Roland Nilsson

Where is Roland Nilsson now?

Fomer Swedish defender Roland Nilsson hung up his boots after a 22-year playing career whilst operating in a player-manager capacity at Coventry City.

Starting his professional career in 1981 with Helsingborgs, he went onto make nearly 500 first-team appearances for five teams including IFK Gothenburg where he won the Swedish league title on three occasions as well as the UEFA Cup and Sheffield Wednesday where he won the League Cup in 1993.

He was also an important member of the Sweden national side that achieved success in the early 1990’s with third place finishes in the 1992 UEFA European Championships and the 1994 FIFA World Cup finals.

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After short spells as manager of Coventry City and as a youth coach at Helsingborg, Nilsson joined Gothenburg side GAIS in 2003 where he spent three successful seasons before joining Malmo as manager in 2007.

His first two seasons at the club were underwhelming with mid-table positions but in his third season he successfully guided the club to the Swedish league title before surprisingly leaving in 2011 to join Danish side FC Copenhagen. However, this move was short-lived and he was sacked after just six months despite topping the league at the time.

Nilsson made a return to management in 2014 when he was appointed as head coach of the Swedish national team’s under-16’s squad and has since coached the under-17’s and the under-21’s sides.

In September 2020 he left the Swedish international setup to join IFK Gothenburg as head coach but left after just nine months.

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Roland Nilsson: Premier League Statistics

NationalitySwedish
PositionDefender
Appearances130
Goals1
Yellow Cards4
Red Cards0
Premier League Teams Played forCoventry City, Sheffield Wednesday

Statistics courtesy of www.premierleague.com

Last Updated on 30 September 2022 by Admin