Axel Kjäll

Axel Kjäll (born 1 June 1981) is a Swedish football manager and retired football defender.

Axel Kjäll

Personal information
Date of birth	(1981-06-01) 1 June 1981 (age 43)
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2000–2005	Örebro SK	50	(1)
2006–2008	Trelleborgs FF
2008–2010	BK Forward
Managerial career
2011–2012	BK Forward
2013–2014	Örebro SK (coach)
2015	Örebro SK (assistant)
2017–2021	Örebro SK
2021–2022	Örebro SK (director of sports)
2022	Örebro SK
2023–	Sweden U15
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ahead of the 2011 season he was named manager of BK Forward.^[2] He joined the coaching team of the city's larger team Örebro SK ahead of the 2013 season.^[3]

Having both played for and later managed Örebro SK for several seasons, he became director of sports in 2021.^[1] In 2022, the club sacked manager Joel Cedergren after a single league game, and Kjäll was brought back as manager. However, he did not last throughout the entire season either.^[4] He returned to an administrative position, but in December 2022 he was hired by the Swedish Football Association as head coach of the new Swedish U15 team.^[5]

References

1. Axel Kjäll at WorldFootball.net
2. Brändh, Henrik (22 November 2010). "Axel Kjäll ny tränare i Forward". Nerikes Allehanda (in Swedish). Retrieved 26 February 2023.
3. "Axel Kjäll – ny tränare för ÖSK" (in Swedish). SVT. 20 November 2012. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
4. "Officiellt: Järdler ersätter Kjäll i Örebro SK" (in Swedish). Fotbolltransfers. 26 August 2022. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
5. "Officiellt: Axel Kjäll blir ungdomsförbundskapten" (in Swedish). Fotbolltransfers. 15 December 2022. Retrieved 26 February 2023.