Magnus Pehrsson
{{Short description|Swedish footballer and manager}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2021}}
{{Infobox football biography
|name = Magnus Pehrsson
|image = Magnus Pehrsson.JPG
|image_size = 150
|caption = Pehrsson in 2011
|fullname = Karl Magnus Pehrsson
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1976|5|25|df=y}}
|birth_place = Malmö, Sweden
|height =
|position = Midfielder
|currentclub = Vélez CF (Director of Football)
|youthyears1 = 1982–1990
|youthclubs1 = IFK Lidingö
|years1 = 1991–1993
|clubs1 = IF Brommapojkarna
|caps1 = 2
|goals1 = 0
|years2 = 1994–1996
|clubs2 = Djurgårdens IF
|caps2 = 62
|goals2 = 4
|years3 = 1996
|clubs3 = → Bradford City (loan)
|caps3 = 1
|goals3 = 0
|years4 = 1997–1998
|clubs4 = IFK Göteborg
|caps4 = 12
|goals4 = 1
|years5 = 1999–2003
|clubs5 = Djurgårdens IF
|caps5 = 72
|goals5 = 9
|totalcaps = 149
|totalgoals = 14
|nationalyears1 = 1992
|nationalteam1 = Sweden U17
|nationalcaps1 = 4
|nationalgoals1 = 1
|nationalyears2 = 1993–1994
|nationalteam2 = Sweden U19
|nationalcaps2 = 16
|nationalgoals2 = 2
|nationalyears3 = 1995–1997
|nationalteam3 = Sweden U21
|nationalcaps3 = 5
|nationalgoals3 = 0
|nationalyears4 = 1995
|nationalteam4 = Sweden B
|nationalcaps4 = 1
|nationalgoals4 = 0
|manageryears1 = 2004–2005
|managerclubs1 = Åtvidabergs FF
|manageryears2 = 2006
|managerclubs2 = IK Sirius
|manageryears3 = 2008
|managerclubs3 = GAIS
|manageryears4 = 2009–2010
|managerclubs4 = Aalborg BK
|manageryears5 = 2011–2013
|managerclubs5 = Djurgårdens IF
|manageryears6 = 2013–2016
|managerclubs6 = Estonia
|manageryears7 = 2017–2018
|managerclubs7 = Malmö FF
|manageryears8 = 2019
|managerclubs8 = Kalmar FF
}}
Karl Magnus Pehrsson (born 25 May 1976) is a Swedish football manager and former professional player who is the Director of Football at Spanish club Vélez CF.
Club career
Pehrsson started his career in IFK Lidingö.{{cite news|title=Fakta: Magnus Pehrssons karriär i korthet|url=http://sverigesradio.se/sida/gruppsida.aspx?programid=2835&grupp=17101&artikel=4582630|access-date=5 July 2012|language=sv|newspaper=Sveriges Radio|date=4 July 2011}} He played for Djurgårdens IF and IFK Göteborg in Sweden, as well as Bradford City in England.
For the 1999 season, he rejoined Djurgården.{{cite web |url=http://cgi.dif.se/sidor/nyheter/nyheter.asp?action=view&id=3069&typ=2 |title=DIF.se - Peppe, Danne och Banda ut - Pehrsson in (1998-11-26) |access-date=12 October 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141018191059/http://cgi.dif.se/sidor/nyheter/nyheter.asp?action=view&id=3069&typ=2 |archive-date=18 October 2014 }} He retired from football as a player due to an injury in 2003.{{cite news|title=Eesti jalgpallikoondise uus peatreener on rootslane Magnus Pehrsson|url=http://sport.delfi.ee/news/jalgpall/eesti/eesti-jalgpallikoondise-uus-peatreener-on-rootslane-magnus-pehrsson.d?id=67387932|access-date=8 December 2013|language=et|newspaper=Delfi|date=5 December 2013}}
International career
Managerial career
Pehrsson started his coaching career as assistant manager in Åtvidabergs FF. He then managed IK Sirius in 2006 and GAIS in 2008.
=Aalborg BK (2009–2010)=
In January 2009 he moved from the Swedish leagues to Denmark to coach the Danish Superliga team Aalborg BK.{{cite web |title=Magnus Pehrsson ny cheftræner i AaB |url=http://v2.aabsport.dk/B02F4995-D1D5-46F6-A65B-4C8D024B2652.W5Doc?id=0049C4E4-484E-4515-BEBB-FF339BEABDB8 |publisher=aabsport.dk |date=12 January 2013 |access-date=7 December 2013 |language=da | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20081203092459/http://v2.aabsport.dk/B02F4995-D1D5-46F6-A65B-4C8D024B2652.W5Doc?id=0049C4E4-484E-4515-BEBB-FF339BEABDB8| archive-date= 3 December 2008 | url-status= dead}}
In his first season AaB managed to finish the Superliga season in 7th with 3 wins and 7 draws from 16 matches under his management.{{Citation needed|date=March 2014}} AaB reached the 2008–09 Danish Cup final.{{cite web|title=FCK vandt pokalslaget mod AaB|trans-title=FCK won the Cup battle against AaB|url=http://www.dbu.dk/news/newsShow.aspx?id=251285|access-date=7 December 2013|language=da|publisher=dbu.dk}} In the UEFA Cup AaB were drawn against Deportivo La Coruña. AaB won the first leg at home 3–0{{cite web|title=2008/09 UEFA Cup|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/match/304804--aab-vs-deportivo/|access-date=7 December 2013|publisher=UEFA}} and the away leg 3–1{{cite web|title=2008/09 UEFA Cup|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/match/304820--deportivo-vs-aab/|access-date=7 December 2013|publisher=UEFA}} beating Deportivo 6–1 aggregate. AaB thereby earned a place among the last 16 where they faced Manchester City. After a 2–0{{cite web|title=2008/09 UEFA Cup|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/match/304832--man-city-vs-aab/|access-date=7 December 2013|publisher=UEFA}} loss in Manchester in the first leg AaB fought back to tie the score with a 2–0 win at home, but were defeated by 4–3 on penalties.{{cite web|title=2008/09 UEFA Cup|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/match/304840--aab-vs-man-city/|access-date=7 December 2013|publisher=UEFA}}
In his first full season AaB finished 5th in the league with 13 wins, 9 draws and 11 losses.{{Citation needed|date=March 2014}} In the 2009–10 Danish Cup AaB were surprisingly knocked out in the round of 16 by 2nd Division (third tier) club Hobro IK{{Citation needed|date=March 2014}} and in Europa League AaB lost out to Bosnia and Herzegovina club FK Slavija in the second qualifying round.{{cite web|title=Europa League Second qualifying round|url=http://en.archive.uefa.com/competitions/uefacup/fixturesresults/round=2000034/match=2000547/index.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130105012900/http://en.archive.uefa.com/competitions/uefacup/fixturesresults/round=2000034/match=2000547/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=5 January 2013|access-date=7 December 2013|publisher=UEFA}}{{cite web|title=Europa League Second qualifying round|url=http://en.archive.uefa.com/competitions/uefacup/fixturesresults/round=2000034/match=2000587/index.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130105072735/http://en.archive.uefa.com/competitions/uefacup/fixturesresults/round=2000034/match=2000587/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=5 January 2013|access-date=7 December 2013|publisher=UEFA}}
With 9 points from the first 11 matches in 2010–11 Superliga season he was sacked on 11 October 2010 due to a poor start of the season.{{cite web |title=AaB fyrer Magnus Pehrsson |trans-title=AaB firing Magnus Pehrsson|url=http://www.bold.dk/nyt/AaB-fyrer-Magnus-Pehrsson |publisher=bold.dk |date=11 October 2010 |access-date=6 December 2013 |language=da}}
=Djurgårdens IF (2011–2013)=
In May 2011 Pehrson was hired by Djurgården to replace Lennart Wass who had been sacked due to a poor start of the 2011 Allsvenskan.{{cite news|title=Wass får sparken - Pehrsson ny manager|url=http://fotboll.expressen.se/allsvenskan/1.2423706/wass-far-sparken-pehrsson-ny-manager|access-date=4 May 2011|language=sv|newspaper=Expressen|date=3 May 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110506141104/http://fotboll.expressen.se/allsvenskan/1.2423706/wass-far-sparken-pehrsson-ny-manager|archive-date=6 May 2011|url-status=dead}}
In his first season he managed to bring the team up from 15th to finish 11th and safe from the relegation with a record of 10 wins and 5 draws from 24 matches under his management.{{cite web|title=2011 Tabell och resultat - Allsvenskan, herrar|url=https://svenskfotboll.se/allsvenskan/tidigare-ar/resultat-2011/tabell-och-resultat/|access-date=7 December 2013|language=sv|publisher=Swedish Football Association}} In 2011 Svenska Cupen Djurgården were eliminated in the round of 16 by IFK Göteborg.{{cite web|title=Svenska Cupen, herrar Matchinformation: IFK Göteborg - Djurgården|url=https://svenskfotboll.se/cuper-och-serier/information/?scr=result&fmid=1750769|access-date=7 December 2013|language=sv|publisher=Swedish Football Association}}
In 2012 season Djurgården finished 9th in the league with 8 wins, 13 draws and 9 losses.{{cite web|title=2012 Tabell och resultat - Allsvenskan, herrar|url=https://svenskfotboll.se/allsvenskan/tidigare-ar/resultat-2012/tabell-och-resultat/|access-date=7 December 2013|language=sv|publisher=Swedish Football Association}} In 2012–13 Svenska Cupen Djurgården finished runners-up, but Pehrsson had already left the club after the quarter-finals.{{cite web|title=IFK Göteborg cupvinnare efter straffar|url=https://svenskfotboll.se/cuper-och-serier/svenska-cupen-herrar/resultat-tidigare-ar/201213/|access-date=7 December 2013|language=sv|publisher=Swedish Football Association}}
On 26 April 2013 Pehrsson resigned as manager due to alleged threats against him,{{cite news|title=Magnus Pehrsson och Tommy Jacobson avgår |url=http://dif.se/2013/04/26/magnus-pehrsson-och-tommy-jacobson-avgar/ |work=dif.se |publisher=Djurgårdens IF |date=26 April 2013 |access-date=26 April 2013 |language=sv |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130530031134/http://dif.se/2013/04/26/magnus-pehrsson-och-tommy-jacobson-avgar/ |archive-date=30 May 2013 }} though police later dropped the investigation as no legal proof of the threats were found.{{cite web |title=Polisen: Inga hot mot Magnus Pehrsson|trans-title=Police: No threat to Magnus Pehrsson |url=http://www.aftonbladet.se/sportbladet/fotboll/sverige/allsvenskan/djurgarden/article16730466.ab |work=Aftonbladet |date=6 May 2013 |access-date=22 December 2013|language=sv}}
=Estonian national team (2013–2016)=
On 5 December 2013, Pehrsson was appointed team manager of the Estonian national team.{{cite web |title=Eesti koondise tüüri juurde asub rootslane Magnus Pehrsson |trans-title=Magnus Pehrsson set for the rudder of Estonian team|url=http://jalgpall.ee/news.php?st=style_fp.css&news_id=5987 |publisher=Estonian Football Association|date=5 December 2013|access-date=6 December 2013|language=et}} His first match in charge was a win against Gibraltar on 5 March 2014. After a slow start team's form began to pick up and Estonia held high hopes on Euro 2016 qualifying, but a 0–1 loss in a decisive match against Slovenia saw them finishing 4th in group.{{cite web|title=Eesti unistus purunes Mariboris|url=http://soccernet.ee/artikkel/eesti-unistus-purunes-mariboris|website=Soccermet.ee|date=9 September 2015 |access-date=14 September 2016}} By mid 2016 the results start to deteriorate: 0–7 loss to Portugal and 0–5 to Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2016 was a blow to a team proud of their defensive record. Pehrsson left the post by mutual consent in September 2016.{{cite web|title=Ott Järvela Magnus Pehrssoni pärand, järeldused ja õppetunnid|url=http://www.ohtuleht.ee/758949/ott-jarvela-magnus-pehrssoni-parand-jareldused-ja-oppetunnid|access-date=14 September 2016}}
=Malmö FF (2017–2018)=
On 23 November 2016, Pehrsson was appointed manager of Malmö FF.{{cite web|url=http://mff.se/aktuellt/nyheter/Nyheter/2016-11-23_ny_huvudtranare|title=Magnus Pehrsson ny tränare i Malmö FF|publisher=Malmö FF|date=23 November 2017|access-date=14 May 2018|language=sv|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161124024803/http://mff.se/aktuellt/nyheter/Nyheter/2016-11-23_ny_huvudtranare|archive-date=24 November 2016|url-status=dead}} He led the team to their second consecutive domestic title, winning the 2017 Allsvenskan, but was knocked out of the 2017–18 UEFA Champions League in the second qualifying round.{{cite web |title=Vardar 3 Malmö 1 |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/2021531--vardar-vs-malmo/ |publisher=UEFA |access-date=12 June 2018 |date=18 July 2017}}
On 14 May 2018, Pehrsson was sacked as manager of Malmö FF, as the club was placed 10th in Allsvenskan after nine rounds. Niclas Carlnén, managing director at the club, cited that the "results so far are a big disappointment" and stated that the decision was "sad but necessary".
=Kalmar FF=
On 27 November 2018, after the end of the 2018 Allsvenskan season, Pehrsson was presented as the new manager of Kalmar FF, a team who ended up at the 10th place in the league.{{cite web|title=Officiellt: Magnus Pehrsson ny tränare i Kalmar - efterträder Henrik Rydström|publisher=Fotbollskanalen|access-date=27 November 2018|url=https://www.fotbollskanalen.se/allsvenskan/officiellt-magnus-pehrsson-ny-tranare-i-kalmar---eftertrader-henrik-rydstrom/}} He resigned in October 2019.{{Cite web|url=https://www.expressen.se/kvallsposten/sport/fotboll/allsvenskan/just-nu-avgar-efter-stora-kaoset/|title=Magnus Pehrsson avgår som tränare för Kalmar FF|website=www.expressen.se|date=31 October 2019 }}
=Vélez CF=
In April 2022 he became Director of Football at Spanish club Vélez CF.{{Cite web|url=https://www.expressen.se/sport/fotboll/allsvenskan/magnus-pehrsson-ett-medvetet-val-att-forsvinna-fran-kartan/|title="Ett medvetet val att försvinna från kartan"|website=www.expressen.se|date=2 July 2022 }}{{Cite web|url=https://svenskamagasinet.nu/nyheter/velez-cf-jagar-kval-med-magnus-pehrsson-som-ny-tranare/|title=Vélez CF jagar kval med Magnus Pehrsson som ny tränare|first=Redaktionen|last=SvM|date=13 April 2022}}
Honours
= Player =
= Manager =
Malmö FF
- Allsvenskan: 2017{{cite web |title=Daniel Andersson ny huvudtränare i Malmö FF (Daniel Andersson new head coach at Malmö FF) |url=http://www.mff.se/sv-SE/aktuellt/nyheter/Nyheter/2018-05-14_daniel-andersson-ny-huvudtranare-i-malmo-ff |publisher=Malmo FF |access-date=12 June 2018 |language=sv |date=14 May 2018}}
Managerial statistics
{{updated|6 September 2016}}{{soccerbase manager|2875}}
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| rowspan="2"|Team
!rowspan="2"|From !rowspan="2"|To !colspan="5"|Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % |
| align=left|Estonia
|align=left|December 2013 |align=left|September 2016 {{WDL|34|11|9|14}} | ||||
| colspan="3"|Total
{{WDLtot|34|11|9|14|decimals=2}} |
References
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External links
- {{Soccerbase}}
- {{ifkdb|name=#7 Magnus Pehrsson}}
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