Jesper Pierre Ljung (born 31 December 1973) is a Swedish football manager who currently serves as an assistant coach at BK Häcken. He is also a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jesper Pierre Ljung | ||
| Date of birth | 31 December 1973 | ||
| Place of birth | Malmö, Sweden | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Ryssby IF | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1989 | Ljungby IF | 3 | (1) |
| 1989–1991 | Kalmar AIK | 45 | (13) |
| 1992–1998 | Helsingborgs IF | 103 | (13) |
| 1998–2000 | Vejle BK | 39 | (3) |
| 2000–2003 | Landskrona BoIS | 72 | (5) |
| 2003 | Raufoss IL | 10 | (3) |
| 2004–2007 | BK Häcken | 85 | (10) |
| Total | 357 | (48) | |
| International career | |||
| 1989–1991 | Sweden U17 | 30 | (14) |
| 1993–1995 | Sweden U21 | 15 | (3) |
| 1995 | Sweden B | 1 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| Holmalunds IF | |||
| 2010–2014 | FC Trollhättan | ||
| 2014–2016 | GAIS (assistant) | ||
| 2016–2021 | BK Häcken (youth) | ||
| 2022– | BK Häcken (assistant) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Early life
editBorn in Malmö, Ljung grew up in Ryssby in Ljungby municipality and eventually started his footballing career with Kalmar AIK Fotboll and debuted in the second division at the age of 16.[1]
Club career
editConsidered one of the best prospects in Sweden at the time,[2] he later chose to join Helsingborgs IF due to their home crowd despite interest from the most successful Swedish clubs.[1] After injury in 1997 and surgery in 1998, Ljung signed for Danish side Vejle BK[2] to replace Denmark international Thomas Gravesen, who left for Hamburger SV in the German top flight.[1]
In 2003, he signed for Raufoss IL in the Norwegian second division.[1]
International career
editLjung won a total of 45 youth caps for the Sweden U17 and U21 teams, and appeared once for the Sweden B team in a friendly game against Scotland B.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b c d Lördagsintervjun: ”Jag tackade nej till Blåvitt” blogg.ttela.se
- ^ a b Vejle vinder på udlændinge jyllands-posten.dk (Archived)
- ^ "Jesper Ljung - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se. (in Swedish). Retrieved 30 November 2020.
External links
edit- Jesper Ljung at Elite Football
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