Jens Gustafsson

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Jens Gustafsson

| image =

| fullname = Jens Otto Andreas Gustafsson

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1978|10|15|df=y}}

| birth_place = Helsingborg, Sweden

| height = 1.82 m

| position = Defender

| currentclub = BK Häcken (manager)

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = Helsingborgs IF

| years1 = 2001

| clubs1 = IK Brage

| caps1 = 27

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2002

| clubs2 = Högaborgs BK

| caps2 =

| goals2 =

| years3 = 2003–2009

| clubs3 = Falkenbergs FF

| caps3 = 193

| goals3 = 4

| totalcaps = 220

| totalgoals = 4

| manageryears1 = 2011–2014

| managerclubs1 = Halmstads BK

| manageryears2 = 2015

| managerclubs2 = Sweden U21

| manageryears4 = 2016–2020

| managerclubs4 = IFK Norrköping

| manageryears5 = 2021

| managerclubs5 = Hajduk Split

| manageryears6 = 2022

| managerclubs6 = Sweden U21

| manageryears7 = 2022–2024

| managerclubs7 = Pogoń Szczecin

| manageryears8 = 2024

| managerclubs8 = Al-Fateh

| manageryears9 = 2025–

| managerclubs9 = BK Häcken

}}

Jens Otto Andreas Gustafsson (born 15 October 1978) is a Swedish professional football manager and former player who played as a defender. He is the current manager of BK Häcken.

Managerial career

On 28 May 2021, Gustafsson was named the new manager of Croatian Prva HNL side Hajduk Split.{{cite web|url=https://hajduk.hr/vijest/jens-gustafsson-novi-je-trener-hajduka-/13804 |title=Jens Gustafsson novi je trener Hajduka! |trans-title=Jens Gustafsson is the new head coach of Hajduk! |publisher=HNK Hajduk Split |access-date=28 May 2021 |language=hr}} He signed a two-year contract, with the option of extending for a further one year.{{cite web|url=https://slobodnadalmacija.hr/sport/hajduk/uprava-hajduka-imenovala-je-novog-trenera-na-poljud-dosao-svedanin-jens-gustafsson-ugovor-je-potpisan-na-dvije-godine-1101915 |title=Uprava Hajduka imenovala je novog trenera: na Poljud došao Šveđanin Jens Gustafsson, ugovor je potpisan na dvije godine |trans-title=The management of Hajduk has appointed a new head coach: the Swede Jens Gustafsson came to Poljud, the contract was signed for two years |work=Slobodna Dalmacija |date=28 May 2021 |access-date=29 August 2021 |language=hr}} Gustafsson arrived at Hajduk after holding the position as manager for four and a half years at Allsvenskan club IFK Norrköping.{{cite web|url=https://ifknorrkoping.se/jens-gustafsson-lamnar-ifk-norrkoping/ |title=Jens Gustafsson lämnar IFK Norrköping |trans-title=Jens Gustafsson leaves IFK Norrköping |publisher=IFK Norrköping |date=19 December 2020 |access-date=29 August 2021 |language=sv}}

Gustafsson rejoined the Swedish national under-21 team at the beginning of 2022. On 9 May 2022, it was announced his contract had been bought out by Polish club Pogoń Szczecin, and he replaced Kosta Runjaić as team manager at the start of the 2022–23 season.{{cite web |title=Jens Gustafsson trenerem Pogoni Szczecin od nowego sezonu! |url=https://pogonszczecin.pl/newsy/20220509125744 |publisher=Pogoń Szczecin |access-date=9 May 2022 |language=pl |date=9 May 2022}} In charge of Pogoń in 87 official matches, Gustafsson led the club to back-to-back fourth-place finishes in the league, as well as the 2023–24 Polish Cup final. On 15 August 2024, Pogoń announced they have agreed to part ways with Gustafsson after he accepted an offer from an unnamed Saudi Pro League club.{{cite web |title=Jens Gustafsson odchodzi z Pogoni |url=https://pogonszczecin.pl/newsy/20240815085150 |publisher=Pogoń Szczecin |access-date=15 August 2024 |language=pl |date=15 August 2024}}

On 22 August 2024, Gustafsson was appointed as manager of Saudi Arabian club Al-Fateh.{{cite web |title=الفتح يتعاقد مع المدرب السويدي ينز غوستافسن |date=22 August 2024 |url=https://www.alyaum.com/article/6547786}} During his tenure, Al-Fateh recorded one win in thirteen games across all competitions, before agreeing to mutually part with Gustafsson on 4 December 2024.{{cite web |last1=Wawrzyniak |first1=Mikołaj |title=Oficjalnie: Gustafsson stracił pracę po zaledwie kilku miesiącach |url=https://weszlo.com/2024/12/05/jens-gustafsson-zwolniony-z-al-fateh-oficjalnie/ |website=weszlo.com |access-date=6 December 2024 |language=pl |date=5 December 2024}} He was announced by BK Häcken on 27 December 2024.{{cite news|publisher=BK Häcken|language=sv|title=Jens Gustafsson är BK Häckens nya huvudtränare|url=https://bkhacken.se/nyhet/jens-gustafsson-ar-bk-hackens-nya-huvudtranare|date=27 December 2024|access-date=7 January 2025}}

Managerial statistics

class=wikitable style="text-align: center" \|+ Managerial record by team and tenure
rowspan=2\|Team !rowspan=2\|From !rowspan=2\|To !colspan=5\|Record
{{Tooltip\|G\|Games managed}} !{{Tooltip\|W\|Games won}} !{{Tooltip\|D\|Games drawn}} !{{Tooltip\|L\|Games lost}} !{{Tooltip\|Win %\|Winning percentage}}
align=left\|Halmstads BK \|align=left\|5 July 2011 \|align=left\|20 November 2014 {{WDL\|118\|44\|26\|48}}
align=left\|Sweden U21 \|align=left\|10 March 2015 \|align=left\|31 December 2015 {{WDL\|16\|9\|6\|1}}
align=left\|IFK Norrköping \|align=left\|1 June 2016 \|align=left\|31 December 2020 {{WDL\|170\|94\|39\|37}}
align=left\|Hadjuk Split \|align=left\|28 May 2021 \|align=left\|1 November 2021 {{WDL\|17\|9\|3\|5}}
align=left\|Sweden U21 \|align=left\|13 January 2022 \|align=left\|9 May 2022 {{WDL\|1\|0\|0\|1}}
align=left\|Pogoń Szczecin \|align=left\|13 June 2022 \|align=left\|15 August 2024 {{WDL\|87\|44\|18\|25}}
align=left\|Al-Fateh \|align=left\|22 August 2024 \|align=left\|4 December 2024 {{WDL\|13\|1\|2\|10}}
colspan=3\|Total {{WDLtot\|422\|201\|94\|127}}

class=wikitable style="text-align: center"

|+ Managerial record by team and tenure

rowspan=2|Team

!rowspan=2|From

!rowspan=2|To

!colspan=5|Record

!{{Tooltip|W|Games won}}

!{{Tooltip|D|Games drawn}}

!{{Tooltip|L|Games lost}}

!{{Tooltip|Win %|Winning percentage}}

align=left|Halmstads BK

|align=left|5 July 2011

|align=left|20 November 2014

align=left|Sweden U21

|align=left|10 March 2015

|align=left|31 December 2015

align=left|IFK Norrköping

|align=left|1 June 2016

|align=left|31 December 2020

align=left|Hadjuk Split

|align=left|28 May 2021

|align=left|1 November 2021

align=left|Sweden U21

|align=left|13 January 2022

|align=left|9 May 2022

align=left|Pogoń Szczecin

|align=left|13 June 2022

|align=left|15 August 2024

align=left|Al-Fateh

|align=left|22 August 2024

|align=left|4 December 2024

colspan=3|Total

Honours

Individual

Ekstraklasa Coach of the Month: October 2023,{{cite web |url=https://www.ekstraklasa.org/aktualnosci/17778/trener-pazdziernika-2023-jens-gustafsson-pogon-szczecin |title=Trener Października 2023: Jens Gustafsson (Pogoń Szczecin) |publisher=Ekstraklasa |date=9 November 2023 |language=pl |access-date=12 November 2023 |archive-date=9 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231109175656/https://www.ekstraklasa.org/aktualnosci/17778/trener-pazdziernika-2023-jens-gustafsson-pogon-szczecin |url-status=dead }} February 2024{{cite web |title=TRENER LUTEGO 2024 - JENS GUSTAFSSON (POGOŃ SZCZECIN) |url=https://www.ekstraklasa.org/aktualnosci/18191/trener-lutego-2024-jens-gustafsson-pogon-szczecin |publisher=Ekstraklasa |access-date=15 March 2024 |language=pl |date=7 March 2024 |archive-date=7 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240307160819/https://www.ekstraklasa.org/aktualnosci/18191/trener-lutego-2024-jens-gustafsson-pogon-szczecin |url-status=dead }}