Roger Palmgren
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Roger Lennart Palmgren[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 11 March 1963[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Stockholm, Sweden | ||
| Teams managed | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 1990–1993 | FC Cafe Opera[1] | ||
| 1993–1994 | AC Arezzo[1] | ||
| 1994–1996 | Sierra Leone[1] | ||
| 1996 | Degerfors IF[1] | ||
| 1998 | AC Arezzo[1] | ||
| 1999–2000 | DR Congo[1] | ||
| 2003–2004 | Vasalunds IF[1] | ||
| 2004–2005 | Rwanda[1] | ||
| 2006–2007 | Kwara United[1] | ||
| 2007–2009 | Thanda Royal Zulu[1] | ||
| 2010–2011 | Durban Warriors[1] | ||
| 2011–2012 | AmaZulu[1] | ||
| 2013 | Namibia | ||
Roger Lennart Palmgren (born 11 March 1963) is a Swedish football manager, active primarily in Africa.
Career
Palmgren briefly managed Sierra Leone in 1996, and declared interest in the job again when it became available in 2002.[3]
He was manager of Swedish side Vasalunds IF from 2003 to 2004.[4] He was then appointed manager of Rwanda in August 2004,[5] before being sacked in November 2005.[6]
He also managed Nigerian club side Kwara United for the 2006-07 season.[7]
After coaching South African club side Thanda Royal Zulu, Palmgren was appointed Director of Sport of AmaZulu in December 2009.[8]
On 19 September 2011, Palmgren was named to succeed Manqoba Mngqithi as the head coach of AmaZulu.[9] He was sacked by AmaZulu on 26 November 2012 after a poor start to the season.[10]
He was appointed manager of the Namibian national team in May 2013.[11] He resigned from the position in June 2013 due to threats made against his family.[12]
In June 2013, he became an assistant coach at Chinese Super League side Guangzhou R&F.[13]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 1.10 1.11 1.12 Kickoff PSL Yearbook 2011/2012, p. 10
- ↑
- ↑ Fajah Barrie (29 July 2002). "Sierra Leone opt for European manager". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 October 2010.
- ↑ http://issuu.com/guiden/docs/guide2009
- ↑ Andrew Jackson Oryada (15 August 2004). "Rwanda get Swedish coach". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 October 2010.
- ↑ Piers Edwards (2 November 2005). "Rwanda appoint interim coach". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 October 2010.
- ↑ Oluwashina Okeleji (21 April 2007). "Nigeria's Kwara demand sanctions". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 October 2010.
- ↑ "Roger Palmgren Appointed Director Of Sport At AmaZulu". Goal.com. 14 November 2009. Retrieved 1 October 2010.
- ↑ "AmaZulu sack coach Manqoba Mngqithi". Goal.com. 19 September 2011. Retrieved 19 September 2011.
- ↑ "Official: Palmgren sacked". 26 November 2012. Retrieved 27 November 2012.
- ↑ "Roger Palmgren appointed Namibia coach". BBC Sport. 2 May 2013.
- ↑ "Roger Palmgren resigns as Namibia coach after receiving threats". BBC Sport. 10 June 2013.
- ↑ "助理教练-罗 杰 (Assistant coach: Roger Lennart Palmgren)" (in Chinese). Guangzhou R&F F.C. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
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