Henrik Per-Erik Rydström (born 16 February 1976) is a Swedish football manager and former player who manages Allsvenskan club Malmö FF.
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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/assistant) | ||
| 2019–2020 | IK Sirius (Manager) | ||
| 2021–2022 | Kalmar FF | ||
| 2023– | Malmö FF | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
As of 2013 he was the sixth longest serving player in the world when it comes to playing for the same club.[1]
Career
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
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
Player
- Kalmar FF
Manager
- Malmö FF
References
External links
- Henrik Rydström at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish) (archived)
- Kalmar FF Profile