Sören Åkeby

Sören Åkeby (born 23 February 1952) is a Swedish football manager and former player.

Sören Åkeby

Personal information
Full name	Nils Sören Åkeby
Date of birth	(1952-02-23) 23 February 1952 (age 72)
Place of birth	Stockholm, Sweden
Team information
Current team	Assyriska FF (manager)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1962–1972	Hammarby IF
1972–1979	Essinge IK
Managerial career
1981–1982	Essinge IK (assistant)
1982–1983	Örby IS
1984–1985	Essinge IK
1986–1988	Gröndals IK
1989–1990	Älvsjö AIK
1991–1993	Djurgårdens IF (youth team)
1994	AIK (assistant)
1995–1998	Nacka FF
1999	Östersunds FK
1999–2003	Djurgårdens IF
2003–2005	AGF Aarhus
2006–2007	Malmö FF
2008	Aalesunds FK
2008–2012	GIF Sundsvall
2013	IFK Värnamo
2014	Assyriska FF
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Along with Zoran Lukić, Åkeby managed Djurgårdens IF from 1999 to 2003.^[1] The two were very successful during the first years of the 21st century winning the Allsvenskan in 2002 and 2003. During the 2008 season he managed the Norwegian team of Aalesunds FK, but was fired in September 2008. On 2 October the same year GIF Sundsvall announced that Sören Åkeby would be the new manager of the club.^[2]

Honours

Djurgårdens IF

• Superettan: 2000
• Allsvenskan: 2002, 2003^[3]
• Svenska Cupen: 2002^[4]

Individual

• Swedish Manager of the Year: 2002, 2003

References

1. "TRÄNARE A-LAGET". dif.se. Djurgårdens IF Fotboll. Archived from the original on 20 December 2009. Retrieved 23 June 2009.
2. Sjölund, Lars (2 October 2008). "Ändringar i tränarstaben". gifsundsvall.se. GIF Sundsvall. Retrieved 23 June 2009.
3. "Svenska mästare 1896-1925, 1931-" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 23 June 2009.
4. "Svenska Cupens finaler 1941-" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 23 June 2009.