 Nilsson in 2011 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nils Lennart Roland Nilsson | ||
| Date of birth | 27 November 1963 | ||
| Place of birth | Helsingborg, Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1974–1980 | Helsingborgs IF | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1981–1982 | Helsingborgs IF | 38 | (3) |
| 1983–1989 | IFK Göteborg | 124 | (7) |
| 1989–1994 | Sheffield Wednesday | 151 | (2) |
| 1994–1997 | Helsingborgs IF | 64 | (0) |
| 1997–1999 | Coventry City | 60 | (0) |
| 1999–2001 | Helsingborgs IF | 40 | (4) |
| 2001–2002 | Coventry City | 9 | (0) |
| 2004–2006 | GAIS | 7 | (0) |
| Total | 446 | (12) | |
| International career | |||
| 1980 | Sweden U16 | 4 | (1) |
| 1981–1982 | Sweden U18 | 19 | (6) |
| 1984–1986 | Sweden U21 | 13 | (1) |
| 1987–1988 | Sweden Olympic | 9 | (0) |
| 1986–2000[1] | Sweden | 116 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2001–2002 | Coventry City | ||
| 2004–2007 | GAIS | ||
| 2008–2011 | Malmö FF | ||
| 2011–2012 | Copenhagen | ||
| 2014–2017 | Sweden U17 | ||
| 2017–2020 | Sweden U21 | ||
| 2020–2021 | IFK Göteborg | ||
Medal record | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Nils Lennart Roland Nilsson (born 27 November 1963) is a Swedish professional football manager and former player. He was most recently the head coach of Allsvenskan club IFK Göteborg. As a player, Nilsson played 116 games for Sweden, making him the sixth most capped player in the Sweden national team. He also won the UEFA Cup and played in the semi-finals of the World Cup, the European Championships, and the European Cup during a playing career lasting over two decades. He won his first major honour as a manager in 2010 with Malmö FF when the team won Allsvenskan. On 1 April 2011 Copenhagen confirmed Nilsson as the club's new manager to replace Ståle Solbakken who left Copenhagen to become manager of 1. FC Köln in the summer of 2011.[2] Nilsson joined Copenhagen on 1 June 2011 but was sacked after six months on 9 January 2012.[3]
- ^ "Roland Nilsson – Century of International Appearances". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
fckwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Roland Nilsson tiltræder den 1. juni" (in Danish). FC Copenhagen. 25 May 2011. Retrieved 25 May 2011.