Mak Adam Lind (, ar, محمد علي خان; born 1 November 1988) is a professional

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coach and former player who is head coach of Swedish women's club BK Häcken. Born in Lebanon to Lebanese parents, Lind moved to Sweden and obtained Swedish citizenship. He represented

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internationally between 2013 and 2015.

Club career

In 2008, Lind joined BK Häcken from Västra Frölunda IF; he played six years at the club, and was eventually made club

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. Lind then played for Tianjin TEDA in China, before joining Halmstads BK, with whom he retired in 2016.

Managerial career

On 2 March 2016, it was confirmed that Lind was the new manager of Västra Frölunda IF in Division 3 (tier 5). He still continued to play for Halmstads BK. But after only two matches in the charge of the club, he was forced to terminate his contract on 10 March 2016, because Halmstad didn't want him to play and coach at the same time. Lind was appointed as the new manager of Division 1 (tier 3) club Husqvarna FF for the 2017 season on 28 November 2016. After the death of Husqvarna's

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, Issa Iskander, Lind took over this role as well. On 15 December 2017, Lind was announced as the new manager of

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in the

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(tier 2) for the 2018 season. On 23 October 2019, Norrby IF extended his contract to 2022. Following Norrby's relegation from the Superettan in

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, Lind left the club and, on 25 November 2022, was appointed head coach and sporting director of Ettan (tier 3) side

FC Trollhättan FC Trollhättan is a Swedish football club located in Trollhättan currently playing in Division 1. Background The club was founded in 2001, when the old rivals Trollhättans IF and Trollhättans FK decided to merge. In their first league m ...

for the 2023 season. On 1 July 2023, Lind was appointed head coach of BK Häcken in the

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, the top women's division in Sweden, until the 2026 season.

Personal life

Until 2013 Lind had believed that he was born in 1986, but after locating his original Lebanese

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it was discovered that he was actually born in 1988 and had made his Superettan first-team debut at the age of 15. Born Mohammed Ali Khan, in 2019 he changed his name to Mak Adam Lind.

Honours

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All-time Lebanon Men's Dream Team

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Mak Lind
at Lagstatistik {{DEFAULTSORT:Lind, Mak 1988 births Living people Footballers from Beirut Lebanese emigrants to Sweden Sportspeople of Lebanese descent Naturalized citizens of Sweden Lebanese men's footballers Swedish men's footballers Men's association football central defenders Västra Frölunda IF players BK Häcken players Tianjin Jinmen Tiger F.C. players Halmstads BK players Superettan players Ettan Fotboll players Allsvenskan players Chinese Super League players Lebanon men's international footballers Lebanese expatriate men's footballers Swedish expatriate men's footballers Lebanese expatriate sportspeople in China Swedish expatriate sportspeople in China Expatriate men's footballers in China Lebanese football managers Lebanese women's football managers Swedish football managers Swedish women's football managers Västra Frölunda IF managers Husqvarna FF managers Norrby IF managers FC Trollhättan managers BK Häcken FF managers Superettan managers Ettan Fotboll managers Damallsvenskan managers