![]() Boström in 2017 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Sixten Boström | ||
Date of birth | 15 September 1963 | ||
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 |
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]
Early life and career
[edit]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]
In early 2023, he was named an assistant coach of Kuopion Palloseura (KuPS) in the coaching staff of Jani Honkavaara. On 15 August 2024, the club announced that Boström will continue as the club's new sporting director from the start of 2025, while working also as an assistant coach of the new manager Jarkko Wiss.[8]
Coaching record
[edit]Team | Nat | From | To | Record | |||||||
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G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | ||||
Jaro | ![]() |
1 January 2002 | 16 July 2004 | 81 | 29 | 15 | 37 | 117 | 129 | −12 | 35.80 |
Örebro | ![]() |
30 November 2007 | 8 June 2012 | 146 | 57 | 31 | 58 | 175 | 183 | −8 | 39.04 |
HJK | ![]() |
1 January 2013 | 29 April 2014[4] | 56 | 33 | 12 | 11 | 116 | 46 | +70 | 58.93 |
SJK | ![]() |
20 February 2017 | 2 June 2017[4] | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 19 | −4 | 27.27 |
Total | 283 | 119 | 58 | 106 | 408 | 358 | +50 | 42.05 |
Honors
[edit]Player
[edit]- HJK
- Kuusysi
- Geylang International
- Jurong Town
- President's Cup: 1989
Coach
[edit]- HJK
Individual
- Veikkausliiga Coach of the Month: September 2013[14]
References
[edit]- ^ "Tervetuloa Kuopioon Sixten Boström!". KuPS - Kuopion Palloseura (in Finnish). 19 May 2023. Archived from the original on 9 July 2023. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
- ^ Svensk fotboll guide 2009, p. 69
- ^ "Sixten Boström, international footballer".
- ^ a b c 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.
- ^ Jarkko Wiss ja Sixten Boströmin kanssa sopimukset kaudesta 2025, kups.fi, 15 August 2024
- ^ "Veikkausliiga - Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on 30 April 2009. Retrieved 14 June 2009.
- ^ "Home". RSSSF.
- ^ "Örebro SK fixture".
- ^ "Finland - Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi - Results and fixtures - Soccerway".
- ^ "SJK Stats".
- ^ Erfan Zenelistä syyskuun Kuukauden pelaaja Archived 2013-10-04 at the Wayback Machine (in Finnish)
External links
[edit]- Sixten Boström coach profile at Soccerway