Anders Grönhagen


Per Nils Anders Grönhagen is a manager and former football player. He signed as manager for the Norwegian Premier League club Fredrikstad F.K. on 29 January 2007 to replace Knut Torbjørn Eggen.
Between 1997 and 1998, he was Club director in Djurgården.

Player career

Club

Born in Gudmundrå, Sweden, Grönhagen made his debut for Kramfors IF in Division 3 as a 15-year-old. In 1972, he joined GIF Sundsvall to play in Division 2 Norra. With GIF Sundsvall, he qualified for the 1975 Allsvenskan and played 25 matches in his Allsvenskan debut season.
For the 1976 season, Grönhagen joined Djurgårdens IF Fotboll. Over eight seasons, he played 146 league games for Djurgården and scored 48 goals. In 1983, Grönhagen returned to GIF Sundsvall. He finished his playing career in 1985.

International

He earned 18 international caps for Sweden.

Manager career

Grönhagen started his management career in GIF Sundsvall from 1986 to 89, before coaching IFK Sundsvall from 1990 to 92, Djurgårdens IF from 1994 to 96, GIF Sundsvall from 1999 to 2001. In 2002, he took over IF Elfsborg. He left Elfsborg after two seasons in 2003.
In November 2003, it was announced that Grönhagen was to take over IF Brommapojkarna for the 2004 season. He left after one season. In September 2006, Grönhagen started his second tenure in Djurgårdens IF, taking over from Kjell Jonevret. He managed the team for the remaining six matches of the season
Grönhagen joined Norwegian Tippeligaen side Fredrikstad FK in 2007. He finished second in the 2008 Tippeligaen before leaving in 2009.

Career statistics

Honours

Club

GIF Sundsvall
Djurgårdens IF