Olof Persson
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | May 5, 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Malmö, Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre back (retired) | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Malmö FF (assistant coach) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1995 | Oxie IF | ||
| 1995–2001 | Malmö FF | 103 | (8) |
| 2002 | FC Tirol | 4 | (0) |
| 2002–2006 | Malmö FF | 107 | (3) |
| 2006–2008 | AGF | 0 | (0) |
| Total | 214 | (11) | |
| National team | |||
| 2001–2006 | Sweden[1] | 4 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2009–2010 | FC Rosengård (assistant coach) | ||
| 2010–2012 | FC Rosengård | ||
| 2012–2013 | FC Höllviken | ||
| 2014– | Malmö FF (assistant coach) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Olof Persson (born May 5, 1978 in Malmö) is a Swedish football manager and the current assistant coach of Malmö FF in Allsvenskan. Persson also played professionally as a central defender.
Career
Persson played in central defence and had considerable aerial power. He played the majority of his career at Swedish club Malmö FF, he reached around 350 matches for the club and won the 2004 Allsvenskan. This is also where the current sports chief in AGF, Brian Steen Nielsen, as a player met Persson. Persson left Malmö FF after clashing with his coach, Sören Åkeby, who, incidentally, is a former coach of AGF. In his season at FC Tirol, Persson was a part of a team that won the Austrian Bundesliga — shortly followed by the club's bankruptcy. When Persson arrived at AGF, he was hailed as the new master of a very fragile defence, but after a few weeks he ruptured his ligament and he was never able to play an official match for the club before he retired from professional football on 4 September 2008.
Honours
- FC Tirol
- Malmö FF
- Allsvenskan: 1
References
- ↑ Olof Persson at National-Football-Teams.com
External links
- Malmö FF profile (Swedish)
- Career stats at Danmarks Radio
| Sporting positions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Hasse Mattisson |
Malmö FF Captain 2001 |
Succeeded by Hasse Mattisson |