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An era is about to end in Frölunda.
Roger Rönnberg leaves Gothenburg after 13 seasons.
The SHL coach has already finished with a new club.
Frölunda and Roger Rönnberg have had a long and beautiful love relationship. But now it will end.
Leaving Frölunda
On Monday, it became official that Rönnberg will leave Gothenburg in a year and make his very last season in the SHL club the one that is now coming. The parties then say goodbye to each other after a full 13 years together.
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There have been many successful years where Roger has established Frölunda as a top team in Swedish hockey. During Rönnberg’s time in the booth, the club has won two SM golds, 2016 and 2019, as well as four CHL titles, 2016, 2017, 2019 and 2020.
Rönnberg’s new team
The last season in Frölunda will be emotional.
– It is a joint decision, says Roger Rönnberg to the club’s official website.
– I always want to win and the important thing now is not to find shortcuts. This is my last chance and I am fully focused on it.
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Frölunda will also have a full year to find Rönnberg’s successor as head coach.
– During the autumn (2023), the decision that we would separate grew. We have always believed in continuity and think it is something very good, but at the same time we needed to look ahead and take steps in a new direction. This is the best for both parties. And to avoid speculation during the rest of the season, we choose to go out with this now, says the sports manager Fredrik Sjöström in a press release.
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Now it is also clear what Rönnberg’s new job will be. Shortly after the announcement that he was leaving Frölunda, the next revelation about the future came.
From the spring of 2025, the Swedish coaching profile will lead the Swiss club Fribourg-Gottéron, the NL club announced in an official statement.
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