Olof Persson [SEP] place of birth
Olof Persson
Olof Persson (born May 5, 1978 in Malmö) is a Swedish football manager and the current assistant coach of Malmö FF in Allsvenskan. Persson also played professionally as a central defender.
Career.
Persson played in central defence and had considerable aerial power. He played the majority of his career at Swedish club Malmö FF, he reached around 350 matches for the club and won the 2004 Allsvenskan. This is also where the current sports chief in AGF, Brian Steen Nielsen, as a player met
the end of the 2001 season.
However the club were promoted from Division 3 Sydöstra Götaland in 2002 after finishing in second place. Over the rest of the decade the club has played in Division 2 Södra Götaland and Division 1 Södra (third tier Swedish football) where they currently reside.
The club is affiliated to the Skånes Fotbollförbund.
Managers.
- Joakim Persson (Nov 4, 2015 – Sep 22, 2017)
- Atli Eðvaldsson (Sep 22, 2017 – Jan 15, 2018)