Martin Sjögren
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Sjögren in 2014 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 27 April 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Gimo, Sweden | ||
| Position | Midfielder[1] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Chicago Stars (head coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Gimo IF | |||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000–2001 | University of North Florida | 26 | (5) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| IS Halmia | |||
| IFK Värnamo | |||
| Växjö BK | |||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2004–2005 | Östers IF Dam | ||
| 2006–2009 | LdB FC Malmö (Assistant) | ||
| 2010–2011 | LdB FC Malmö | ||
| 2012–2016 | Linköping FC | ||
| 2016–2022 | Norway women | ||
| 2023–2024 | IFK Norrköping (men) (assistant) | ||
| 2024–2025 | Hammarby IF women | ||
| 2026– | Chicago Stars | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Martin Sjögren (born 27 April 1977) is a Swedish football coach who is currently the head coach for Chicago Stars FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL).[2]
Managerial Career
Damallsvenskan
Sjögren won the 2016 Damallsvenskan title with Linköpings FC.
Norway national team
Sjögren agreed to take the Norway national team job in 2016.[3] Upon taking the job, he declared his ambitions to lead Norway to Olympic qualification.[4]
Norway failed to progress past the group stage in the UEFA Women's Euro 2017, finishing last in Group A without scoring a goal.
He led Norway to the quarterfinals of the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup, finishing second in Group A during the group stages before being defeated 3–0 by England in the quarterfinals.
The team failed to qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics.
In 2021, he signed a new contract with the Norway national team, with included provisions for a performance review after the 2022 Euros. However, he resigned as Norwegian coach following the UEFA Women's Euro 2022, where Norway failed to progress past the group stage for a second consecutive tournament and suffered an 8–0 loss to England, one of the largest in the tournament's history.[5]
Chicago Stars FC
On August 13, 2025, Chicago Stars FC announced that they had hired Sjögren as the club's next head coach; he would join the club prior to the 2026 season.[6]
References
- ^ Casper, Drew (5 August 2001). "Men's and women's soccer teams lose home openers". Retrieved 29 May 2019.
University of North Florida's junior defender Paul Pavich (Bradenton, FL) scored the game's only goal off a corner kick assisted by teammate sophomore midfielder Martin Sjogren (Uppsala. Sweden).
- ^ "Chicago Stars FC Name Martin Sjögren as New Head Coach | Chicago Stars FC". chicagostars.com. 13 August 2025. Retrieved 6 December 2025.
- ^ "Sjögren: "Känns oerhört bra"". Helsingborgs Dagblad (in Swedish). 19 December 2016. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
- ^ "Martin Sjögren and Norway finally agree to part ways". allforxi.com. 19 July 2022.
- ^ "Martin Sjögren out as Norway coach after disappointing Euros". Just Women's Sports. 20 July 2022.
- ^ "Chicago Stars FC Name Martin Sjögren as New Head Coach | Chicago Stars FC". chicagostars.com. 13 August 2025. Retrieved 6 December 2025.
External links
- Profile at Linköpings FC (in Swedish)