Anes Mravac takes over as temporary head coach and leads his first MFF training session on Saturday.
Henrik Rydström's last match as Malmö FF coach was Wednesday's Europa League loss, 1–2 at home to Bulgarian Ludogorets.
On Friday, the club announced that Rydström is "relieved" of his post as head coach. Assistant coach Theodor Olsson is also leaving.
"We have been able to establish a lack of sporting performance and results over a longer period, where we have supported and added resources along the way without achieving an improvement. This is also the reason why we have decided to part ways with Henrik", says Malmö FF's chairman Anders Pålsson in a statement.
Värnamo next
MFF face bottom-of-the-table Värnamo at home on Sunday and the team will be led by Anes Mravac, who was hired by the club at the beginning of the year and has since coached affiliate club BK Olympic.
"For obvious reasons, I know this player group well from before and now it's about us being able to conduct a really good match-preparing training session and then go out and perform in the way that leaders, players and supporters want Malmö FF to do", says 36-year-old Mravac, who previously coached Värnamo.
The reigning champion team was also a gold favorite before this Allsvenskan season, but has not lived up to expectations. With six rounds left, the team is sixth in Allsvenskan, 18 points behind league leaders Mjällby.
Two consecutive golds
Rydström came to MFF before the 2023 season and led the team to two consecutive SM golds.
"We thank Henrik for his time in Malmö FF. Winning two SM golds and one cup gold, including a double, means that his coaching will forever have a place of honor in the sky blue history books", says Anders Pålsson.
Rydström himself about his time in Malmö:
It's important to emphasize that I'm damn happy with how it turned out during my time in MFF. We've won Allsvenskan two years in a row, had two cup finals, one of which we won, and two Europa League advancements, at the same time as we've sold players. If you had asked me before I started, is this something I think I'll achieve during my time here? Never.
Facts: MFF coaches in the 2000s
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Henrik Rydström – almost three seasons (2023–2025)
Milos Milojevic – half a season (January–July 2022).
Jon Dahl Tomasson – two full seasons (2020–2021).
Uwe Rösler – one and a half seasons (June 2018–December 2019).
Magnus Pehrsson – almost one and a half seasons (2017–mid-May 2018).
Allan Kuhn – one season (2016).
Åge Hareide – two seasons (2014–2015).
Rikard Norling – almost three seasons (June 2011–November 2013).
Roland Nilsson – just over three seasons (2008–June 2011).
Sören Åkeby – two seasons (2006–2007).
Tom Prahl – four seasons (2002–2005).
Michael Andersson – two seasons (2000–2001).
Note: During the 2022 season, Andreas Georgson and Åge Hareide were temporary coaches, and in 2018, sports manager Daniel Andersson was coach for a few matches.
