- Östers IF
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Öster 
Full name Östers Idrottsförening Founded 1930 Ground Värendsvallen,
Växjö
(Capacity: 15,000)Chairman Claes Lövgren Manager Roar Hansen League Superettan 2011 Superettan, 4th 
Home coloursAway coloursÖsters IF is a Swedish football club located in Växjö. The club, formed 20 April 1930 (as Östers Fotbollförening), is currently playing in the second Swedish league called Superettan. In 1968, Öster won Allsvenskan as newcomers. The club is affiliated to the Smålands Fotbollförbund.[1] In 1979, they participated in the Lunar New Year Cup.
On March 31st 2011, Öster broke ground on their upcoming new arena, Myresjöhus Arena[2], which will be inaugurated in August 2012. The arena will host four games of the UEFA Women's Euro 2013 tournament[3].
Contents
Current squad
- As of 4 August, 2011[4]
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
No. Position Player 1 
GK Joakim Wulff 3 DF Månz Karlsson 4 
FW Kevin Amuneke 5 DF Stefan Karlsson 6 DF Mario Vasilj 7 FW Freddy Söderberg 8 MF Denis Velic 9 MF Freddy Borg 10 
MF Davíð Viðarsson 11 DF Daniel Petersson 12 GK Rasmus Ryden No. Position Player 14 MF Christoffer Katenda 15 MF Patrik Bojent 18 MF Johan Persson 19 FW Matteo Blomqvist-Zampi 21 DF Elmin Nurkic 22 MF Alexander Henningsson 23 DF Emil Krafth 24 MF Oliver Nedanovski 26 FW Anton Henningsson 27 DF Karl-Johan Lindblad 31 GK Darmin Sobo For season transfers, see transfers winter 2011–2012.
Personnel
Current technical staff
Director of Football Peter "Kuno" JohanssonHead Coach Roar HansenAssistant Coach Karl-Gunnar BjörklundGoalkeeping Coach Hans AnderzonPhysiotherapist Håkan NilssonDoctor Anders WillstedtNotable players
- Stig Svensson - founder of Östers IF
- Pål Lundin - Goalkeeper famous for his crazy saves and errors
- Teitur Thordarson
- Harry Bild
- Björn Andersson- Swedish international and youth coach in Bayern München
- Hans Eklund - Swedish international and a notorious striker
- Inge Ejderstedt - Swedish international
- Anders Linderoth - Swedish international
- Jan "Lill-Damma" Mattsson- Swedish international and most goal in one season
- Thomas Ravelli - former Swedish international and Swedens most-capped player
- Andreas Ravelli - former Swedish international
- Pia Sundhage - Head coach of USA Womens National team
- Peter "Peppe" Svensson - most capped player in Östers IF
- Stig Svensson - founder of Östers IF
- Tommy Svensson - Swedish international and manager of national team 1991-97
Other Players
Paul McLoughlin (1985–86)
Managers
See also: Category:Östers IF managers
Vilmos Varszegi (1967-73)- Bengt "Julle" Gustavsson (1973-74)
- Gunnar Nordahl (1975-76)
- Lars Arnesson (1977-80)
- Bo Johansson (1980-82)
- Leif Widén (1982-85)
- Bo Johansson (1986-88)
- Peo Bild (1988-89)
- Hans Backe (1989-94)
- Nanne Bergstrand (1994-96)
- Andreas Ravelli (1997-98)
- Bo Axberg (1998)
- Jan Mattsson (1998-2001)
Yevgeni Kuznetsov (2002-03)- Leif Widén (2003-04)
- Lars Jacobsson (2005-06)
- Giles Stille (2007)
- Yevgeni Kuznetsov (2008-09)
- Andreas Ottosson (2009-10)
- Ludwig Ernstsson (July-September 2010)
- Hans Gren (September 2010-November 2010)
- Roar Hansen (Januar 2011-)
Achievements
- Swedish Champions[A]
- Winners (4): 1968, 1978, 1980, 1981
League
- Allsvenskan:
- Winners (4): 1968, 1978, 1980, 1981
- Runners-up (3): 1973, 1975, 1992
- Superettan:
- Winners (1): 2002
- Runners-up (1): 2005
- Division 1 Södra:
- Winners (2): 1989, 2009
- Runners-up (1): 2008
Cups
- Svenska Cupen:
- Winners (1): 1977
- Runners-up (4): 1974, 1982, 1985, 1991
- Allsvenskan play-offs:
- Runners-up (1): 1983
Attendances
In recent seasons Östers IF have had the following average attendances:
Season Average Attendance Division / Section Level 2005 3,517 Superettan Tier 2 2006 5,364 Allsvenskan Tier 1 2007 2,791 Superettan Tier 2 2008 1,817 Div 1 Södra Tier 3 2009 1,919 Div 1 Södra Tier 3 2010 2,145 Superettan Tier 2 * Attendances are provided in the Publikliga sections of the Svenska Fotbollförbundet website. [6]
Footnotes
- A. ^ The title of "Swedish Champions" has been awarded to the winner of four different competitions over the years. Between 1896 and 1925 the title was awarded to the winner of Svenska Mästerskapet, a stand-alone cup tournament. No club were given the title between 1926 and 1930 even though the first-tier league Allsvenskan was played. In 1931 the title was reinstated and awarded to the winner of Allsvenskan. Between 1982 and 1990 a play-off in cup format was held at the end of the league season to decide the champions. After the play-off format in 1991 and 1992 the title was decided by the winner of Mästerskapsserien, an additional league after the end of Allsvenskan. Since the 1993 season the title has once again been awarded to the winner of Allsvenskan.[7]
References
- ^ "Kontaktuppgifter och tävlingar – Smålands Fotbollförbund - Svenskfotboll.se". http://svenskfotboll.se/svensk-fotboll/om-svff/distrikten/?ffid=15. Retrieved 2011-01-13.
- ^ "Första spadtaget på Myresjöhus Arena". http://www.ostersif.se/Artiklar/nyheter/forsta_spadtaget_pa_myresjohus_arena.aspx. Retrieved 2011-04-05.
- ^ "Sweden awarded UEFA Women's EURO 2013". http://www.uefa.com/womenseuro/news/newsid=1543251.html. Retrieved 2011-04-05.
- ^ "Spelartrupp 2011". http://www.ostersif.se/herr/Spelartrupp_herr.aspx. Retrieved 2011-04-05.
- ^ http://www.osterfotboll.com/uploads/publiktrycket_april_2007.pdf
- ^ "Kontaktuppgifter och tävlingar - Svenska Fotbollförbundet - svenskfotboll.se". http://svenskfotboll.se/svensk-fotboll/om-svff/distrikten/. Retrieved 2010-12-09.
- ^ "Svenska mästare 1896–1925, 1931–" (in Swedish). svenskfotboll.se. http://svenskfotboll.se/allsvenskan/historik/. Retrieved 2009-11-25.
External links
Football in Sweden Swedish Football Association · District Football AssociationsNational teams League system - Men Allsvenskan · Superettan · Division 1 (North · South) · Division 2 · Division 3 · Division 4 · Division 5 · Division 6 · Division 7 · Division 8League system - Ladies Damallsvenskan · Ladies Division 1 · Ladies Division 2 · Ladies Division 3 · Ladies Division 4 · Ladies Division 5Cup competitions List of champions · List of men's clubs · List of women's clubs · List of venues · Records · Derbies · List of competitions (defunct)Superettan 2011 Assyriska · Brage · Brommapojkarna · Degerfors · Falkenberg · Hammarby · Jönköpings Södra · Landskrona · Ljungskile · Sundsvall · Värnamo · Västerås · Åtvidaberg · Ängelholm · Qviding · Öster
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