Tom Prahl (born 5 January 1949 in Smedstorp) is a Swedish former football player and manager.

Coaching career

From 1990 to the 2000s, Prahl was one of Sweden's most successful managers, winning three league titles. He debuted in 1992 in Allsvenskan with

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. He won the league since then with both

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. On 1 January 2006, he took over

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table. Prahl returned to Trelleborg and managed the club until his retirement in 2011.

Honours as manager

Halmstads BK * Allsvenskan:

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Malmö FF * Allsvenskan: 2004

References

1949 births Living people Swedish footballers Swedish football managers Trelleborgs FF managers Halmstads BK managers Malmö FF managers Viking FK managers Swedish expatriate football managers Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Norway Expatriate football managers in Norway Allsvenskan managers Eliteserien managers Association footballers not categorized by position {{Sweden-footy-bio-stub