”This is what I have missed, I love the football field, the contact with players and leaders, which there will be less of in a national team. Actually, I only see it positively.”, says Wikman in a statement.
Wikman was, behind former national team captain Peter Gerhardsson, involved and took Sweden to an Olympic Games silver and two World Championship bronzes.
Wikman will now get to work together with the 24 years younger head coach Martin Falk.