Giles Kevin Stille (born 10 November 1958) is an English former professional

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who played as a

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in the

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for Brighton & Hove Albion. He went on to coach and manage in Sweden. He is the manager of Swedish Division 1 side Assyriska.

Life and career

Stille was born in 1958 in

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. He attended

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, a rugby-playing school, and took a degree in social history at

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while playing football part-time for Kingstonian. He joined Brighton & Hove Albion in 1979, and turned professional after he graduated. He was never a first-team regular, and his career was blighted by a diagnosis of diabetes and a series of injuries including a chronic back problem. He remained with the club until 1984, contributing 4 goals from 29 appearances, and then returned to Kingstonian and worked as a mortgage broker. He played for Tegs SK in the Swedish lower divisions, and spent two English seasons with

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before returning to Sweden on a permanent basis to play and coach. Under Stille's management, IK Tord won the 1995 Division 3 (fourth-tier) title, and he led Jönköpings Södra to two consecutive titles in 1998 and

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. After three seasons with Husqvarna FF, he was appointed assistant manager of

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club Kalmar FF. The team won the 2003 Superettan title, and with it promotion to the

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, and he stayed at the club for two seasons in the top flight. He returned to Husqvarna in 2006, and in January 2007, signed a three-year contract as manager of Superettan club Östers IF. Instead of challenging for the title as expected, Östers were heading for relegation when Stille was sacked in mid-September. Stille returned to Kalmar in 2009 and left in 2012. The club were looking for an assistant who was prepared to live in Kalmar; Stille's family were settled in Huskvarna. After working in China, Stille returned to Sweden to take charge of Division 1 side Assyriska.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Stille, Giles 1958 births Living people Footballers from the City of Westminster People from Westminster English men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Kingstonian F.C. players Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. players Crawley Town F.C. players Umeå FC players BK Forward players Isthmian League players English Football League players English football managers Jönköpings Södra IF managers Östers IF managers People educated at Epsom College Alumni of Westfield College English expatriate sportspeople in Sweden Husqvarna FF managers