Nanne Bergstrand
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 Bergstrand in September 2013 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kurt Arne Nanne René Bergstrand | ||
| Date of birth | 28 April 1956 | ||
| Place of birth | Markaryd, Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Forward[1] | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1972–1976 | Markaryds IF | ||
| 1977–1978 | Halmstads BK | ||
| 1979–1980 | Markaryds IF | ||
| 1981–1982 | Kalmar FF | ||
| 1983–1988 | Markaryds IF | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1984 | Traryds IF | ||
| 1985–1991 | Markaryds IF | ||
| 1992–1993 | Växjö Norra IF | ||
| 1994–1996 | Östers IF | ||
| 1997 | IK Oddevold | ||
| 1998–1999 | Kalmar FF | ||
| 2000–2001 | Helsingborgs IF | ||
| 2002–2013 | Kalmar FF | ||
| 2014–2016 | Hammarby IF | ||
| 2017–2018 | Kalmar FF | ||
| 2020 | Kalmar FF | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Kurt Arne "Nanne" René Bergstrand (born 28 April 1956) is a Swedish football manager and former football player. He has previously coached Helsingborgs IF, Östers IF, Kalmar FF and Hammarby IF in Allsvenskan.
His over ten-year tenure as manager of Kalmar FF made him the tenth longest-serving manager in European first-division football at the time according to UEFA.[2] During the later years of his career at Kalmar FF he was sometimes referred to as the Swedish equivalent to Alex Ferguson.[3][4][5]
A forward, Bergstrand started playing first team football at the age of 16 for the local small town club Markaryds IF. He had short spells at Allsvenskan clubs Halmstads BK and Kalmar FF as well as a trial with Manchester City in 1980, who were unable to sign him due to work permit issues. Players outside EEC had to play at international level to get a work permit. He ended up returning to his hometown club where he also took over as manager in 1985.[6]
