Christian Sund
Finnish footballer (born 1978)
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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.
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Sund in 2006 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 24 December 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Vaasa, Finland | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Ekenäs IF (manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| BK IFK | |||
| Crewe Alexandra | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1995–1996 | BK IFK | 40 | (11) |
| 1997–1998 | Öster | 0 | (0) |
| 1999–2002 | VPS | 91 | (10) |
| 1999 | → BK IFK (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2003 | HJK | 18 | (1) |
| 2004–2007 | Lahti | 59 | (2) |
| 2005–2006 | → Stabæk (loan) | 17 | (0) |
| 2008 | VIFK | 25 | (7) |
| 2009–2010 | JJK | 31 | (2) |
| 2011–2012 | SJK | 51 | (4) |
| 2013–2014 | VIFK | 22 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2018 | VPS II | ||
| 2019 | VPS (assistant) | ||
| 2019–2020 | VPS | ||
| 2021 | KPV (assistant) | ||
| 2022–2023 | KPV | ||
| 2024 | KTP (assistant) | ||
| 2024– | Ekenäs IF | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
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.[1] In the summer 2019, he was appointed manager of the club.[2]
On 17 November 2021, he signed a two-year contract as the head coach of KPV, beginning in the 2022 season.[3]
On 14 November 2023, it was announced that Sund joins Ykkösliiga club KTP as their new assistant manager.[4]
After the dismissal of Gabriel Garcia Xatart, in August 2024 Sund was named the head coach of Ekenäs IF in Veikkausliiga.[5] He couldn't help the club from relegating, but extended his contract with EIF for the next 2025 Ykkösliiga season.[6]
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | Cups[a] | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| BK-IFK | 1995 | Kakkonen | 18 | 2 | – | – | 18 | 2 | ||
| 1996 | Kakkonen | 22 | 9 | – | – | 22 | 9 | |||
| Total | 40 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 11 | ||
| Östers IF | 1997 | Allsvenskan | 0 | 0 | – | 3[b] | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 1998 | Allsvenskan | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| VPS | 1999 | Veikkausliiga | 12 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
| 2000 | Veikkausliiga | 27 | 2 | – | – | 27 | 2 | |||
| 2001 | Veikkausliiga | 31 | 6 | – | – | 31 | 6 | |||
| 2002 | Veikkausliiga | 21 | 2 | – | – | 21 | 2 | |||
| Total | 91 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 10 | ||
| BK-IFK (loan) | 1999 | Kakkonen | 3 | 0 | – | – | 3 | 0 | ||
| HJK Helsinki | 2003 | Veikkausliiga | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3[c] | 0 | 21 | 1 |
| Lahti | 2004 | Veikkausliiga | 25 | 2 | – | – | 25 | 2 | ||
| 2005 | Veikkausliiga | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2006 | Veikkausliiga | 11 | 0 | – | – | 11 | 0 | |||
| 2007 | Veikkausliiga | 23 | 0 | – | – | 23 | 0 | |||
| Total | 59 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 2 | ||
| Stabæk (loan) | 2005 | 1. divisjon | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 16 | 0 | |
| 2006 | Tippeligaen | 4 | 0 | – | – | 4 | 0 | |||
| Total | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | ||
| Stabæk 2 (loan) | 2005 | 3. divisjon | 1 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||
| VIFK | 2008 | Ykkönen | 25 | 7 | – | – | 25 | 7 | ||
| JJK Jyväskylä | 2009 | Veikkausliiga | 24 | 1 | 6 | 0 | – | 30 | 1 | |
| 2010 | Veikkausliiga | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 14 | 1 | ||
| Total | 37 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 2 | ||
| SJK Seinäjoki | 2011 | Kakkonen | 27 | 3 | – | – | 27 | 3 | ||
| 2012 | Ykkönen | 24 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 25 | 2 | ||
| Total | 51 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 5 | ||
| VIFK | 2013 | Kakkonen | 22 | 1 | – | – | 22 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 364 | 38 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 381 | 39 | ||
- Includes Suomen Cup, Norwegian Football Cup and Finnish League Cup
- Appearances in UEFA Intertoto Cup
- Appearances in UEFA Champions League
Manager
- As of 19 October 2024
