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Christian Sund (born 24 December 1978) is a Finnish football coach and a former player. He is the head coach of Ekenäs IF (EIF) in Ykkösliiga.
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Coaching career
[edit]After retiring, Sund worked as a youth coach for Vasa IFK and later SJK. In 2018, he took charge of VPS's B-team and later became assistant manager of the first team in the beginning of 2019.[1] In the summer 2019, he was appointed manager of the club.[2]
On 17 November 2021, he signed a two-year contract as the head coach of KPV, beginning in the 2022 season.[3]
On 14 November 2023, it was announced that Sund joins Ykkösliiga club KTP as their new assistant manager.[4]
After the dismissal of Gabriel Garcia Xatart, in August 2024 Sund was named the head coach of Ekenäs IF in Veikkausliiga.[5] He couldn't help the club from relegating, but extended his contract with EIF for the next 2025 Ykkösliiga season.[6]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]| Club | Season | League | Cups[a] | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| BK-IFK | 1995 | Kakkonen | 18 | 2 | – | – | 18 | 2 | ||
| 1996 | Kakkonen | 22 | 9 | – | – | 22 | 9 | |||
| Total | 40 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 11 | ||
| Östers IF | 1997 | Allsvenskan | 0 | 0 | – | 3[b] | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 1998 | Allsvenskan | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| VPS | 1999 | Veikkausliiga | 12 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
| 2000 | Veikkausliiga | 27 | 2 | – | – | 27 | 2 | |||
| 2001 | Veikkausliiga | 31 | 6 | – | – | 31 | 6 | |||
| 2002 | Veikkausliiga | 21 | 2 | – | – | 21 | 2 | |||
| Total | 91 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 10 | ||
| BK-IFK (loan) | 1999 | Kakkonen | 3 | 0 | – | – | 3 | 0 | ||
| HJK Helsinki | 2003 | Veikkausliiga | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3[c] | 0 | 21 | 1 |
| Lahti | 2004 | Veikkausliiga | 25 | 2 | – | – | 25 | 2 | ||
| 2005 | Veikkausliiga | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2006 | Veikkausliiga | 11 | 0 | – | – | 11 | 0 | |||
| 2007 | Veikkausliiga | 23 | 0 | – | – | 23 | 0 | |||
| Total | 59 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 2 | ||
| Stabæk (loan) | 2005 | 1. divisjon | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 16 | 0 | |
| 2006 | Tippeligaen | 4 | 0 | – | – | 4 | 0 | |||
| Total | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | ||
| Stabæk 2 (loan) | 2005 | 3. divisjon | 1 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||
| VIFK | 2008 | Ykkönen | 25 | 7 | – | – | 25 | 7 | ||
| JJK Jyväskylä | 2009 | Veikkausliiga | 24 | 1 | 6 | 0 | – | 30 | 1 | |
| 2010 | Veikkausliiga | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 14 | 1 | ||
| Total | 37 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 2 | ||
| SJK Seinäjoki | 2011 | Kakkonen | 27 | 3 | – | – | 27 | 3 | ||
| 2012 | Ykkönen | 24 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 25 | 2 | ||
| Total | 51 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 5 | ||
| VIFK | 2013 | Kakkonen | 22 | 1 | – | – | 22 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 364 | 38 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 381 | 39 | ||
- ^ Includes Suomen Cup, Norwegian Football Cup and Finnish League Cup
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Intertoto Cup
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
Manager
[edit]- As of 19 October 2024
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | |||||||
| VPS | 8 July 2019 | 31 December 2020 | 40 | 14 | 10 | 16 | 35.00 | ||||
| KPV | 1 January 2022 | 31 December 2023 | 69 | 23 | 18 | 28 | 33.33 | ||||
| Ekenäs IF | 13 August 2024 | present | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 12.50 | ||||
| Total | 117 | 38 | 32 | 47 | 32.48 | ||||||
References
[edit]- ^ Christian Sund edustusjoukkueen valmennusryhmään, vepsu.fi, 8 December 2018
- ^ "Pystymme kääntämään kurssin" – Christian Sund on VPS:n uusi päävalmentaja, vepsu.fi, 10 July 2019
- ^ "Christian Sund jatkaa KPV: n valmennuksessa!" (in Finnish). KPV. 17 November 2021. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
- ^ Christian Sund siirtyy KPV:stä Kotkaan KTP:n kakkosvalmentajaksi, Keskipohjanmaa, 14 November 2023
- ^ Christian Sund EIF:n peräsimeen – päävalmentajan tehtävään kiinni jo tiistaina, veikkausliiga.com, 13 August 2024
- ^ TRÄNARE OCH LAGLEDNING FÖR 2025, herrar.eiffotboll.fi, 18 October 2024
- ^ Christian Sund stats, Finnish FA
- ^ Christian Sund stats, Norwegian FA
