David Roufpanah

David Roufpanah
Personal information
Date of birth (1987-11-17) 17 November 1987
Place of birth Malmö, Sweden
Managerial career
Years Team
2009 Harrie-Kävlinge FF
2010 IF Sold
2011 Rågsveds IF
2018 FC Rosengård
2021–2022 IFK Kalmar
2023–2024 AB

David Roufpanah (born 17 November 1987) is a Swedish association football coach and motivational speaker. He has coached at several clubs across Sweden and Denmark. In 2009, he gained his first head coaching job when he accepted the position at Harrie-Kävlinge FF.

Early life

Roufpanah grew up in the Lindeborg district of Malmö, Sweden. He began his coaching career as a teenager and held early coaching roles at Eriksfälts FF before progressing to youth academy positions at Malmö FF.[1] He later studied sports psychology and sports science at Malmö University and obtained the UEFA Pro Licence in 2019, the highest level of coaching education in European football.[2]

Coaching career

Roufpanah's coaching career began at youth level with Eriksfälts FF, later known as Lindeborgs FF 1948.[3] In 2009, he was hired as the head coach of Harrie-Kävlinge FF, who were then competing in Division 5.[4] He has since held coaching and leadership roles across multiple levels of Swedish football, including positions at Hammarby IF, Syrianska FC,[5] Ängelholms FF,[6] IFK Värnamo, and Dalkurd FF in Superettan.[1][7]

Roufpanah also worked at IK Sirius in the Allsvenskan as head of scouting.[8] In 2018, he was appointed head coach of FC Rosengård and became the first coach in the club's history to guide the team to the group stage of the Swedish Cup, following a qualification victory over Landskrona BoIS.[9] He left his position after one season for a short-term position in Spain.[10][11]

In the 2022 season, Roufpanah served as head coach of IFK Kalmar in the Damallsvenskan,[12] where he secured the club's place in the top division for the first time in its history.[13] In 2023, Roufpanah took over Danish club Akademisk Boldklub and led the team to the quarter-finals of the 2023–24 Danish Cup for the first time in 22 years, including a victory over top-tier side Vejle in the round of 16.[14]

Other work

In addition to his coaching career, Roufpanah is active as a lecturer in leadership, motivation, and applied psychology. He was named one of Sweden's 100 most popular lecturers in 2018 and 2019 by the industry publication Eventeffect.[15][16] Roufpanah has contributed articles to the health magazine SportHälsa.[17]

References

  1. ^ a b Lee, Cynthia (May 26, 2023). "Swedish David Roufpanah becomes new AB coach- Akademisk Boldklub". Akademisk Boldklub. Retrieved March 7, 2026.
  2. ^ "Tolv antagna till Sveriges högsta tränarutbildning – inkluderat Rydström, Riddez och en islänning". Fotbollskanalen (in Swedish). February 12, 2018. Retrieved March 7, 2026.
  3. ^ Ekmark, Christoffer (January 11, 2018). "FC Rosengård har blivit med ny tränare". Skånesport (in Swedish). Retrieved March 7, 2026.
  4. ^ Jakobsson, Jonas (March 17, 2009). "Ny klubb satsar ungt". Sydsvenskan (in Swedish). Retrieved March 7, 2026.
  5. ^ "Vittnesmål inifrån AB: Roufpanah driver härskarvälde". Fotbollskanalen (in Swedish). February 29, 2024. Retrieved March 7, 2026.
  6. ^ Dencker, Torbjörn (December 9, 2015). "Nytt ansikte i ÄFF:s ledarstab". Alltid Fullsatt (in Swedish). Retrieved March 7, 2026.
  7. ^ Ask, Joel (March 31, 2019). "Förre Rosengård-tränaren till Superettan-klubb". Skånesport (in Swedish). Retrieved March 7, 2026.
  8. ^ Meisels, Daniel (February 24, 2020). "Han ska hitta nyförvärv till Sirius". UNT (in Swedish). Retrieved March 7, 2026.
  9. ^ Lindholm, Michael (August 22, 2018). "Cupknall av Rosengård". Skånska Dagbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved March 7, 2026.
  10. ^ Persson, Eric (January 29, 2019). "Förre ÄFF-tränarens annorlunda uppdrag". HD (in Swedish). Retrieved March 7, 2026.
  11. ^ Wihlborg, Niklas (November 28, 2018). "Blagojevic tar över i FC Rosengård: "En omedelbar kärlekshistoria"". Sydsvenskan (in Swedish). Retrieved March 7, 2026.
  12. ^ "Fotboll: IFK Kalmar byter tränare: "Ett intressant uppdrag"". SVT Sport (in Swedish). November 16, 2021. Retrieved March 7, 2026.
  13. ^ "IFK Kalmar pustar ut efter säkrad plats i damallsvenskan". SVT Nyheter (in Swedish). October 31, 2022. Retrieved March 7, 2026.
  14. ^ Sand, Nicolai (November 1, 2023). "Kæmpe overraskelse: AB sendte Vejle ud af pokalen fra pletten". Bold (in Danish). Retrieved March 7, 2026.
  15. ^ "Topp100 – Sveriges populäraste föreläsare 2018: David Roufpanah – eventeffect.se". Eventeffect (in Swedish). August 16, 2018. Retrieved March 7, 2026.
  16. ^ "Topp100 – Rekommenderade föreläsare 2019". Eventeffect (in Swedish). January 29, 2026. Retrieved March 7, 2026.
  17. ^ "Träningscoachens bästa motivationstips". Sporthälsa (in Swedish). December 2, 2017. Retrieved March 7, 2026.
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