Benny Persson

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Benny Persson
Managerial career
YearsTeam
Djurgården (ass. coach)
1997–1999 Håbo
2000–2003 Brommapojkarna
2004 Väsby United
2005 Syrianska
2005–2007 Djurgården/Älvsjö (women)
2008 AIK (women)

Benny Persson is a Swedish football manager.

Coaching career

Persson started his coaching career in Djurgården's youth teams. [1] Later in the decade, he was an assistant coach for the Djurgården senior team. [2] When the clubs Bålsta IF and Övergrans IF merged to form Håbo FF ahead of the 1997 season, Persson managed the men's team which would start in the Division 3. [3] Persson led the team to contest the 1998 and 1999 Division 2, before being hired by IF Brommapojkarna ahead of the 2000 season. [1] Persson managed Brommapojkarna during four seasons until 2003. [4] He then managed FC Väsby United and Syrianska FC. [5]

In the summer of 2005, he took over Djurgården/Älvsjö. [6] In late 2007, Persson took over AIK women's team [7] He left AIK after having finished fourth in the 2008 Damallsvenskan. [8]

References

  1. 1 2 Ulfvebrand, Staffan (20 November 1999). "Brommapojkarna har fått klart..." Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). p. 50.
  2. "Examensprov för Djurgår'n". Svenska Dagbladet. 26 July 1989. p. 25.
  3. Ekstig, Leif (6 December 1996). "Stockholm". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish).
  4. Lundin, Niklas (14 October 2003). "Benny Persson slutar i BP". Dagens Nyheter. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
  5. "Syrianska får ny tränare". Dagens Nyheter. 17 November 2004. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
  6. "Tränarbyte i Djurgården/Älvsjö - Radiosporten". Sverigesradio.se. 13 June 2005. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
  7. "Persson från Djurgården till AIK". Svenska Dagbladet. 29 October 2007. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
  8. "22-åring ny tränare i AIK - Sport". SVT.se. 3 November 2008. Retrieved 5 September 2016.