Jesper Pierre Ljung (born 31 December 1973) is a Swedish football manager who currently serves as an assistant coach at BK Häcken. He is also a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jesper Pierre Ljung | ||
| Date of birth | (1973-12-31) 31 December 1973 (age 50) | ||
| Place of birth | Malmö, Sweden | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Ryssby IF | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1989 | Ljungby IF | 3 | (1) |
| 1989–1991 | Kalmar AIK | 45 | (13) |
| 1992–1998 | Helsingborgs IF | 103 | (13) |
| 1998–2000 | Vejle BK | 39 | (3) |
| 2000–2003 | Landskrona BoIS | 72 | (5) |
| 2003 | Raufoss IL | 10 | (3) |
| 2004–2007 | BK Häcken | 85 | (10) |
| Total | 357 | (48) | |
| International career | |||
| 1989–1991 | Sweden U17 | 30 | (14) |
| 1993–1995 | Sweden U21 | 15 | (3) |
| 1995 | Sweden B | 1 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| Holmalunds IF | |||
| 2010–2014 | FC Trollhättan | ||
| 2014–2016 | GAIS (assistant) | ||
| 2016–2021 | BK Häcken (youth) | ||
| 2022– | BK Häcken (assistant) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Born in Malmö, Ljung grew up in RyssbyinLjungby municipality and eventually started his footballing career with Kalmar AIK Fotboll and debuted in the second division at the age of 16.[1]
Considered one of the best prospects in Sweden at the time,[2] he later chose to join Helsingborgs IF due to their home crowd despite interest from the most successful Swedish clubs.[1] After injury in 1997 and surgery in 1998, Ljung signed for Danish side Vejle BK[2] to replace Denmark international Thomas Gravesen, who left for Hamburger SV in the German top flight.[1]
In 2003, he signed for Raufoss IL in the Norwegian second division.[1]
Ljung won a total of 45 youth caps for the Sweden U17 and U21 teams, and appeared once for the Sweden B team in a friendly game against Scotland B.[3]
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