Place of birth Gudmundra, Sweden 1976–1983 Djurgardens IF Years Team Name Anders Gronhagen | Role Football player | |
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Date of birth (1953-05-22) 22 May 1953 (age 62) | ||
Per Nils Anders Grönhagen (born 22 May 1953 in Gudmundrå, Sweden) is a manager and former football player. He signed as manager for the Norwegian Premier League club Fredrikstad F.K. on 29 January 2007 to replace Knut Torbjørn Eggen.
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Between 1997 and 1998, he was Club director in Djurgården.
Club
Grönhagen made his debut for Kramfors IF in Division 3 as a 15-year-old. In 1972, he joined GIF Sundsvall to play in Division 2 Norra. With GIF Sundsvall, he qualified for the 1975 Allsvenskan and played 25 matches in his Allsvenskan debut season.
For the 1976 season, Grönhagen joined Djurgårdens IF Fotboll. Over eight seasons, he played 146 league games for Djurgården and scored 48 goals. In 1983, Grönhagen returned to GIF Sundsvall. He finished his playing career in 1985.
International
Manager career
Grönhagen started his management career in GIF Sundsvall 1986-89, before coaching IFK Sundsvall 1990-92, Djurgårdens IF 1994-96, GIF Sundsvall 1999-2001. In 2002, he took over IF Elfsborg. He left Elfsborg after two seasons in 2003.
In November 2003, it was announced that Grönhagen was to take over IF Brommapojkarna for the 2004 season. He left after one season. In September 2006, Grönhagen started his second tenure in Djurgårdens IF, taking over from Kjell Jonevret. He managed the team for the remaining six matches of the season
Grönhagen joined Norwegian Tippeligaen side Fredrikstad FK in 2007. He finished second in the 2008 Tippeligaen before leaving in 2009.