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Janne Andersson leaves “the best job in the world”, but does not know what awaits next.
– It would have been fun to get a coaching job somewhere in a different environment, says the outgoing national team captain.
Jan Andersson called a press conference on Wednesday to put an end to his time as the national team captain for the Swedish men’s national football team.
– I am very proud and happy to have had this job. But not satisfied, then of course I would have wanted us to be in another championship, says the 61-year-old Hallenian.
What awaits now? A national team captain job in another country? A new club in Sweden or abroad? Janne Andersson keeps all doors open.
– I’ve had the best job in the world, so everything can only get worse, unfortunately. I don’t really rule anything out, he says.
– Hope that there may be some exciting project to jump on. It would have been fun to get a coaching job somewhere in a different environment.
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Andersson himself began the press conference by rattling off some statistics from his 7.5 years as national team captain. There were 94 international matches – 48 wins, 15 draws and 31 losses.
Already in October, it was clear that Sweden will miss the football European Championship next summer, the second straight championship miss with Janne Andersson at the helm.
Born: 29 September 1962 (age 61).
Living: Lidingö and Halmstad.
Family: Wife Ulrika and daughters Louise and Julia, grandchildren.
Working with: Football. In December, his contract as national team captain for the men’s national team expires.
Then do: Job-wise unclear, but shortly after the New Year he will have surgery on a knee joint that has been bothering him for a long time.
Duties as coach: Alets IK (playing coach), Halmstads BK (assistant), Laholms FK, Halmstads BK (assistant), Halmstads BK, Örgryte IS, IFK Norrköping.
Main merits: SM gold with IFK Norrköping, SM gold as assistant with Halmstad, big silver with Halmstad as coach. Brought Sweden to the quarter-finals of the WC 2018 and to the round of 16 in the EC 2021.
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