Henrik Rydström
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Henrik Per-Erik Rydström | ||
| Date of birth | 16 February 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | Karlskrona, Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Malmö FF | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1982–1993 | Listerby IK | ||
| 1993–1995 | Kalmar FF | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1993–2013 | Kalmar FF | 551 | (23) |
| 2014 | IFK Berga | 0 | (0) |
| 2014–2016 | Listerby IK | 5 | (1) |
| 2016 | Hossmo BK | 1 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2014 | Kalmar FF (U17) | ||
| 2015 | Kalmar FF (U19) | ||
| 2016 | Kalmar FF (assistant) | ||
| 2017 | Kalmar FF (U19) | ||
| 2017–2018 | Kalmar FF (assistant) | ||
| 2018 | Kalmar FF (caretaker) | ||
| 2019–2020 | IK Sirius | ||
| 2021–2022 | Kalmar FF | ||
| 2023– | Malmö FF | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Henrik Per-Erik Rydström (born 16 February 1976) is a Swedish football manager and former player who manages Allsvenskan club Malmö FF.
As of 2013 he was the sixth longest serving player in the world when it comes to playing for the same club.[1]
Career[edit]
He made his debut for Kalmar FF in 1994 and played his last game for the team in 2013. A defensive midfielder known for a good passing foot and superb leadership on and off the pitch. In the spring of 2008 he was named best club captain of Allsvenskan in a vote from the players of the league.[2] Henrik Rydström holds the club record for most games played for Kalmar FF with 802 games.[3]
Politics[edit]
He has held speeches for the Swedish Social Democratic Party. He stated in a podcast interview with local newspaper Sydsvenskan owned by Bonnier Group while manager for Malmö FF that he wants to "take the fight harder against the Sweden Democrats".[4] This statement stirred reactions from the Sweden Democrats in Malmö who accused him of "bullying and excluding their voter base from welcome to Eleda Stadion".[5] His statement furthermore marked a change in Malmö FF's neutral stance of outwards politics both regionally and nationally as a democratically membership owned football association as the press officer of Malmö FF attended the interview.
Honours and awards[edit]
Player[edit]
- Kalmar FF
Manager[edit]
- Malmö FF
References[edit]
- ^ "Giggs blir svår att slå men Totti ska jag kunna vänta ut" (in Swedish). FotbollDirekt. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
- ^ "Allsvensk makt – del 2 - Fotbolldirekt – Experten på svensk fotboll".
- ^ "Tack för allt".
- ^ "Rädslan att förlora får aldrig bli större än viljan att vinna".
- ^ "Malmö FF mobbar SD Malmö".
External links[edit]
- Henrik Rydström at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish) (archived)
- Kalmar FF Profile
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