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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Thomas Anders Roland Askebrand | ||
| Date of birth | (1969-01-23)23 January 1969 (age 56) | ||
| Place of birth | Åsa, Sweden | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Varbergs BoIS | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 1995–1998 | Hanhals BK | ||
| 1999–2001 | Bua IF | ||
| 2002–2004 | Lerkils IF | ||
| 2005 | Västra Frölunda (assistant) | ||
| 2006–2008 | Lerkils IF | ||
| 2008–2012 | Falkenbergs FF | ||
| 2013–2014 | GAIS | ||
| 2015–2017 | Östers IF | ||
| 2018–2019 | Örgryte IS | ||
| 2020–2021 | Västerås SK | ||
| 2023– | Varbergs BoIS | ||
Thomas Askebrand, bornJohansson 23 January 1969 inÅsa,[1] is aSwedish football manager.[2] He is the sporting director and formally manager ofVarbergs BoIS.
Thomas started out his managing career for small local clubs in Hanhals,Bua andLerkil. After one year in the Gothenburg clubVästra Frölunda, as an assistant coach, he joinedSuperettan sideFalkenberg. After five good seasons, Thomas left for the bigger clubGAIS in January 2013.
After a defeat againstÖstersund at home in the 9th game of the 2014-season, Gais officially sacked Askebrand due to bad results. The supporters and the board didn't think 8 points and a 13th place was good enough.
On 10 December 2014 Östers IF announced Thomas Askebrand as their new head coach for two years. Östers played inAllsvenskan in2013 but got relegated from both Allsvenskan and laterSuperettan the following year.
In November 2017, it was confirmed that Askebrand would take charge ofÖrgryte IS from the 2018 season.[3] He left the club at the end of the 2019 season and was appointed head coach ofVästerås SK.[4]