Jens Otto Andreas Gustafsson (born 15 October 1978) is a Swedish professional football manager and former player who played as a defender. He is the current manager of BK Häcken.
Managerial career On 28 May 2021, Gustafsson was named the new manager of Croatian Prva HNL side Hajduk Split. He signed a two-year contract, with the option of extending for a further one year. Gustafsson arrived at Hajduk after holding the position as manager for four and a half years at Allsvenskan club IFK Norrköping.
Gustafsson rejoined the Swedish national under-21 team at the beginning of 2022. On 9 May 2022, it was announced his contract had been bought out by Polish club Pogoń Szczecin, and he replaced Kosta Runjaić as team manager at the start of the 2022–23 season. In charge of Pogoń in 87 official matches, Gustafsson led the club to back-to-back fourth-place finishes in the league, as well as the 2023–24 Polish Cup final. On 15 August 2024, Pogoń announced they have agreed to part ways with Gustafsson after he accepted an offer from an unnamed Saudi Pro League club.
On 22 August 2024, Gustafsson was appointed as manager of Saudi Arabian club Al-Fateh. During his tenure, Al-Fateh recorded one win in thirteen games across all competitions, before agreeing to mutually part with Gustafsson on 4 December 2024. He was announced by BK Häcken on 27 December 2024.
Managerial statistics
+ Managerial record by team and tenureTeamFromToRecord Halmstads BK5 July 201120 November 2014Sweden U2110 March 201531 December 2015IFK Norrköping1 June 201631 December 2020Hadjuk Split28 May 20211 November 2021Sweden U2113 January 20229 May 2022Pogoń Szczecin13 June 202215 August 2024Al-Fateh22 August 20244 December 2024Total
Honours Managerial BK Häcken Svenska Cupen: 2024–25
Individual Ekstraklasa Coach of the Month: October 2023, February 2024
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