Kim Alexander Hellberg (born 1 February 1988) is a Swedish

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manager who is the head coach of

Hammarby IF Hammarby Idrottsförening ("Hammarby Sports Club"), commonly known as Hammarby IF or simply Hammarby ( or, especially locally, ), is a Swedish sports club located in Stockholm, with a number of member organizations active in a variety of differe ...

Allsvenskan Allsvenskan (; en, the All-Swedish, also known as Fotbollsallsvenskan, en, the Football All-Swedish) is a Swedish professional league for men's association football clubs. It was founded in 1924 and is the top tier of the Swedish football lea ...

. He previously played football at lower level as a

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Coaching career

Early career

Born and raised in Norrköping, he started his coaching career with local club Kimstad GoIF in 2011, at age 23, winning Division 5 in his debut season. In 2013, Hellberg was appointed as the head coach of Kuddby IF. In just three seasons, he led Kuddby from Division 5 to Division 3. In 2017, Hellberg joined

IF Sylvia IF Sylvia is a Swedish football club based in Norrköping. The club, formed on 19 May 1922, is currently playing in the third tier of Swedish football, Division 1. The club is affiliated to the Östergötlands Fotbollförbund. In the early years ...

in Division 2, Sweden's fourth tier. In 2018, his second season in charge of the club, he led the side to a promotion to Ettan. On 4 January 2020, Hellberg joined

club

IFK Norrköping Idrottsföreningen Kamraterna Norrköping, more commonly known as IFK Norrköping or simply Norrköping, is a Swedish professional football club based in Norrköping. The club is affiliated to Östergötlands Fotbollförbund and play their ...

as an assistant coach to Jens Gustafsson. He also joined his father Stefan Hellberg in the coaching staff. On 10 April 2021, Hellberg signed a new two-year contract with the club, continuing as an assistant to new head coach

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IFK Värnamo

On 6 December 2021, Hellberg was appointed as the new head coach of

IFK Värnamo IFK Värnamo is a Swedish football club located in Värnamo. The club plays in the Allsvenskan, the top tier of Swedish football. The most famous player from the club is Jonas Thern, who was captain of the Swedish national football team when the ...

, signing a two-year contract ahead of the first ever Allsvenskan season in the club's history. In 2022, Värnamo surprisingly finished 10th in the Allsvenskan table, avoiding relegation by 20 points. Ahead of the 2023 season, Hellberg attracted interest from fellow Allsvenskan club

IFK Göteborg Idrottsföreningen Kamraterna Göteborg (officially IFK Göteborg Fotboll), commonly known as IFK Göteborg, IFK (especially locally) or simply Göteborg, is a Swedish professional football club based in Gothenburg. Founded in 1904, it is the ...

, but he decided to turned down the move. Instead, he led Värnamo to a 5th place in Allsvenskan, after a strong second half of the campaign. At the end of the season, Hellberg was nominated for the award Allsvenskan Manager of the Year, but the prize ultimately went to

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from

IF Elfsborg Idrottsföreningen Elfsborg, more commonly known as IF Elfsborg or simply Elfsborg (), is a professional football club based in Borås, Sweden, and is affiliated to the Västergötlands Fotbollförbund. They play in the Allsvenskan and have spent ...

. On 17 November 2023, it was announced that Hellberg would leave Värnamo at the end of the year at the expiration of his contract.

Hammarby IF

On 14 December 2023, Hellberg was announced as the new head coach of

in Allsvenskan, signing a three-year contract.

Honours

;Kimstad GoIF * Division 5 Mellersta 2011 ;Kuddby IF * Division 5 Östra 2014 * Östgötacupen runner's up 2014 * Division 4 Östra 2015 ;IF Sylvia * Division 2 Södra Svealand 2018

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hellberg, Kim 1988 births Living people Swedish men's footballers Footballers from Norrköping Men's association football midfielders Swedish football managers Allsvenskan managers IFK Värnamo managers Hammarby Fotboll managers