Rikard Norling
 |
|||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rikard Olof Norling | ||
| Date of birth | 4 June 1971 | ||
| Place of birth | , Sweden | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1990–1991 | IF Brommapojkarna | 4 | (1) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1992–1993 | Brommapojkarna (youth team) | ||
| 1994–1995 | IK Bele | ||
| 1996–1998 | AIK (youth team) | ||
| 1998–2001 | AIK (assistant manager) | ||
| 2002–2003 | Väsby IK | ||
| 2003–2004 | GIF Sundsvall | ||
| 2004–2008 | AIK | ||
| 2010–2011 | Assyriska FF | ||
| 2011–2013 | Malmö FF | ||
| 2014–2015 | SK Brann | ||
| 2016– | AIK | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
|||
Rikard Norling (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈrɪkaɖ ²nuːɭɪŋ]; born 4 June 1971 in ) is a Swedish football manager and current manager of the Allsvenskan club AIK.
Forced to retire early from his professional playing career due to an injury Norling started a coaching career at the age of 22. In his early managerial career Norling headed IK Bele, Väsby IK and GIF Sundsvall before taking on his first major position as manager for AIK in 2005. After helping AIK secure promotion back to Allsvenskan the same year and finishing as runners-up in the league as newcomers in 2006 he was sacked after conflicts with the club board. After taking a short break he came back to the coaching scene as he was appointed manager for Assyriska FF. Norling managed Assyriska to a fourth-place position in Superettan in 2010. Halfway through the 2011 season he was presented as the new manager for reigning Swedish champions Malmö FF to replace Roland Nilsson who left the club for FC Copenhagen. At Malmö FF he won the 2013 league title and the club finished in the top during all of Norlings three seasons at the club. In May 2016 Norling returned to AIK as manager again.
Norling started his career at IK Bele where he played together with future Celtic star Johan Mjällby during his early teens. He then switched to IF Brommapojkarna where he was considered a very promising player, he remained at the club until a back injury forced him to retire as a player at the age of 21.
...
Wikipedia