Jan Robert Vilahamn, (; ; born 2 January 1983) is a Swedish professional
football coach and former
player
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, who was recently the coach of
Tottenham Hotspur
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in the
Women's Super League
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.
Playing career
Vilahamn started his career as a football player in
Lysekils FF. He was signed by
IFK Göteborg
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in 2000. After two seasons in the Reserves, he played a season and a half with the senior team in the
Allsvenskan
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. Vilahamn played 3 national team matches and scored 1 goal for the National Youth Team. During the fall of 2003 he went on loan to
Bodens BK
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in the Swedish Division 2,
Superettan
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, where he played 9 matches and scoring 2 goals helping Bodens BK to secure the contract in Superettan.
Vilahamn played for
FC Trollhättan
FC Trollhättan is a Swedish football club located in Trollhättan currently playing in Division 1.
Background
The club was founded in 2001, when the old rivals Trollhättans IF and Trollhättans FK decided to merge.
In their first ever le ...
leaving for Superettan outfit
Qviding FIF
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In recent years the club has ha ...
in 2006. In 2007, he joined
Ytterby IS
Ytterby IS is a Swedish football team from Kungälv, currently playing in Division 3 Västra Götaland. The team was founded in 1947.
Background
Ytterby IS men's team plays in Division 3. The club was founded by Harry Karlsson in 1947. Club f ...
in the Swedish Division 3. He scored 27 goals in 22 matches which made him the top goal scorer in Division 3, but also winning the Swedish Golden Boot (Svenska Guldskon) in being most goal scorer of all divisions in Sweden from the Premiership (Allsvenskan) down to Division 3.
In 2008, Vilahamn won the Division 3 title with Ytterby IS scoring 15 goals in 22 matches. In the following year, Vilahamn became a playing coach for Ytterby IS in the Division 2 where he shared the coaching task with Martin Berggren. In making his debut season as a coach for Ytterby IS, he got his team winning the Division 2 as well as becoming the top goal scorer along with
Gabriel Altemark Vanneryr, both scoring 25 goals.
In 2010, after being promoted to "Division 1 Södra" (Division 1 South) Ytterby IS was relegated in its first season. Vilahamn scored 10 goals. Vilahamn was a playing coach during 2011 when Ytterby IS ended up 7th in Division 2.
Between 2012 and 2014, Vilahamn was a playing assistant coach to
Håkan Sandberg. Vilahamn was mostly a central midfielder during these years and Ytterby IS spent most of the time in the lower half of the table. In 2015, Vilahamn retired from playing to focus on his new head coaching role with Ytterby IS.
Coaching career
BK Häcken
In 2020, Vilahamn was appointed as assistant coach for
BK Häcken
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in the Swedish Premiership
Allsvenskan
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where he helped the club to qualify for the
Europa Conference League.
In the fall of 2021, Vilahamn was appointed head coach of the women's side
BK Häcken FF. Under Vilahamn, BK Häcken qualified for
UEFA Women's Champions League
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...
being runners up in the Swedish Premiership
Damallsvenskan
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The division consists of a league of 14 teams. From 2013, t ...
and reached the
Swedish Cup Final in 2022 and 2023.
Tottenham Hotspur
On 7 July 2023,
Women's Super League
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club
Tottenham Hotspur
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announced Vilahamn as their new head coach for
2023–24 season. Vilahamn left his former club
BK Häcken FF at the top of the table of Swedish Premiership
Damallsvenskan
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The division consists of a league of 14 teams. From 2013, t ...
after 17 rounds. After leading Tottenham to their first-ever
Women's FA Cup final and a sixth place finish in the league during his first season in charge, Vilahamn signed a new three-year contract with the club in July 2024.
On 8 June 2025, the club announced he had been sacked after a series of poor performances.
Personal life
Vilahamn is the younger brother of
Fredrik Risp. In 2016, he founded the
Vilahamn Soccer Academy.
References
External links
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Vilahamn, Robert
1983 births
Living people
Swedish men's footballers
Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Women managers
21st-century Swedish sportsmen
Allsvenskan players
Bodens BK players
FC Trollhättan players
IFK Göteborg players
Qviding FIF players