Kim Bergstrand
Kim Hilding Bergstrand (born 18 April 1968) is a Swedish football coach. A former player for Stockholm rivals AIK and Hammarby IF, he is the manager of the Allsvenskan team Djurgårdens IF together with Thomas Lagerlöf.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kim Hilding Bergstrand | ||
| Date of birth | 18 April 1968 | ||
| Place of birth | Täby, Stockholm, Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Djurgårdens IF (manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1974–1982 | IFK Täby | ||
| 1983–1985 | AIK | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1986–1994 | AIK | 148 | (30) |
| 1995–1998 | Hammarby IF | 84 | (28) |
| 1998–2001 | Nacka FF | 40 | (25) |
| 2001–2002 | Brommapojkarna | 21 | (3) |
| Total | 293 | (86) | |
| International career | |||
| 1987 | Sweden U21 | 1 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2001 | Nacka FF | ||
| 2003–2007 | Brommapojkarna (youth coach) | ||
| 2008–2010 | Brommapojkarna | ||
| 2012–2018 | IK Sirius | ||
| 2018– | Djurgårdens IF | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
Playing career
Bergstrand played for AIK, Hammarby IF, Nacka FF and IF Brommapojkarna.[1] He became Swedish champion by winning 1992 Mästerskapsserien with AIK.[1]
Managerial career
Between 2008 and 2010, Kim Bergstrand was the manager of IF Brommapojkarna.[2] In 2012, Kim Bergstrand and Thomas Lagerlöf became managers of IK Sirius.[3]
Before the 2019 season, Kim Bergstrand and Thomas Lagerlöf became managers of Djurgårdens IF.[4] Bergstrand and Lagerlöf managed the team to a Swedish title their first season.[5] In 2022, they took Djurgården to their first European group stage, the 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League.[6]
References
- "Historia. Kimbergs". aik.se (in Swedish).
- "Sweden - K. Bergstrand - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". nr.soccerway.com.
- "Lagerlöf tar plats bredvid Bergstrand". Sirius Fotboll. 8 December 2011.
- "KLART: De tar över Djurgården efter Özcan". www.aftonbladet.se. 16 November 2018.
- "DJURGÅRDEN ÄR SVENSKA MÄSTARE 2019 – EFTER SUPERVÄNDNINGEN". www.aftonbladet.se. 2 November 2019.
- "Djurgården vidare – efter mardrömsstart". www.expressen.se. 23 August 2022.