Conny Karlsson (footballer)

Conny Karlsson (footballer)
Conny Karlsson
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Personal information
Date of birth 21 November 1953 (1953-11-21) (age 57)
Place of birth Oskarshamn, Sweden
Playing position Former Defender Manager
Club information
Current club Helsingborgs IF (manager)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
IFK Oskarshamn
1975–1982 IFK Göteborg
1983–1984 Toronto Blizzard
1985–1987 Örgryte IS
National team
1980–1985 Sweden 5 (0)
Teams managed
1989–1990 Örgryte IS
1991–1993 Landskrona BoIS
1994–1998 FK Haugesund
1999–2000 HamKam
2000–2002 Kalmar FF
2003 Assyriska Föreningen
2004–2007 Trelleborgs FF
2007–2008 Sarpsborg 08 FF
2009 Assyriska Föreningen
2010– Helsingborgs IF
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Conny Karlsson (born 21 November 1953 in Oskarshamn[1]) is a Swedish football manager. He is currently managing Helsingborgs IF of Allsvenskan.

Born in Oskarshamn, he played for local club IFK Oskarshamn before moving to Swedish giants IFK Göteborg, where he won the 1981-82 UEFA Cup.[2] After a short stint with the Toronto Blizzard, he ended his playing career at Örgryte IS. He was capped 5 times for Sweden.[3]

He began his coaching career at Örgryte IS, first as an assistant-coach, then as first-team coach. He also managed Landskrona BoIS, HamKam, FK Haugesund, Kalmar FF, Assyriska Föreningen, Trelleborgs FF, Sarpsborg 08 FF and Helsingborgs IF.[4]

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