Henrik Rydström
Swedish footballer and manager
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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.
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Rydström in 2026 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Henrik Per-Erik Rydström | ||
| Date of birth | 16 February 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | Karlskrona, Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Hammarby IF (head coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1982–1993 | Listerby IK | ||
| 1993–1995 | Kalmar FF | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1993–2013 | Kalmar FF | 551 | (23) |
| 2014 | IFK Berga | 0 | (0) |
| 2014–2016 | Listerby IK | 5 | (1) |
| 2016 | Hossmo BK | 1 | (0) |
| Total | 557 | (24) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2018 | Kalmar FF (caretaker) | ||
| 2019–2020 | IK Sirius | ||
| 2021–2022 | Kalmar FF | ||
| 2023–2025 | Malmö FF | ||
| 2026 | Columbus Crew | ||
| 2026– | Hammarby IF | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
As of 2013, he was the sixth longest serving player in the world when it comes to playing for the same club.[1]
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.[2] Rydström holds the club record for most games played for Kalmar FF with 802 games.[3]
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".[4] 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".[5] 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
- As of 30 August 2026
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | ||||
| Kalmar FF |  |
31 July 2018 | 31 December 2018 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 22 | −10 | 18.75 |
| IK Sirius | |
1 January 2019 | 31 December 2020 | 68 | 20 | 18 | 30 | 93 | 115 | −22 | 29.41 |
| Kalmar FF | |
1 January 2021 | 30 November 2022 | 69 | 34 | 14 | 21 | 96 | 76 | +20 | 49.28 |
| Malmö | |
1 December 2022 | 26 September 2025 | 126 | 67 | 30 | 29 | 250 | 142 | +108 | 53.17 |
| Columbus Crew |  |
31 December 2025 | 17 May 2026 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 26 | 24 | +2 | 31.25 |
| Hammarby IF | |
5 June 2026 | Present | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 10 | +15 | 53.85 |
| Career total | 308 | 136 | 74 | 98 | 502 | 389 | +113 | 44.16 | |||
Honours
Player
Kalmar FF
Manager
Malmö FF
