Gert Andreas Alm (born 19 June 1973) is a Swedish football coach and former
footballer
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who works as a manager.
He formerly managed
AIK and is also a former player for the club. During his active career he played for the two
Stockholm
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rivals AIK and
Hammarby IF
Hammarby Idrottsförening ("Hammarby Sports Club"), commonly known as Hammarby IF or simply Hammarby ( or, especially locally, ), is a Swedish sports club located in Stockholm, with a number of member organizations active in a variety of differ ...
in the Swedish
Allsvenskan
Allsvenskan (; ), also known as Fotbollsallsvenskan (, ) is a professional association football league in Sweden and the highest level of the Swedish football league system.
Founded in 1924, it operates on a system of promotion and relegatio ...
. He also played for
IFK Norrköping
Idrottsföreningen Kamraterna Norrköping, more commonly known as IFK Norrköping or simply Norrköping, is a Swedish professional association football, football club based in Norrköping. The club is affiliated to Östergötlands Fotbollför ...
in the Swedish
Superettan
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and also in
Norway
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and
Kongsvinger IL for a short time.
Commentary career
After his active career he showed up in
Swedish television
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as a
football commentator in the national channel
TV4.
Managerial career
AIK
On 27 November 2008, he was appointed as a new assistant manager for AIK following the departure of former assistant
Nebojša Novaković
Nebojša Novaković ( sr-Cyrl, Небојша Новаковић, born 29 October 1964) is a former professional football player who played as a striker, most notably for AIK. He is the manager of Vasalunds IF. Born in Sarajevo, he moved to S ...
earlier the same month in protest against the board’s decision to sack
Rikard Norling
Rikard Olof Norling (; born 4 June 1971) is a Swedish football manager.
Forced to retire early from his professional playing career due to an injury, Rikard Norling started a coaching career at the age of 22. In his early managerial career, Nor ...
. Together with other assistant manager Christer Swärd and manager
Mikael Stahre, AIK managed to win both
Allsvenskan
Allsvenskan (; ), also known as Fotbollsallsvenskan (, ) is a professional association football league in Sweden and the highest level of the Swedish football league system.
Founded in 1924, it operates on a system of promotion and relegatio ...
and
Svenska Cupen
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during their first year together.
The following year, AIK started by winning the
Supercupen against the recent league runners-up
IFK Göteborg
Idrottsföreningen Kamraterna Göteborg (officially IFK Göteborg Fotboll), commonly known as IFK Göteborg, IFK (especially locally) or Blåvitt, is a Swedish professional Football team, football club based in Gothenburg. Founded in 1904, it ...
. But the rest of the season became a big disappointment, and Stahre left the club for
Greek
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outfit
Panionios G.S.S.
Panionios G.S.S. (Greek language, Greek: Πανιώνιος Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος Σμύρνης, ''Panionios Gymnastikos Syllogos Smyrnis''), the ''Pan-Ionian Gymnastics Club of Smyrna'', is a Greece, Greek multi-sport club foun ...
in April 2010. Alm remained as assistant manager during caretaker Björn Wesström's stay and later appointed
Alex Miller's stay. When Miller and AIK during mutual consent split up, Alm later on was appointed as AIK's new manager in December 2010. Novaković rejoined the team staff as assistant manager together with Swärd.
Alm became a successful coach for AIK and ended on the second place in both 2011 and 2013 in the
Allsvenskan
Allsvenskan (; ), also known as Fotbollsallsvenskan (, ) is a professional association football league in Sweden and the highest level of the Swedish football league system.
Founded in 1924, it operates on a system of promotion and relegatio ...
.
Vejle Boldklub
Alm was linked with a job at the vacant job at
Brøndby IF
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in May 2016, but was instead presented as the new manager of
Vejle Boldklub
Vejle Boldklub is a Danish professional football club based in Vejle in Jutland. Formed in 1891, the club is one of the most successful clubs in Danish football history, having won the Danish championship five times and the Danish cup title six ...
2 months later.
After a disappointing season, finishing on the 9th place, Alm confirmed on 30 May 2017, that he wouldn't continue as the head coach of Vejle.
BK Häcken
Alm was appointed as the head coach of BK Häcken on 8 December 2017, which is his second stint as coach in
Allsvenskan
Allsvenskan (; ), also known as Fotbollsallsvenskan (, ) is a professional association football league in Sweden and the highest level of the Swedish football league system.
Founded in 1924, it operates on a system of promotion and relegatio ...
.
Alm signed a contract with
IFK Norrköping
Idrottsföreningen Kamraterna Norrköping, more commonly known as IFK Norrköping or simply Norrköping, is a Swedish professional association football, football club based in Norrköping. The club is affiliated to Östergötlands Fotbollför ...
lasting until 2026, but was sacked in December 2024 following unsatisfactory results.
Honours
Manager
;BK Häcken
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Swedish Cup:
2018–19
Managerial statistics
References
External links
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archive
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1973 births
Living people
Swedish men's footballers
IFK Norrköping players
Kongsvinger IL Toppfotball players
AIK Fotboll players
Hammarby Fotboll players
Allsvenskan players
Eliteserien players
Swedish expatriate football managers
Expatriate men's footballers in Norway
Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Norway
Men's association football forwards
Swedish expatriate men's footballers
Swedish football managers
AIK Fotboll managers
Allsvenskan managers
Vejle Boldklub managers
BK Häcken managers
Odense Boldklub managers
IFK Norrköping managers
Expatriate football managers in Denmark
Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Denmark