Jens Fjellström (born 27 October 1966) is a Swedish professional football manager and sports commentator. He is also a former professional player. He is currently an assistant coach for the Australia women's national soccer team.[1]
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jens Åke Alexander Fjellström | ||
| Date of birth | 27 October 1966 | ||
| Place of birth | Umeå, Sweden | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Australia Women (Assistant) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –1988 | Gimonäs CK | ||
| 1988–1992 | Djurgårdens IF | 115 | (23) |
| 1993–1997 | Malmö FF | 98 | (19) |
| 1997–1998 | → Dalian Wanda (loan) | 44 | (6) |
| 1999–2000 | Malmö FF | 21 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 1990–1992 | Sweden | 3 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2016–2019 | Malmö FF (Assistant) | ||
| 2022– | Australia Women (Assistant) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
editClub career
editFjellström started his career at local Umeå club Gimonäs CK. After the bigger clubs noticed his skills he moved to Stockholm and Djurgårdens IF. He remained at Djurgården for five seasons before moving to Malmö FF. He enjoyed much success at the club and went on a loan to Dalian Wanda in China before playing a final season in Malmö. Fjellström decided to end his career after a knee injury had made him miss a season after which he thought that he couldn't perform at the same level as before his injury.
International career
editFjellström won a total of three caps for the Sweden national team. On his international debut he scored his first and only international goal. This was in a friendly match against Norway on 22 August 1990.[2]
Media and Coaching
editAfter retiring, Fjellström worked 15 years as a football expert on Swedish TV-channel TV4. He didn't extend his contract with the channel and instead on 26 July 2016, he was appointed as assistant manager of Malmö FF.[3] He left the position on 21 January 2019.[4]
In March 2019, he announced that he was going to work for the Denmark national team as a scout for manager Åge Hareide.[5]
In 2022 he was appointed as an assistant coach of the Australian women's national soccer team.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Jens Fjellström | Matildas". www.matildas.com.au. 10 April 2023. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
- ^ "Herrar A Träningslandskamp Matchinformation: Norge mot Sverige 1990-08-22 (1–2) — svenskfotboll.se". www2.svenskfotboll.se. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
- ^ "Jens Fjellström ny tränare i Malmö FF (Jens Fjellström new coach at Malmö FF)". aftonbladet.se. 26 July 2016.
- ^ Officiellt: Fjellström lämnar Malmö FF, fotbollskanalen.se, 21 January 2019
- ^ Fjellströms nya jobb – i danska landslaget: "Lite kittlande", fotbollskanalen.se, 21 March 2019
- ^ "Football Australia names former Swedish international Jens Fjellström to CommBank Matildas Coaching Staff". www.matildas.com.au. 11 April 2023. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
- Malmström, Håkan (2010). 100 MFF:ARE. Sydsvenska Dagbladets AB. ISBN 978-91-85319-71-8.
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