Sixten_Boström
Sixten Boström
Finnish soccer player and coach (born 1963)
Sixten Boström (born 15 September 1963) is a Finnish soccer coach and former midfielder, who is currently the assistant coach for Finnish club KuPS.[1]
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Boström in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sixten Boström | ||
| Date of birth | (1963-09-15) 15 September 1963 (age 60) | ||
| Place of birth | Helsinki, Finland | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| HJK | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1981–1983 | HJK | 59 | (16) |
| 1984–1985 | Häcken | 41 | (10) |
| 1986–1987 | HJK | 28 | (6) |
| 1988 | Geylang International | ? | (?) |
| 1988–1991 | Kuusysi | 90 | (18) |
| 1989 | → Jurong Town (loan) | ? | (?) |
| 1990 | → Geylang International (loan) | ? | (?) |
| 1991–1993 | FinnPa | 21 | (6) |
| 1993 | TiPS | ? | (?) |
| 1994 | Helsinki United | ? | (?) |
| Total | 239 | (56) | |
| International career | |||
| 1982–1985 | Finland U21 | 11 | (1) |
| 1983–1987 | Finland | 14 | (2) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1993 | VJS Vantaa (youth) | ||
| 1994 | HJK (U19) | ||
| 1995–1996 | Ekenäs | ||
| 1996–1997 | HJK (U19) | ||
| 1997–1998 | FinnPa (youth) | ||
| 1999–2001 | Jokrut (assistant) | ||
| 2002–2004 | Jaro | ||
| 2008–2012 | Örebro | ||
| 2013–2014 | HJK | ||
| 2015–2017 | Columbus Crew (assistant) | ||
| 2017 | SJK | ||
| 2019–2023 | PK-35 (academy director) | ||
| 2023– | KuPS (assistant) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Boström was born in Helsinki to a Swedish-speaking family. He played for local team HJK before moving to Häcken, Geylang International, Kuusysi and FinnPa during his playing days.[2] He earned 14 caps for Finland, scoring 2 goals.[3]
As a head coach, Boström was in charge of Ekenäs, Jaro and Örebro before joining HJK in 2013. A poor start to the following season led to his firing on 29 April 2014 despite winning the Veikkausliiga in his first season.[4]
Previously, he worked as an assistant coach under Gregg Berhalter for Columbus Crew of Major League Soccer after being hired in February 2015.[5] Together, they reached the MLS Cup in 2015.
He was announced at head coach of Finnish club SJK on 20 February 2017, and the club announced his departure on 2 June 2017.[6][7]
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | ||||
| Jaro |  |
1 January 2002 | 16 July 2004 | 81 | 29 | 15 | 37 | 117 | 129 | −12 | 035.80 |
| Örebro |  |
30 November 2007 | 8 June 2012 | 146 | 57 | 31 | 58 | 175 | 183 | −8 | 039.04 |
| HJK | |
1 January 2013 | 29 April 2014[4] | 56 | 33 | 12 | 11 | 116 | 46 | +70 | 058.93 |
| SJK | |
20 February 2017 | 2 June 2017[4] | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 19 | −4 | 027.27 |
| Total | 283 | 119 | 58 | 106 | 408 | 358 | +50 | 042.05 | |||
Player
- HJK
- Mestaruussarja: 1981, 1987
- Finnish Cup: 1981
- Kuusysi
- Geylang International
- FAS Premier League: 1988, 1990
- Jurong Town
- President's Cup: 1989
Coach
- HJK
Individual
- Veikkausliiga Coach of the Month: September 2013[13]
- "Tervetuloa Kuopioon Sixten Boström!". KuPS - Kuopion Palloseura (in Finnish). 19 May 2023. Archived from the original on 9 July 2023. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
- Hakola, Tero; Virtanen, Ari, eds. (29 April 2014). "HJK:n Boström sai potkut, Lehkosuo tilalle" [HJK's Boström fired, Lehkosuo to replace]. Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 21 September 2015.
- "Columbus Crew SC hire former Finnish international, veteran coach Sixten Boström as assistant". Major League Soccer. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
- "Tervetuloa Seinäjoelle Sixten Boström". SJK (in Finnish). 20 February 2017. Archived from the original on 9 July 2023. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
- "Sixten Boström ei jatka SJK:n päävalmentajana". SJK (in Finnish). 2 June 2017. Archived from the original on 9 July 2023. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
- "Veikkausliiga - Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on 30 April 2009. Retrieved 14 June 2009.
- Erfan Zenelistä syyskuun Kuukauden pelaaja Archived 2013-10-04 at the Wayback Machine (in Finnish)
- Sixten Boström coach profile at Soccerway
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