Jens Otto Andreas Gustafsson (born 15 October 1978) is a Swedish professional

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and former

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who played as a defender. He is the current manager of

BK Häcken Bollklubben Häcken, more commonly known as BK Häcken or simply Häcken (), is a Swedish professional association football, football club based in Gothenburg (Hisingen). It currently plays in Allsvenskan, the top tier of Swedish football. Forme ...

Managerial career

On 28 May 2021, Gustafsson was named the new manager of Croatian

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side

Hajduk Split Hrvatski Nogometni klub Hajduk Split, commonly referred to as Hajduk Split (), is a Croatian professional football club based in Split, that competes in the Croatian First League, the top tier in Croatian football. Since 1979, the club's home ...

. He signed a two-year contract, with the option of extending for a further one year. Gustafsson arrived at Hajduk after holding the position as manager for four and a half years at

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club

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 ...

. Gustafsson rejoined the Swedish national under-21 team at the beginning of 2022. On 9 May 2022, it was announced his contract had been bought out by Polish club

Pogoń Szczecin Pogoń Szczecin Spółka Akcyjna, commonly referred to as Pogoń Szczecin (), is a Polish professional football club based in Szczecin, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, which plays in the Ekstraklasa, the top tier of the national football league s ...

, and he replaced Kosta Runjaić as team manager at the start of the 2022–23 season. In charge of Pogoń in 87 official matches, Gustafsson led the club to back-to-back fourth-place finishes in the

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, as well as the 2023–24 Polish Cup final. On 15 August 2024, Pogoń announced they have agreed to part ways with Gustafsson after he accepted an offer from an unnamed

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club. On 22 August 2024, Gustafsson was appointed as manager of Saudi Arabian club

Al-Fateh ''Al-Fateh'' (, "The Conqueror") was an online children's magazine in Arabic. It began publication in September 2002, and its 108th issue was released in mid-September 2007. The magazine featured stories, poems, riddles, and puzzles. Criticism ...

. During his tenure, Al-Fateh recorded one win in thirteen games across all competitions, before agreeing to mutually part with Gustafsson on 4 December 2024. He was announced by

on 27 December 2024.

Managerial statistics

Honours

Individual *

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Coach of the Month: October 2023, February 2024

References

1978 births Living people Footballers from Helsingborg Swedish men's footballers Men's association football defenders Superettan players IK Brage players Falkenbergs FF players Högaborgs BK players Swedish football managers Halmstads BK managers IFK Norrköping managers HNK Hajduk Split managers Pogoń Szczecin managers Al Fateh SC managers BK Häcken managers Allsvenskan managers Superettan managers Croatian Football League managers Ekstraklasa managers Saudi Pro League managers Swedish expatriate football managers Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Croatia Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Poland Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia Expatriate football managers in Croatia Expatriate football managers in Poland Expatriate football managers in Saudi Arabia Sweden national under-21 football team managers {{Sweden-footy-defender-stub