Christian Sund (born 24 December 1978) is a Finnish football coach and a former player. He is the head coach of Ekenäs IF (EIF) in Ykkösliiga.
Coaching career After retiring, Sund worked as a youth coach for Vasa IFK and later SJK. In 2018, he took charge of VPS's B-team and later became assistant manager of the first team in the beginning of 2019.Christian Sund edustusjoukkueen valmennusryhmään, vepsu.fi, 8 December 2018 In the summer 2019, he was appointed manager of the club."Pystymme kääntämään kurssin" – Christian Sund on VPS:n uusi päävalmentaja, vepsu.fi, 10 July 2019
On 17 November 2021, he signed a two-year contract as the head coach of KPV, beginning in the 2022 season.
On 14 November 2023, it was announced that Sund joins Ykkösliiga club KTP as their new assistant manager.Christian Sund siirtyy KPV:stä Kotkaan KTP:n kakkosvalmentajaksi, Keskipohjanmaa, 14 November 2023
After the dismissal of Gabriel Garcia Xatart, in August 2024 Sund was named the head coach of Ekenäs IF in Veikkausliiga.Christian Sund EIF:n peräsimeen – päävalmentajan tehtävään kiinni jo tiistaina, veikkausliiga.com, 13 August 2024 He couldn't help the club from relegating, but extended his contract with EIF for the next 2025 Ykkösliiga season.TRÄNARE OCH LAGLEDNING FÖR 2025, herrar.eiffotboll.fi, 18 October 2024
Career statistics Club Christian Sund stats, Finnish FAChristian Sund stats, Norwegian FA + Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCupsEuropeTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsBK-IFK1995Kakkonen182––1821996Kakkonen229––229Total401100004011Östers IF1997Allsvenskan00–30301998Allsvenskan00––00Total00003030VPS1999Veikkausliiga120–001202000Veikkausliiga272––2722001Veikkausliiga316––3162002Veikkausliiga212––212Total911000009110BK-IFK (loan)1999Kakkonen30––30HJK Helsinki2003Veikkausliiga1810030211Lahti2004Veikkausliiga252––2522005Veikkausliiga00––002006Veikkausliiga110––1102007Veikkausliiga230––230Total5920000592Stabæk (loan)20051. divisjon13030–1602006Tippeligaen40––40Total1703000200Stabæk 2 (loan)20053. divisjon10––10VIFK2008Ykkönen257––257JJK Jyväskylä2009Veikkausliiga24160–3012010Veikkausliiga13110–141Total3727000442SJK Seinäjoki2011Kakkonen273––2732012Ykkönen24111–252Total5141100525VIFK2013Kakkonen221––221Career total364381116038139
Manager
TeamNatFromToRecordVPS8 July 201931 December 2020KPV1 January 202231 December 2023Ekenäs IF13 August 2024presentTotal
References
External links Guardian Football Veikkausliiga Hall of Fame