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The successful coach: "We're aiming for Roy"

Two consecutive national championships and a cup gold – will Henrik Rydström remain as Malmö FF coach next season as well? Since 2013, no coach in the club has made it to a third year. There has not been anyone who has gotten in touch yet, says Rydström.

» Published: October 29 2024

The successful coach: "We're aiming for Roy"
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Malmö FF has stated that there is a great interest in coach Henrik Rydström and last summer, it was rumored that Premier League club Brighton was interested in the Swede.

The main person himself says, however, that he has not heard anything.

I'm feeling really good here and I have no thoughts of anything else. Then you know the industry and things happen, says the 48-year-old after MFF players threw their coach into an ice bath after securing the SM gold against IFK Göteborg at home on Monday evening.

"We're aiming for Roy"

The last one to sit longer than two years as MFF coach is Rikard Norling, who did almost three seasons after taking over from Roland Nilsson in 2011.

It seems that Rydström has Roy Hodgson as a role model. The Englishman led Malmö to five consecutive Allsvenska series wins from 1985 to 1989, but during that period, it was only two SM golds. During that era, the battle for the SM gold was decided with a playoff.

We're aiming for Roy, says Rydström.

It has become two consecutive SM golds, one cup gold, and ongoing Europa League play for MFF with Rydström as coach. This without getting the maximum out of the team, according to the coach.

We're running on third gear. It might sound rough, but we feel that we have more gears to shift into, says Rydström.

Series lead from start

The development potential makes Rydström want to stay for another year.

It would have been different if I felt that we were running on fifth or sixth gear – that we couldn't squeeze out more, but it's absolutely not like that. In our best moments, I think we're playing really fun football. And we want to take it even further, says the MFF coach.

MFF went up to the Allsvenska series lead already after the first round at the end of March. The Scanians have remained there and will do so when the 30th and final round is played on November 10.

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Facts: MFF coaches under the 2000s

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Henrik Rydström – in his second season (employed before the 2023 season).

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 – 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.

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