Roland Nilsson
Nils Lennart Roland Nilsson (born 27 November 1963) is a Swedish professional
football manager and former player. He was most recently the head coach of
Allsvenskan club
IFK Göteborg. As a player, Nilsson played
116 games for
Sweden, making him the sixth most capped player in the Sweden national team. He also won the
UEFA Cup and played in the semi-finals of the
World Cup, the
European Championships, and the
European Cup during a playing career lasting over two decades. He won his first major honour as a manager in 2010 with Malmö FF when the team won Allsvenskan. On 1 April 2011
Copenhagen confirmed Nilsson as the club's new manager to replace
Ståle Solbakken who left Copenhagen to become manager of
1. FC Köln in the summer of 2011. Nilsson joined Copenhagen on 1 June 2011 but was sacked after six months on 9 January 2012.
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