Christian Sund
{{short description|Finnish footballer (born 1978)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2020}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Christian Sund
| image = Christian Sund 2006 05 04.jpg
| image_size = 250
| caption = Sund in 2006
| height = {{height|m=1.79}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1978|12|24}}
| birth_place = Vaasa, Finland
| position = Midfielder
| currentclub = Ekenäs IF (manager)
| clubnumber =
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = BK IFK
| youthclubs2 = Crewe Alexandra
| years1 = 1995–1996
| years2 = 1997–1998
| years3 = 1999–2002
| years4 = 1999
| years5 = 2003
| years6 = 2004–2007
| years7 = 2005–2006
| years8 = 2008
| years9 = 2009–2010
| years10 = 2011–2012
| years11 = 2013–2014
| clubs1 = BK IFK
| clubs2 = Öster
| clubs3 = VPS
| clubs4 = → BK IFK (loan)
| clubs5 = HJK
| clubs6 = Lahti
| clubs7 = → Stabæk (loan)
| clubs8 = VIFK
| clubs9 = JJK
| clubs10 = SJK
| clubs11 = VIFK
| caps1 = 40
| caps2 = 0
| caps3 = 91
| caps4 = 3
| caps5 = 18
| caps6 = 59
| caps7 = 17
| caps8 = 25
| caps9 = 31
| caps10 = 51
| caps11 = 22
| goals1 = 11
| goals2 = 0
| goals3 = 10
| goals4 = 0
| goals5 = 1
| goals6 = 2
| goals7 = 0
| goals8 = 7
| goals9 = 2
| goals10 = 4
| goals11 = 1
| pcupdate =
| manageryears1 = 2018
| managerclubs1 = VPS II
| manageryears2 = 2019
| managerclubs2 = VPS (assistant)
| manageryears3 = 2019–2020
| managerclubs3 = VPS
| manageryears4 = 2021 | managerclubs4 = KPV (assistant)
| manageryears5 = 2022–2023 | managerclubs5 = KPV
| manageryears6 = 2024| managerclubs6 = KTP (assistant)
| manageryears7 = 2024– | managerclubs7 = Ekenäs IF
}}
Christian Sund (born 24 December 1978) is a Finnish football coach and a former player. He is the head coach of Ekenäs IF (EIF) in Ykkösliiga.
Coaching career
After retiring, Sund worked as a youth coach for Vasa IFK and later SJK. In 2018, he took charge of VPS's B-team and later became assistant manager of the first team in the beginning of 2019.[https://www.vepsu.fi/uutiset/christian-sund-edustusjoukkueen-valmennusryhmaeaen Christian Sund edustusjoukkueen valmennusryhmään], vepsu.fi, 8 December 2018 In the summer 2019, he was appointed manager of the club.[https://www.vepsu.fi/uutiset/pystymme-kaeaentaemaeaen-kurssin-christian-sund-on-vps-n-paeaevalmentaja "Pystymme kääntämään kurssin" – Christian Sund on VPS:n uusi päävalmentaja], vepsu.fi, 10 July 2019
On 17 November 2021, he signed a two-year contract as the head coach of KPV, beginning in the 2022 season.{{cite web|publisher=KPV|url=https://kpv.fi/joukkueet/10173/uutiset/126189/christian-sund-jatkaa-kpv-n-valmennuksessa|title=Christian Sund jatkaa KPV: n valmennuksessa!|date=17 November 2021|access-date=18 January 2022|language=fi}}
On 14 November 2023, it was announced that Sund joins Ykkösliiga club KTP as their new assistant manager.[https://www.keskipohjanmaa.fi/artikkeli/christian-sund-siirtyy-kpvsta-kotkaan-ktpn-kakkosvalmentajaksi Christian Sund siirtyy KPV:stä Kotkaan KTP:n kakkosvalmentajaksi], Keskipohjanmaa, 14 November 2023
After the dismissal of Gabriel Garcia Xatart, in August 2024 Sund was named the head coach of Ekenäs IF in Veikkausliiga.[https://www.veikkausliiga.com/uutiset/2024/08/13/christian-sund-eifn-perasimeen-paavalmentajan-tehtavaan-kiinni-jo-tiistaina Christian Sund EIF:n peräsimeen – päävalmentajan tehtävään kiinni jo tiistaina], veikkausliiga.com, 13 August 2024 He couldn't help the club from relegating, but extended his contract with EIF for the next 2025 Ykkösliiga season.[https://herrar.eiffotboll.fi/aktuellt/tranare-och-lagledning-for-2025/ TRÄNARE OCH LAGLEDNING FÖR 2025], herrar.eiffotboll.fi, 18 October 2024
Career statistics
=Club=
{{updated|4 October 2024.}}[https://tulospalvelu.palloliitto.fi/person/97222/player/seasons Christian Sund stats], Finnish FA[https://www.fotball.no/fotballdata/person/statistikk/?fiksId=2361647 Christian Sund stats], Norwegian FA
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cups{{efn|Includes Suomen Cup, Norwegian Football Cup and Finnish League Cup}} !colspan="2"|Europe !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan=3|BK-IFK
|1995 |18 | 2 | colspan=2|– | colspan=2|– | 18 | 2 | |||
| 1996
|Kakkonen |22 | 9 | colspan=2|– | colspan=2|– | 22 | 9 | |||
| colspan=2|Total
!40 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 11 | |
| rowspan=3|Östers IF
|1997 |0 | 0 | colspan=2|– | 3{{efn|Appearances in UEFA Intertoto Cup|name=ui}} | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1998
|Allsvenskan |0 | 0 | colspan=2|– | colspan=2|– | 0 | 0 | |||
| colspan=2|Total
!0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| rowspan=5|VPS
|1999 |12 | 0 | colspan=2|– | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| 2000
|Veikkausliiga |27 | 2 | colspan=2|– | colspan=2|– | 27 | 2 | |||
| 2001
|Veikkausliiga |31 | 6 | colspan=2|– | colspan=2|– | 31 | 6 | |||
| 2002
|Veikkausliiga |21 | 2 | colspan=2|– | colspan=2|– | 21 | 2 | |||
| colspan=2|Total
!91 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 10 | |
| BK-IFK (loan)
|1999 |Kakkonen |3 | 0 | colspan=2|– | colspan=2|– | 3 | 0 | |||
| HJK Helsinki
|2003 |Veikkausliiga |18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3{{efn|Appearances in UEFA Champions League|name=ucl}} | 0 | 21 | 1 | |
| rowspan=5|Lahti
|2004 |Veikkausliiga |25 | 2 | colspan=2|– | colspan=2|– | 25 | 2 | |||
| 2005
|Veikkausliiga |0 | 0 | colspan=2|– | colspan=2|– | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2006
|Veikkausliiga |11 | 0 | colspan=2|– | colspan=2|– | 11 | 0 | |||
| 2007
|Veikkausliiga |23 | 0 | colspan=2|– | colspan=2|– | 23 | 0 | |||
| colspan=2|Total
!59 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 2 | |
| rowspan=3|Stabæk (loan)
|2005 |13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | colspan=2|– | 16 | 0 | ||
| 2006
|4 | 0 | colspan=2|– | colspan=2|– | 4 | 0 | |||
| colspan=2|Total
!17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Stabæk 2 (loan)
|2005 |1 | 0 | colspan=2|– | colspan=2|– | 1 | 0 | |||
| VIFK
|2008 |25 | 7 | colspan=2|– | colspan=2|– | 25 | 7 | |||
| rowspan=3|JJK Jyväskylä
|2009 |Veikkausliiga |24 | 1 | 6 | 0 | colspan=2|– | 30 | 1 | ||
| 2010
|Veikkausliiga |13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | colspan=2|– | 14 | 1 | ||
| colspan=2|Total
!37 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 2 | |
| rowspan=3|SJK Seinäjoki
|2011 |Kakkonen |27 | 3 | colspan=2|– | colspan=2|– | 27 | 3 | |||
| 2012
|Ykkönen |24 | 1 | 1 | 1 | colspan=2|– | 25 | 2 | ||
| colspan=2|Total
!51 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 5 | |
| VIFK
|2013 |Kakkonen |22 | 1 | colspan=2|– | colspan=2|– | 22 | 1 | |||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!364 | 38 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 381 | 39 |
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=Manager=
{{Updated|19 October 2024}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" |
| rowspan=2|Team
!rowspan=2|Nat !rowspan=2|From !rowspan=2|To !colspan=8|Record |
|---|
| {{Tooltip|G|Games managed}}
!{{Tooltip|W|Games won}} !{{Tooltip|D|Games drawn}} !{{Tooltip|L|Games lost}} !{{Tooltip|Win %|Winning percentage}} |
| align=left|VPS
|{{Flagicon|FIN}} |align=left|8 July 2019 |align=left|31 December 2020 {{WDL|40|14|10|16 |
|-
|align=left|KPV
|{{Flagicon|FIN}}
|align=left|1 January 2022
|align=left|31 December 2023
{{WDL|69|23|18|28|}}
|-
|align=left|Ekenäs IF
|{{Flagicon|FIN}}
|align=left|13 August 2024
|align=left|present
{{WDL|8|1|4|3|}}
|-
!colspan=4|Total
{{WDLtot|117|38|32|47|}}
|}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20120919021850/http://guardian.touch-line.com/StatsCentre.asp?Lang=0&CTID=55&CPID=72&pStr=Player&PLID=47937&TEID=8235 Guardian Football]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20090430110825/http://www.veikkausliiga.com/ennatykset_index.htm Veikkausliiga Hall of Fame]
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