John Albin Pettersson (11 September 1886 – 12 October 1951) was a Swedish football chairman and manager.
 Pettersson pictured on 15 May 1949 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Albin Pettersson[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 11 September 1886 | ||
| Place of birth | Halmstad, Sweden | ||
| Date of death | 12 October 1951 (aged 65) | ||
| Place of death | Helsingborg, Sweden | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 1921–1936 | Sweden | ||
Career
editIn 1910, at the age of 22, Pettersson became chairman of Helsingborgs IF, a post he held until his death in 1951.[2] In 1917, Pettersson joined the board of the Swedish Football Association, becoming chairman in 1921. As a result of his chairmanship of the Swedish Football Association, Pettersson also became de facto manager of Sweden, managing 138 games over the course of 15 years. Whilst in his role at the Swedish Football Association, Pettersson was also instrumental in the formation of the Allsvenskan.[1][2]
Additionally, Pettersson worked as a sports journalist at Dagens Nyheter and Helsingborgs Dagblad during his career.[2]
In 2014, Pettersson was added to the Swedish Football Hall of Fame.[3]
Managerial statistics
edit| Team | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | |||
| Sweden | 26 March 1921 | 27 September 1936 | 138 | 73 | 21 | 44 | 52.90 |
References
edit- ^ a b "National football team manager Bill Pettersson". EU Football. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
- ^ a b c "John "Bill" Pettersson". Helsingborgs stadslexikon (in Swedish). Retrieved 29 September 2021.
- ^ "Pettersson, John A "Bill"". Svenska Fotbollförbundet (in Swedish). Retrieved 29 September 2021.
External links
edit- John Albin "Bill" Pettersson coach profile at National-Football-Teams.com
- John Albin "Bill" Pettersson manager profile at EU-Football.info
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