Bo Augustsson

Bo Augustsson (born in Gärds Köpinge on December 28, 1949) is a former Swedish professional footballer who played for Åtvidabergs, Den Haag and BoIS. During the 1970s, he was one of Swedish football's more technical players. However, a severe knee injury caused him to quit prematurely.After the active player years, he has been active in a number of clubs. Bo Augustsson, who also worked as a teacher, has had many new ideas about how to develop young football players' technique in particular; something that has often been neglected in Swedish football. Afterwards, Augustsson worked as a youth coach for various clubs in Sweden (Malmö, Helsingborgs, Bunkeflo, Luleå, AIK), United Arab Emirates, Finland, Norway (Sandefjord Fotball), Finland (Tukru) and the Netherlands (Feyenoord).[1][2]

Bo Augustsson
Personal information
Full name Bo Augustsson
Date of birth (1949-12-28) 28 December 1949
Place of birth Gärds Köpinge, Sweden
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Retired
Youth career
Mala IF
Hässleholms
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1968–1972 Åtvidabergs 71 (4)
1972-1974 Den Haag 19 (3)
1974 Åtvidabergs 21 (2)
1975-1979 Landskrona 102 (16)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 04:07, 3 March 2020 (UTC)

Since the summer of 2013, Bo Augustsson has been working as Head Coach of the South African Kaizer Chiefs Youth Academy in Johannesburg.[3]

Personal Life

He grew up Malå Municipality

He has a younger brother (Jörgen) who played for Sweden in 1974 at the FIFA World Cup.[4]

References
  1. "Bo Augustsson". web.archive.org (in Swedish). Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  2. "Augustsson ska göra AIK bättre" [Augustsson should make AIK better]. www.hd.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  3. "Chiefs: To Buy Or To Nurture?". www.soccerladuma.co.za. SOCCER LADUUUUUMA!. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  4. "1974 WORLD CUP SQUADS". www.thefifaworldcups.com. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
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