Bengt Simonsson

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Bengt Simonsson
Personal information
Date of birth (1945-10-08) 8 October 1945 (age 74)
Place of birth Västerås, Sweden
Teams managed
YearsTeam
1979–? Dingtuna GIF
IFK Västerås
1990–? Gideonsbergs IF (women)
1992–1996 Sweden Women

Bengt Simonsson (born 8 October 1945) is a Swedish football manager. [1]

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Career

Simonsson began his managerial career with Dingtuna GIF and IFK Västerås, before becoming coach of the Gideonsbergs IF women's team of the Damallsvenskan in 1990. [2] In 1992, he became the manager of the Sweden women's national team, coaching the team at the 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup and 1996 Summer Olympics.

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References

  1. Bengt Simonsson at WorldFootball.net OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. "Simonsson efter Paijkull" [Simonsson after Paijkull]. DN.se (in Swedish). Dagens Nyheter. 31 January 1992. Retrieved 31 December 2019. Bengt Simonsson inledde sin tränarkarriär 1979 i Dingtuna (division 5) och fortsatte sedan som tränare för IFK Västerås i flera perioder ... sedan 1990 tränat Västeråsklubben Gideonsberg i damallsvenskan. [Bengt Simonsson began his coaching career in 1979 in Dingtuna (division 5) and then continued as coach for IFK Västerås for several periods ... since 1990 he has coached Västeråsklubben Gideonsberg in the Damallsvenskan.]