Kenneth Rosén
Swedish football manager
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Kenneth Rosén (16 September 1951 – 27 December 2004) was a Swedish football goalkeeper and later manager.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 16 September 1951 | ||
| Place of birth | Sundsvall, Sweden | ||
| Date of death | 27 December 2004 (aged 53) | ||
| Place of death | Gävle, Sweden | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Skellefteå | |||
| Örebro | |||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1977 | Laxå | ||
| 1977-1978 | Karlslund | ||
| 1980-1982 | Örebro | ||
| 198 | Falu | ||
| 1984-1985 | Brage | ||
| 1986-1987 | Halmstad | ||
| 1988-1989 | Kalmar AIK | ||
| 1990 | B68 Toftir | ||
| 1990-1992 | Skellefteå | ||
| 1993-1994 | Raufoss | ||
| 1995–1996 | Skjetten | ||
| 1997–2000 | Bryne | ||
| 2001 | Vålerenga (director of sports) | ||
| 2001 | L/F Hønefoss | ||
| 2002 | Kongsvinger | ||
| 2003–2004 | Gefle | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
He was born in Sundsvall[1] and started his playing career in Skellefteå.[2] He also played for Örebro SK.[3]
He started his manager career in 1977 in Laxå IF.[2] He then managed seven Swedish clubs as well as Faroese B68 Toftir before moving to Norway.[4] After two season each in Raufoss and Skjetten he was hired as Bryne's manager ahead of the 1997 season.[3] He guided the team to the 2000 Eliteserien.
Ahead of the 2001 season he was hired as director of sports in Vålerenga, but he was sacked already in June 2001.[5] He took over as manager of L/F Hønefoss, but ahead of the 2002 season he was hired as manager of Kongsvinger.[6] His final club was Gefle, where he died after two seasons as manager and leading the team from 2004 Superettan to 2005 Allsvenskan.[1] He died of cancer at the hospital in Gävle.[2]
