Tom Strand
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Tom Marcus Christian Strand | ||
Date of birth | 1982 | ||
Place of birth | Sweden | ||
Teams managed | |||
Years | Team | ||
–2014 | Golden Boot Academy (chairman) | ||
2014 | Bechem United | ||
2015–2016 | Medeama SC | ||
2017– | Great Olympics |
Tom Strand is a professional football coach from Sweden who is contracted to Great Olympics in Ghana as of 2017.
Career
Bechem United
Signing a two-year contract to lead Bechem United in 2014,[1] he was praised by the team CEO as perfect for the club due to his ‘training methods’ and ‘tactical ingenuity’ just a month after his arrival.[2] During his time with the club, he stated that the ‘old’ officials presiding over the league matches as referees were culpable of bad calls and deliberately aggravating players.[3] Following his departure from the club, he had relished for another spell at Bechem despite the fact he was already at Medeama SC by then.[4]
Medeama and resignation crisis
In 2015, the Swede was announced as head coach of Medeama SC of the Ghanaian Premier League.[5] The Ghanaian media spread rumors that Strand was going to sign for Hearts of Oak (while he was still with Medeama) which never happened even though they had sent a letter to Medeama regarding a possible appointment of him as their coach.[6] But, in 2016, he decided abscond from his hotel in South Africa without notifying anyone one night, leaving a note explaining his resignation. Before that, the trainer had also missed multiple training sessions and two league games and technical director Augustine Evans Adotey supervised the squad in his place.[7] It happened a day after his team lost to Mamelodi Sundowns in the CAF Confederation Cup play-offs.[8] At once, he was reported to the South African police for his surreptitious behavior.[9] By May 10, Strand had already returned to Sweden.[10] Months later, he issued an apology for suddenly leaving the club in such an unscrupulous manner,[11][12][13] citing familial financial problems as the reason for his exit.[14] Still, he thought about a possible return to coach Medeama but the deal never happened. Medeama now want repayment from him for cancelling his contract before it expired[15] and Interpol have given him a red notice alert.[16]
Great Olympics
Succeeding Godwin Attram as head coach in April 2017,[17] his main task was to lift the newly promoted side from the bottom of the table.[18][19] This decision to appoint him as manager bewildered the supporters, who threatened to ‘chase him out’.[20] By June 2017, Strand has expressed apprehension over the club being relegated.[21]
One of his main ambitions is to lead the Ghana national team in the 2022 FIFA World Cup finals in Qatar.[22]
References
- ↑ http://africanfootball.com/news/101576/Tom-Strand-signs-two-year-contract-as-Bechem-coach
- ↑ http://ghanasportsonline.com/index.php/local-football-news/item/1227-bechem-united-ceo-heaps-praises-on-tactical-coach-tom-strands
- ↑ http://www.goal.com/en-gh/news/4389/ghanaian-football/2014/04/22/4767914/bechem-coach-strand-slams-old-ghana-referees
- ↑ http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/SportsArchive/Exclusive-Tom-Strand-desires-Bechem-United-U-turn-340813
- ↑ https://www.modernghana.com/sports/586217/official-medeama-sc-appoint-tom-strand-as-head-coach-annor.html
- ↑ http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/Hearts-send-official-letter-to-Medeama-over-Tom-Strand-387922
- ↑ http://www.pulse.com.gh/sports/tom-strand-the-story-of-a-coach-gone-awol-at-medeama-sc-id4986848.html
- ↑ http://kessbenfm.com/tom-strand-goes-awol-leaves-quit-note-medeama-team-hotel-room/
- ↑ http://africanfootball.com/news/627750/Tom-Strand-goes-walkabout-in-South-Africa-reported-to-police
- ↑ http://ritefmonline.org/tom-strand-arrives-in-sweden-after-unceremonious-exit-from-medeama/
- ↑ http://ghanamansports.com/2017/03/01/tom-strands-renders-apologies-medeama-sc/
- ↑ http://ghheadlines.com/agency/ghana-web-/20170302/38160625/tom-strand-apologize-for-untimely-exit-from-medeama
- ↑ https://www.sportscrusader.com/tom-strand-renders-apology-to-medeama/
- ↑ http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/Why-I-left-Medeama-hotel-in-South-Africa-Tom-Strand-opens-up-513191
- ↑ http://ghanasportsonline.com/index.php/local-football-news/item/13609-medeama-seeking-compensation-from-former-coach-tom-strand
- ↑ http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/Interpol-issues-red-notice-for-Swedish-coach-Tom-Strand-530557
- ↑ http://www.goal.com/en-gh/news/4349/main/2017/04/14/34614732/tom-strand-takes-over-from-godwin-attram
- ↑ https://www.sportsnetghana.com/top/i-will-turn-things-around-for-great-olympics-tom-strand/
- ↑ http://starrfmonline.com/2017/04/12/ill-transform-great-olympics-tom-strand/
- ↑ http://www.ghheadlines.com/agency/ghana-web-/20170411/38873488/great-olympics-supporters-vow-to-chase-out-incoming-coach-tom-strand
- ↑ http://sportsworldghana.com/i-dont-know-if-we-can-survive-tom-strand/
- ↑ http://www.pulse.com.gh/sports/qatar-ex-medeama-coach-tom-strand-wants-to-lead-ghana-in-2022-world-cup-id6271754.html