 1.

References
  1. Jonas Andersson at WorldFootball.net
  2. Petersson, Linus (7 November 2017). "Hemmastödet ska lyfta Mjällby till superettan". Göteborgs-Posten (in Swedish). Retrieved 17 October 2023.
  3. "Jonas Andersson tar över Mjällby AIF". Sydöstran (in Swedish). 31 August 2016. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
  4. "Mjällby riskerar att tappa Jonas Andersson - jagas av större klubbar" (in Swedish). Fotbolltransfers. 25 August 2017. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
  5. "Officiellt: Jonas Andersson förlänger med Mjällby AIF" (in Swedish). Fotbolltransfers. 22 September 2017. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
  6. Sandström, Stina (18 June 2018). "Jonas Andersson lämnar Mjällby AIF – slutar omedelbart" (in Swedish). SVT. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
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