Östersunds FK

Östersunds FK

Full name	Östersunds Fotbollsklubb
Founded	31 October 1996
Ground	Jämtkraft Arena, Östersund (Capacity: 5000)
Chairman	Rolf Lohse
League	Division 2 Norrland
2010	Division 1 Norra, 13th (Relegated)
Home colours Away colours

Jämtkraft Arena

Östersunds FK is a soccer club located in Östersund, Sweden. The club, formed 31 October 1996, is currently playing in the third highest Swedish league, Norrettan (Division 1).

Background

In 1996/1997 the Ope IF, IFK Östersund, Ostersund / Torvalla FF clubs decided to work together on a joint venture to establish an elite new football club named Östersunds FK. Ope IF gave their place in the league Div 2 Norrland to Östersunds FK.

Östersunds FK created links with Swansea City in May 2007. As part of the deal two Swansea City youngsters, Scott Evans and Kerry Morgan, went on loan to the club to gain first team experience. The Swans also played against Östersund in a summer friendly to officially open the clubs new 5,000 seater stadium, the Jämtkraft Arena on 9 July 2007.

In Autumn 2007, Neil McDonald, the former Carlisle United manager and now number two at Blackburn Rovers, was appointed as temporary manager for 5 weeks, and helped Östersund escape relegation into Division 2.

In March 2009 the club took advantage of its link with Swansea City again to snap up youngsters Chad Bond and James Burgin on loan for three months.^[1]

The club are affiliated to the Jämtland-Härjedalens Fotbollförbund. ^[2]

Season to season

Season Level Division Section Position Movements 1997 Tier 3 Division 2 Norrland 7th 1998 Tier 3 Division 2 Norrland 2nd Promotion Playoffs 1999 Tier 3 Division 2 Norrland 1st Promotion Playoffs 2000 Tier 3 Division 2 Norrland 5th 2001 Tier 3 Division 2 Norrland 3rd 2002 Tier 3 Division 2 Norrland 5th 2003 Tier 3 Division 2 Norrland 2nd 2004 Tier 3 Division 2 Norrland 4th 2005 Tier 3 Division 2 Norrland 2nd Promoted 2006* Tier 3 Division 1 Norra 11th 2007 Tier 3 Division 1 Norra 11th 2008 Tier 3 Division 1 Norra 10th 2009 Tier 3 Division 1 Norra 11th 2010 Tier 3 Division 1 Norra 13th Relegated 2011 Tier 4 Division 2 Norrland 1st Promoted * League restructuring in 2006 resulted in a new division being created at Tier 3 and subsequent divisions dropping a level. [3]

Notable coaches

• Sören Åkeby (1999)
• Hans Eskilsson
• Neil McDonald (2007)
• Ulf Tjernström (2008-2009)
• Miquel Exposito (2010)
• Lee Makel (2010)
• Graham Potter (2011-present)

Current squad

As of 19 March 2011: 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 Viktor Hansson 2 MF Per Magnusson 3 DF Christoffer Fryklund 4 DF Lars Oscarsson 5 MF Ludvig Sundström 6 MF Dennis Widgren 7 MF Fredrik Olsson 8 MF Pontus Englund 9 FW Christoffer Nilsson Ihrén 10 MF Aleksandrs Gramovics 11 FW Emil Dalesten 13 GK Anton Modigh 14 MF Bobo Sollander 15 DF Robin Fryklund 16 MF Martin Johansson

No. Position Player 17 DF Patrik Lindgren 18 MF Olle Hallström 19 FW Jacob Widgren 20 MF Tom Perman 21 FW Robbie Clark 22 GK Besarion Kodalaev 23 MF Joakim Gissberg 24 FW Brian Wake 25 DF Steve Burton 26 DF Anton Landgren 27 MF Kyle Hawthorne 28 MF Alex Smith 29 MF Patrick Bolin 30 FW Viktor Ageskär

Staff

Director of Sport:

• Daniel Kindberg

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Head coach:

• Graham Potter

Assistant coach:

• Björn Hamberg

Goalkeeper coach:

• Janne Netzler

Team chef:

• Christer Olsson

Technical coach

• Peja Lindholm

Physical coach:

• Tomas Näsholm

Medical

Masseur:

• Tommy Martinsson

Orthopedist:

• Gunnar Henriksson

Material ward

• Bengt-Uno Nilsson

Attendances

In recent seasons Östersunds FK have had the following average attendances:

Season Average Attendance Division / Section Level 2005 573 Div 2 Norrland Tier 3 2006 535 Div 1 Norra Tier 3 2007 1,060 Div 1 Norra Tier 3 2008 1,104 Div 1 Norra Tier 3 2009 1,134 Div 1 Norra Tier 3 2010 992 Div 1 Norra Tier 3 * Attendances are provided in the Publikliga sections of the Svenska Fotbollförbundet website. [4]

Notable players

Alysson Marendaz Marins Leandro Teófilo James Burgin Robbie Clark Damon Gray Lee Makel Steve Mardenborough Richard Offiong Paul Read

Jon Routledge Brian Wake Marvin Williams Daryl Smylie Piotr Bajdziak

Ross Campbell Paul Sheerin Paul Shields Michael Tidser Tim Andersson Kristian Ek Alexander Hysén Chad Bond Kerry Morgan

References

1. ^ Swans duo Sweden bound
2. ^ "Kontaktuppgifter och tävlingar – Jämtland-Härjedalens Fotbollförbund - Svenskfotboll.se". http://svenskfotboll.se/svensk-fotboll/om-svff/distrikten/?ffid=10. Retrieved 2011-01-12. 
3. ^ "GAIS - Lagfacta - Östersunds FK". http://www.gais.se/fotboll/GAIS.nsf/Statistics%20by%20Team?OpenForm&Lag=%D6stersunds%20FK. Retrieved 03.09.2010. 
4. ^ "Kontaktuppgifter och tävlingar - Svenska Fotbollförbundet - svenskfotboll.se". http://svenskfotboll.se/svensk-fotboll/om-svff/distrikten/. Retrieved 19.11.2010. 

External links

• Östersunds FK - official site