Kim Hellberg
Personal information
Full name Kim Alexander Hellberg
Date of birth (1988-02-01) 1 February 1988
Place of birth Norrköping, Sweden
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Hammarby IF (head coach)
Youth career
Smedby AIS
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2008 Kuddby IF
2008–2009 Ringarums IF
2009–2012 Dagsbergs IF
2012–2013 Kimstad GoIF 5 (0)
2014 Dagsbergs IF 2 (0)
2020 Dagsbergs IF 1 (0)
Managerial career
2011–2012 Kimstad GoIF
2013–2016 Kuddby IF
2017–2019 IF Sylvia
2020–2021 IFK Norrköping (assistant)
2022–2023 IFK Värnamo
2023– Hammarby IF
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Kim Alexander Hellberg (born 1 February 1988) is a Swedish football manager who is the head coach of Hammarby IF in Allsvenskan. He previously played football at lower level as a midfielder.

Coaching career

Early career

Born and raised in Norrköping, he started his coaching career with local club Kimstad GoIF in 2011, at age 23, winning Division 5 in his debut season. In 2013, Hellberg was appointed as the head coach of Kuddby IF. In just three seasons, he led Kuddby from Division 5 to Division 3.[1]

In 2017, Hellberg joined IF Sylvia in Division 2, Sweden's fourth tier.[2] In 2018, his second season in charge of the club, he led the side to a promotion to Ettan.[3][4]

On 4 January 2020, Hellberg joined Allsvenskan club IFK Norrköping as an assistant coach to Jens Gustafsson.[1] He also joined his father Stefan Hellberg in the coaching staff.[5] On 10 April 2021, Hellberg signed a new two-year contract with the club, continuing as an assistant to new head coach Rikard Norling.[6]

IFK Värnamo

On 6 December 2021, Hellberg was appointed as the new head coach of IFK Värnamo, signing a two-year contract ahead of the first ever Allsvenskan season in the club's history.[7][8] In 2022, Värnamo surprisingly finished 10th in the Allsvenskan table, avoiding relegation by 20 points.[9]

Ahead of the 2023 season, Hellberg attracted interest from fellow Allsvenskan club IFK Göteborg, but he decided to turned down the move.[10] Instead, he led Värnamo to a 5th place in Allsvenskan, after a strong second half of the campaign.[11] At the end of the season, Hellberg was nominated for the award Allsvenskan Manager of the Year, but the prize ultimately went to Jimmy Thelin from IF Elfsborg.[12][13] On 17 November 2023, it was announced that Hellberg would leave Värnamo at the end of the year at the expiration of his contract.[14]

Hammarby IF

On 14 December 2023, Hellberg was announced as the new head coach of Hammarby IF in Allsvenskan, signing a three-year contract.[15]

Honours

Kimstad GoIF
Kuddby IF
IF Sylvia

References

  1. 1 2 "Kim Hellberg ansluter till IFK Norrköping" (in Swedish). IFK Norrköping. 4 January 2020. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  2. ↑ "Hellberg klar som tränare för Sylvia" (in Swedish). Norrköpings Tidningar. 8 November 2016. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  3. ↑ "Sylviaduon framröstad till fina utmärkelser" (in Swedish). Norrköpings Tidningar. 25 October 2018. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  4. ↑ "Samarbetet med IF Sylvia fortsätter 2021" (in Swedish). IFK Norrköping. 20 January 2021. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  5. ↑ "Pensionär Hellberg ser sig inte längre på planen" (in Swedish). Norrköpings Tidningar. 30 October 2020. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  6. ↑ "Kim Hellberg förlänger med IFK Norrköping" (in Swedish). IFK Norrköping. 10 April 2021. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  7. ↑ "Kim Hellberg ny huvudtränare i IFK Värnamo" (in Swedish). IFK Värnamo. 6 December 2021. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  8. ↑ "Kim Hellberg lämnar IFK Norrköping" (in Swedish). IFK Värnamo. 6 December 2021. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  9. ↑ "Så ska IFK Värnamo klara sig i allsvenskan utan förra årets skyttekung" (in Swedish). Sveriges Television. 1 April 2023. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  10. ↑ "Kim Hellberg berättar om varför han nobbade Blåvitt" (in Swedish). Expressen. 26 April 2023. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  11. ↑ "Säsongens sista Månadens spelare och tränare hamnar i Malmö, Värnamo och Västerås" (in Swedish). Svensk Elitfotboll. 7 November 2023. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  12. ↑ "Följande spelare är nominerade när Allsvenskans Stora Pris fyller tio år" (in Swedish). Svensk Elitfotboll. 10 November 2023. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  13. ↑ "Spelare från Malmö FF och IF Elfsborg dominerade på Allsvenskans Stora Pris" (in Swedish). Svensk Elitfotboll. 14 November 2023. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  14. ↑ "Tack för allt Kim Hellberg!" (in Swedish). IFK Värnamo. 17 November 2023. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  15. ↑ "Kim Hellberg Hammarbys nye huvudtränare" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 14 December 2023. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
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