Stefan Billborn

Stefan Bo Anders Billborn (born 15 November 1972) is a Swedish football manager who is the head coach of Sarpsborg 08 in the Norwegian Eliteserien.

Stefan Billborn

Personal information
Full name	Stefan Bo Anders Billborn
Date of birth	(1972-11-15) 15 November 1972 (age 51)
Place of birth	Stockholm, Sweden
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	defender
Team information
Current team	Sarpsborg 08 (head coach)
Managerial career
Years	Team
2010–2013	IF Brommapojkarna (assistant)
2014	IF Brommapojkarna
2017	Hammarby IF (assistant)
2018–2021	Hammarby IF
2022–	Sarpsborg 08

Coaching career

Early career

Billborn started his managerial career in 1989, at age 17, by coaching several youth teams at local club Rågsveds IF. He was the youth coach of Stefan Ishizaki, who later became a Swedish international.^[1]

Brommapojkarna

In 1997, Billborn moved to IF Brommapojkarna where he worked in different roles in the organisation.^[1] He was the academy coach for players John Guidetti, Albin Ekdal, Ludwig Augustinsson and Kristoffer Nordfeldt – who all four went on to play for the Swedish national team and in major European leagues in their professional careers.^[2][3]

Billborn was appointed assistant coach Brommapojkarna's senior team in 2010, first working with manager Kim Bergstrand and then Roberth Björknesjö.^[4]

Before the start of the 2014 season, Billborn was promoted to head coach at Brommapojkarna.^[5] The club finished 16th and last in the Allsvenskan table, only claiming 12 points in 30 games. Billborn was sacked in November and left the club.^[6]

Hammarby IF

In 2015, Billborn joined Hammarby IF as the new head of their academy. He was appointed assistant coach to manager Jakob Michelsen in Hammarby's senior team in 2017.^[7]

2018

On 10 January 2018, Billborn took over as manager of Hammarby IF in Allsvenskan, signing a three year contract.^[7] He led the club to a surprising 4th position in the table during his debut season, after being placed first in the league mid-season.^[8]

2019

In 2019, Hammarby started the league play in a mediocre fashion, but made a strong finish to the season (with eight straight wins during between match day 22 and 30) and ultimately finished 3rd in Allsvenskan. This meant that the club qualified for the 2020–21 UEFA Europa League, their first continental competition in over ten years.^[9]

2020

On 5 January 2020, Billborn signed a new three-year contract with Hammarby, together with his assistant coach Joachim Björklund.^[10] In a season postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the side disappointedly finished 8th in the table.^[11] The club won 3–0 against Puskás Akadémia in the first round of the 2020–21 UEFA Europa League, but was eliminated from the tournament in the second round against Lech Poznań through a 0–3 loss.^[12][13]

2021

On 30 May 2021, Billborn won the 2020–21 Svenska Cupen with Hammarby IF, through a 5–4 win on penalties (0–0 after full-time) against BK Häcken in the final.^[14][15] On 11 June 2021, Hammarby decided to terminate Billborn's contract, with the club placed 8th in the 2021 Allsvenskan table after eight rounds.^[16]

Sarpsborg 08

On 7 January 2022, Billborn was appointed head coach of Norwegian Eliteserien club Sarpsborg 08.^[17][18] Two days later, Billborn appointed Joachim Björklund from Hammarby as his assistant coach.^[19][20]

Managerial statistics

As of match played 13 November 2022

Managerial record by team and tenure

Team	From	To	Record					Ref.
			P	W	D	L	Win %
IF Brommapojkarna	6 December 2013	3 November 2014	30	2	6	22	006.67
Hammarby IF	10 January 2018	11 June 2021	104	55	26	23	052.88
Sarpsborg 08	7 January 2022	Present	34	14	5	15	041.18
Total			168	71	37	60	042.26

Honours

Manager

Hammarby IF

• Svenska Cupen: 2020–21

References

1. "Rågsvedsprofiler nu och då, del 4" (in Swedish). Rågsveds IF. 29 October 2017. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
2. "Ekdal hyllar Bajens tränare: "Har gjort stora saker inom sju år"" (in Swedish). Fotbollskanalen. 13 June 2018. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
3. "Billborn om sina BP-spelare: "Albin var så bra att motståndarna spottade på honom"" (in Swedish). Dagens Nyheter. 11 June 2018. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
4. "Stefan Billborn". weltfussball.de. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
5. "Han blir ny tränare i Brommapojkarna" (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. 6 December 2013. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
6. "Billborn får lämna BP: "Behöver en ny röst"" (in Swedish). Expressen. 3 November 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
7. "Stefan Billborn Hammarbys nye huvudtränare" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 10 January 2018. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
8. "Stefan Billborn om 2018 - del 1" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 18 December 2018. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
9. "Åtta raka räckte inte – lilla silvret till Bajen" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 2 November 2019. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
10. "Hammarby förlänger med Billborn och Björklund" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 5 January 2020. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
11. "Jesper Janssons besked: Stefan Billborn tränar Hammarby 2021" (in Swedish). Fotboll STHLM. 3 December 2020. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
12. "Hammarby 3 – 0 Puskás Akadémia". UEFA. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
13. "Hammarby 0 – 0 Lech". UEFA. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
14. "Hammarby cupvinnare efter straffdrama" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. 30 May 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
15. "Historisk och dramatisk cupfinalseger mot Häcken" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 30 May 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
16. "Hammarby avslutar samarbetet med Stefan Billborn" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 11 June 2021. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
17. "Stefan Billborn er klar for Sarpsborg 08" (in Norwegian). Sarpsborg 08 FF. 7 January 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
18. "Stefan Billborn er Sarpsborg 08s nye trener". Sarpsborg Arbeiderblad (in Norwegian). 7 January 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
19. "Joachim Björklund lämnar – går till Sarpsborg 08" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 9 January 2022. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
20. "Joachim Björklund inn i trenerteamet til Sarpsborg 08" (in Norwegian). Sarpsborg 08. 9 January 2022. Retrieved 9 January 2022.