Former AIK coach Andreas Brännström will take over as head coach for the rest of the year, Mjällby said. He led the team in 2022.
The Blekinge club made the decision to let the coach go after Monday's 4-1 loss to IFK Göteborg, the team's ninth defeat this year.
"The second half is the worst performance we've had since I came to the club. It's a lousy performance from us, and the responsibility obviously lies with me," Aksum told TV4 Play after the match.
One point from qualifying
Mjällby is in 12th place in the Swedish league, just one point from the relegation playoffs. The team has eleven games left to play this autumn.
Club manager Jacob Lennartsson tells the website that it is the right time to make the change in the coaching staff.
Sports director Hasse Larsson:
"Now our focus is on creating the best possible conditions for the team and the association going forward."
Norwegian Karl Marius Aksum has been with the club for three years and took over as head coach this year after Anders Torstensson left as coach after the Swedish Championship gold medal last autumn.
“Know the association”
Brännström's contract runs through the year, with an extension clause.
"Andreas knows the club, our environment and many of the people here from before. At the same time, he has gained further experience from both Swedish and international elite football since he was last here. We have had a clear picture of what type of leader we are looking for and Andreas fits well into the direction we want to take," says Hasse Larsson.
It was a shock when Mjällby won the Swedish Championship gold medal last year, and they also broke the Swedish league scoring record with 75 points in 30 rounds.
The gold meant that the team lost many players. Among them were the Swedish World Cup defenders Herman Johansson, who left last winter, and Elliot Stroud, who left during the summer window.
