Henrik Per-Erik Rydström (born 16 February 1976) is a Swedish professional football manager and former player who is the head coach of Allsvenskan club Hammarby IF.
As of 2013, he was the sixth longest serving player in the world when it comes to playing for the same club.
Career He made his debut for Kalmar FF in 1994 and played his last game for the team in 2013. He was a defensive midfielder known for a good passing foot and superb leadership on and off the pitch. In the spring of 2008, he was named best club captain of Allsvenskan in a vote from the players of the league. Rydström holds the club record for most games played for Kalmar FF with 802 games.
Politics He has held speeches for the Swedish Social Democratic Party. He stated in a podcast interview with local newspaper Sydsvenskan, owned by Bonnier Group, while he was the manager of Malmö, that he wants to "take the fight harder against the Sweden Democrats". This statement stirred reactions from the Sweden Democrats in Malmö, who accused him of "bullying and excluding their voter base from welcome to Eleda Stadion". His statement furthermore marked a change in Malmö's neutral stance of outwards politics both regionally and nationally as a democratically membership owned football association, as the press officer of Malmö attended the interview.
Managerial statistics
+ Managerial record by team and tenure TeamNatFromToRecordKalmar FF31 July 201831 December 2018IK Sirius1 January 201931 December 2020Kalmar FF1 January 202130 November 2022Malmö1 December 202226 September 2025Columbus Crew31 December 202517 May 2026Hammarby IF5 June 2026PresentCareer total
Honours Player Kalmar FF Allsvenskan: 2008 Svenska Cupen: 2007 Svenska Supercupen: 2009
Manager Malmö FF Allsvenskan: 2023, 2024 Svenska Cupen: 2023–24
References
External links
Kalmar FF Profile