Carl Daniel Bäckström (born 22 December 1987) is a Swedish

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and former player, who is the manager of Sweden U21. After the 2020 season, Bäckström was appointed manager of

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, to replace Henrik Rydström. In 2022, Bäckström was appointed manager of Sweden U21. He was caretaker manager of

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in January 2024.

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Daniel Bäckström
at the

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* 1987 births Living people Swedish men's footballers Umeå FC players Swedish football managers Örebro SK non-playing staff Malmö FF non-playing staff IK Sirius Fotboll managers Sweden men's national football team managers Allsvenskan managers 21st-century Swedish sportsmen Men's association football midfielders Sweden national under-21 football team managers {{Sweden-footy-midfielder-stub