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=== AIK Fotboll (1999-2021) === |
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Wesström began his management career with the Swedish club AIK in 1999, where he served as a consultant for their youth during his initial years, and would eventually serve as the head coach of AIK's under-19 football team.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Björn Wesström lämnar AIK Fotboll |url=https://www.aikfotboll.se/nyheter/bjorn-wesstrom-lamnar-aik-fotboll-2021-06-24 |access-date=2024-08-09 |website=AIK Fotboll |language=sv}}</ref> |
Wesström began his management career with the Swedish club AIK in 1999, where he served as a consultant for their youth during his initial years, and would eventually serve as the head coach of AIK's under-19 football team.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Björn Wesström lämnar AIK Fotboll |url=https://www.aikfotboll.se/nyheter/bjorn-wesstrom-lamnar-aik-fotboll-2021-06-24 |access-date=2024-08-09 |website=AIK Fotboll |language=sv}}</ref> |
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His first significant role came in 2007 when he was appointed as the head coach of [[AFC Eskilstuna#Väsby United|FC Väsby United]] (now [[AFC Eskilstuna]]), a club affiliated with AIK, where he worked alongside [[Mikael Stahre]] as the head coach for the [[2007 Division 1 (Swedish football)|2007 Division 1]] season. Under their management, Väsby United achieved a second-place finish in the league, securing promotion to the [[Superettan (basketball)|Superettan]], the second-tier of Swedish football.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-06-07 |title=Kerala Blasters FC bolsters coaching staff with appointments of Björn Wesström & Frederico Pereira Morais. - Kerala Blasters FC |url=https://keralablastersfc.in/kerala-blasters-fc-bolsters-coaching-staff-with-appointment-of-bjorn-wesstrom-frederico-pereira-morais/ |access-date=2024-08-09 |language=en-US}}</ref> |
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Wesström’s first significant role came in 2007 when he became the head coach of Väsby United, a club affiliated with AIK, where he worked alongside Mikael Stahre. Under their management, Väsby United achieved a second-place finish in Sweden's Superettan league, securing promotion to the Allsvenskan, the top tier of Swedish football. |
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In 2008, Wesström was appointed as the scouting manager for AIK's men’s team. A year later, he was promoted to the position of sports manager, a role in which he contributed to AIK's successful 2009 season, where the team won the Allsvenskan, the Swedish Cup, and the Swedish Super Cup. |
In 2008, Wesström was appointed as the scouting manager for AIK's men’s team. A year later, he was promoted to the position of sports manager, a role in which he contributed to AIK's successful 2009 season, where the team won the Allsvenskan, the Swedish Cup, and the Swedish Super Cup. |
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Björn Wesström
.jpg) Wesström in 2015 with AIK | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Björn Tom Wesström | ||
| Date of birth | 11 September 1972 | ||
| Place of birth | Upplands Väsby, Stockholm, Sweden | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Kerala Blasters (assistant coach) | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 1999–2006 | AIK youth (consultant and manager) | ||
| 2006–2007 | AIK (assistant coach) | ||
| 2007–2008 | Väsby United (head coach) | ||
| 2008 | AIK (head scout) | ||
| 2009–2010 | AIK (sporting director) | ||
| 2010 | AIK (interim coach) | ||
| 2010–2011 | AIK (assistant coach) | ||
| 2011–2012 | AIK (head scout) | ||
| 2013–2020 | AIK (sporting director) | ||
| 2020–2021 | AIK (CEO) | ||
| 2021–2024 | Odense BK (director) | ||
| 2024– | Kerala Blasters | ||
Björn Tom Wesström (born 11 September 1972) is a Swedish football manager who currently works as the assistant manager of the Indian Super League club Kerala Blasters.
Career
Early life
Björn Wesström was born in 11 September 1972 in the Upplands Väsby in Stockholm County, Sweden. Despite not having a career as a football player, Wesström started his career is management at the age of 27 with AIK Fotboll in 1999.[1]
AIK Fotboll (1999-2021)
Wesström began his management career with the Swedish club AIK in 1999, where he served as a consultant for their youth during his initial years, and would eventually serve as the head coach of AIK's under-19 football team.[2]
His first significant role came in 2007 when he was appointed as the head coach of FC Väsby United (now AFC Eskilstuna), a club affiliated with AIK, where he worked alongside Mikael Stahre as the head coach for the 2007 Division 1 season. Under their management, Väsby United achieved a second-place finish in the league, securing promotion to the Superettan, the second-tier of Swedish football.[3]
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In 2008, Wesström was appointed as the scouting manager for AIK's men’s team. A year later, he was promoted to the position of sports manager, a role in which he contributed to AIK's successful 2009 season, where the team won the Allsvenskan, the Swedish Cup, and the Swedish Super Cup.
Over the following years, Wesström served in multiple key positions within AIK, including as chief of scouting and sporting director. In 2020, he was appointed as the CEO of AIK Fotboll AB, where he oversaw the club's operations. Wesström remained in this position until June 2021, when he decided to step down to focus more on sports-specific roles rather than executive management.
- ^ "Björn Wesström - Player Profile". Eurosport. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
- ^ "Björn Wesström lämnar AIK Fotboll". AIK Fotboll (in Swedish). Retrieved 9 August 2024.
- ^ "Kerala Blasters FC bolsters coaching staff with appointments of Björn Wesström & Frederico Pereira Morais. - Kerala Blasters FC". 7 June 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024.