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Back|Kim Björkegren on the coaching career and expectations in Ghana
Kim Björkegren on the coaching career and expectations in Ghana
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SVT Nyheter·yesterday·Sports·1 min read·

Kim Björkegren on the coaching career and expectations in Ghana

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  • Kim Björkegren began his coaching career as a 25-year-old in men's soccer, but was advised to coach women's teams to develop his leadership.
  • He has coached teams in six different countries, including Linköping to SM gold in 2017, Beijing BG Phoenix FC in China and Apollon Ladies FC in Cyprus.
  • Now captain of Ghana's women's national team, he faces high expectations from supporters, where football, politics and religion dominate the conversation.

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Kim Björkegren started training as a 25-year-old in men's football but was advised to switch to the women's team to develop his leadership. He has since trained in six different countries and won SM gold with Linköping in 2017 as well as league titles in China and Cyprus.

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He started his coaching career as a 25-year-old in men's football but was advised to develop his leadership and coach women's teams.

- There you have to be more verbally skilled and probably a better football coach, it doesn't work to just be authoritarian and shout and gape, says Kim Björkegren.

He took Linköping to SM gold in 2017 and received a coaching assignment in China with Beijing BG Phoenix FC in 2018–2019. In 2020-2021, he won his second domestic league title with Apollon Ladies FC in Cyprus.

In total, he has had jobs in six different countries during his coaching career.

- I believe in make your luck. Hard work brings success.

Sky high expectations

He succeeded a popular female captain in Ghana and was met with skepticism. After winning bronze in the African Championship last year, he was widely praised - but in Ghana, the supporters' expectations are sky high.

- There are three things you talk about in Ghana, they are politics, religion and football. There is an expectation that we will win every game. But it is one of the most glorious assignments available in Ghana.

In the video above, the successful trainer Kim Björkegren talks about the job in Ghana, family life in Karlstad and what he and Svennis have in common.

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  • ?How long will Kim Björkegren be the national team captain for Ghana?
  • ?What concrete goals does he have for the national team going forward?
  • ?How will family life in Karlstad affect his mission in Ghana?

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  • Kim Björkegren began his coaching career as a 25-year-old in men's soccer, but was advised to coach women's teams to develop his leadership.
  • He has coached teams in six different countries, including Linköping to SM gold in 2017, Beijing BG Phoenix FC in China and Apollon Ladies FC in Cyprus.
  • Now captain of Ghana's women's national team, he faces high expectations from supporters, where football, politics and religion dominate the conversation.

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