Sören Åkeby

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Sören Åkeby
Personal information
Full name Nils Sören Åkeby
Date of birth (1952-02-23) 23 February 1952 (age 69)
Place of birth Stockholm, Sweden
Club information
Current team
Assyriska FF (manager)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1962–1972 Hammarby IF
1972–1979 Essinge IK
Teams managed
1981–1982 Essinge IK (assistant)
1982–1983
1984–1985 Essinge IK
1986–1988 Gröndals IK
1989–1990 Älvsjö AIK
1991–1993 Djurgårdens IF (youth team)
1994 AIK (assistant)
1995–1998 Nacka FF
1999 Östersunds FK
1999–2003 Djurgårdens IF
2003–2005 AGF Aarhus
2006–2007 Malmö FF
2008 Aalesunds FK
2008–2012 GIF Sundsvall
2013 IFK Värnamo
2014 Assyriska FF
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Sören Åkeby (born 23 February 1952) is a Swedish football manager and former player.

Career[]

Along with Zoran Lukić, Åkeby managed Djurgårdens IF from 1999 to 2003.[1] The two were very successful during the first years of the 21st century winning the Allsvenskan in 2002 and 2003. During the 2008 season he managed the Norwegian team of Aalesunds FK, but was fired in September 2008. On 2 October the same year GIF Sundsvall announced that Sören Åkeby would be the new manager of the club.[2]

Honours[]

Djurgårdens IF

Individual[]

  • Swedish Manager of the Year: 2002, 2003

References[]

  1. ^ "TRÄNARE A-LAGET". dif.se. Djurgårdens IF Fotboll. Archived from the original on 18 January 2010. Retrieved 23 June 2009.
  2. ^ Sjölund, Lars (2 October 2008). "Ändringar i tränarstaben". gifsundsvall.se. GIF Sundsvall. Retrieved 23 June 2009.
  3. ^ "Svenska mästare 1896-1925, 1931-" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 23 June 2009.
  4. ^ "Svenska Cupens finaler 1941-" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 23 June 2009.
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