Henrik Åhnstrand

Henrik Åhnstrand (born 29 July 1979) is a Swedish professional football manager who is assistant manager for Allsvenskan club IK Sirius.

Henrik Åhnstrand

Personal information
Date of birth	(1979-07-29) 29 July 1979 (age 44)
Place of birth	Nyköping, Sweden^[1]
Team information
Current team	IK Sirius (assistant)
Youth career
1988–1995	Söderhamns FF
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1995–2000	GIF Sundsvall
2000–2002	Söderhamns FF	6	(0)
Managerial career
2010–2012	Söderhamns FF
2013–2017	Hudiksvalls FF
2018–2019	GIF Sundsvall (assistant)
2020–2022	GIF Sundsvall
2023–	IK Sirius (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

As a player, Åhnstrand was a member of GIF Sundsvall and Söderhamns FF, before suffering an injury that forced him to retire. Before that, he had made 6 appearances in two years for Söderhamns FF.^[2]

Career

After retiring as a player for Söderhamns FF, Åhnstrand took up coaching and became head coach of the club in 2010.^[2] He would afterwards manage Hudiksvalls FF for several years.^[3][4] While coaching the club, in November 2015, he was admitted to the UEFA Pro Licence programme.^[5]

Åhnstrand was appointed assistant coach at his former club GIF Sundsvall in November 2017, a position he shared with Ferran Sibila.^[1] After long-time manager Joel Cedergren was dismissed in August 2019 due to disappointing results, and his successor Tony Gustavsson failed to turn the tide, Åhnstrand was promoted to the position as manager in December 2019.^[6][7] Director of football at the club, Urban Hagblom stated to the club website upon the hiring of Åhnstrand that "we work with the development of talent in Norrland, but not just players. Henrik Åhnstrand is a clear proof of our talent development even with coaches in the region".^[8]

Åhnstrand was sacked on 28 July 2022, as GIF Sundsvall were second to bottom in the league with 10 points in 15 games.^[9]

On 19 December 2022, Åhnstrand joined IK Sirius to become assistant coach to newly appointed head coach Christer Mattiasson.^[10][11]

Personal life

Åhnstrand lives in Söderhamn with his wife and two children.^[2]

Career statistics

Managerial statistics

As of 27 September 2022

Managerial record by team and tenure

Team	From	To	Record
			P	W	D	L	Win %
GIF Sundsvall	12 December 2019	28 July 2022	83	30	18	35	036.1
Total			83	30	18	35	036.1

References

1. "GIF Sundsvall förstärker ledarstaben!". gifsundsvall.se (in Swedish). 22 November 2017.
2. "Det var ett tag sen men dags för nästa presentation..." Söderhamns FF (in Swedish). 9 December 2019.
3. . Hudiksvalls FF (in Swedish). 13 November 2015. Archived from the original on 4 December 2020.
4. "GIF-tränarens fina tack till Hudiksvalls FF: "Jag har tagit bakgårdsvägen till finrummet – de gav mig chansen"". helahalsingland.se (in Swedish). 27 December 2018.
5. Mattson, Joakim (29 November 2015). "Henrik Åhnstrand en av tolv tränare till förbundets högsta utbildning: "Kul och hedrande"". bandypuls.se (in Swedish).
6. Rosenlund, Alexander (12 December 2019). "Officiellt: Henrik Åhnstrand tar över Gif Sundsvall". fotbollskanalen (in Swedish).
7. Johansson, Anton (12 December 2019). "Ny tränare klar för Gif Sundsvall". Aftonbladet (in Swedish).
8. "Officiellt: Henrik Åhnstrand ny tränare i GIF Sundsvall". Fotbolltransfers.com (in Swedish). 12 December 2019.
9. Ögren, Vendela (28 July 2022). "Sparkas av krislaget: "Vänt på alla stenar"". Expressen (in Swedish). Retrieved 27 September 2022.
10. . Sirius Fotboll (in Swedish). 19 December 2022. Archived from the original on 19 February 2023. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
11. Zakrisson, Hampus (19 December 2022). . fotbollskanalen (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 19 December 2022. Retrieved 16 April 2023.