Kalle Karlsson
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kalle Shantha Karlsson | ||
| Date of birth | 23 November 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Sri Lanka | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Västerås SK (manager) | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2014–2016 | Karlbergs BK | ||
| 2017 | Vasalunds IF | ||
| 2017 | Vasalunds IF (assistant) | ||
| 2018–2019 | Karlbergs BK | ||
| 2019–2021 | Västerås SK | ||
| 2021– | Västerås SK | ||
Kalle Shantha Karlsson (born 23 November 1981) is a Swedish football manager who manages Västerås SK.
Early life
[edit]Karlsson was born on 23 November 1981 in Sri Lanka. One year later, he was adopted by a Swedish family.[1]
Journalism career
[edit]Karlsson has worked as a sports journalist. American newspaper The New York Times wrote in 2024 that he "was a reporter for Expressen and then for the country’s biggest paper, Aftonbladet. He mainly focused on tactical analysis, and his reputation grew to the extent that he became a television pundit too".[2]
Managerial career
[edit]In 2014, Karlsson was appointed manager of Karlbergs BK. Following his stint there, he was appointed manager of Vasalunds IF in 2017 before being appointed as an assistant manager of the club the same year. Subsequently, he returned to Karlbergs BK in 2018. Ahead of the 2020 season, he was appointed as an assistant manager of Västerås SK. Two years later, he was appointed manager of the club and helped them achieve promotion from the second tier to the top flight.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Kampen Kalle Karlsson inte kunde vinna: "Var aldrig hel"" [The fight Kalle Karlsson couldn't win: "Never be whole"] (in Swedish). Vestmanlands Läns Tidning. 6 April 2024. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
- ^ "From keyboard to tactics board: when journalists become football coaches". The New York Times. 21 December 2024. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
- ^ "Journalist blev allsvensk tränare: "Tuff resa"" [Journalist became Allsvenskan coach: "Tough journey"]. Göteborgs-Posten (in Swedish). 27 March 2024. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
External links
[edit]- Kalle Karlsson at WorldFootball.net
- 1981 births
- Living people
- Adoptees
- Sri Lankan emigrants
- Immigrants to Sweden
- Naturalized citizens of Sweden
- Swedish adoptees
- Swedish people of Sri Lankan descent
- Swedish football managers
- 21st-century Swedish journalists
- Vasalunds IF managers
- Västerås SK Fotboll managers
- Allsvenskan managers
- Superettan managers
- Swedish sports journalists