Damallsvenskan Newsblog

The 3-0 defeat at Falköping was the the straw that finally broke the camel's back for AIK, putting them closer to relegation than ever. Coach Jörgen Zetterström was fired and replaced by Christer Söderberg, head coach for AIK's cooperation club Brommapojkarna, and Peter Jidefalk, coach for AIK's 17 year old boys. This is, by the way, much less common with women's clubs than with the men's, where you usually see a couple of coaches getting fired during the season. AIK's management are of course not thinking that Söderberg and Jidefalk will come up with any revolutionary ideas, but the team needs a new voice in the locker-room and to regain self-confidence.
Dagens Nyheter: AIK:s tränare sparkas
SVT: AIK sparkar tränaren

Bälinge hasn't had a very successfull season either, but the club seems to be ready to give their coaching duo Zaine Söderlund and Ali Amini a three year contract. "We need a long-term plan if we want to be able to compete with the big clubs" commented coach Söderlund and added that if he and Ali stays for 3 years it will provide security for the players.
Upsala Nya Tidning: Bälinge siktar på långtidskontrakt

Sunnanå, that decided not to renew Kenneth Israelsson's contract, has signed Rainer Eskelinen as new head coach. Eskelinen has been successful with local, lower level, men's teams but has never coached women.
Västerbottens Folkblad: "En härlig utmaning"
Norra Västerbotten: Rainer tar över Sunnanå

Djurgården had already before the World Cup agreed with coach Benny Persson to end their cooperation. They had talks with Marika Domanski Lyfors, who is also in negotiations with the Chinese national team, but could a few days ago present their new coach: Anders Johansson. Johansson is one of Sweden's women's football most merited coaches. He coached Älvsjö AIK 1999-2002, winning the Swedish championship 1999, continued with Malmö FF 2003-2005, winning a silver and reaching the semifinal in UEFA Women's Cup before joining Malmö FF's men as assistant coach. Johansson says he accepted Djurgården's offer since it is a well organized club with a vision and ambitions for the future.
Svenska Dagbladet: Dif ger Marika anbud
Dagens Nyheter: Djurgården får ny tränare

And last but not least: Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC has signed a new head coach. A few weeks ago Martin Pringle got the information that his three year contract will not be renewed by the club and last week chairman Peter Bronsman could reveal his successor: Torbjörn Nilsson. Torbjörn Nilsson is a living legend in Swedish football, as a player a dominating figure in the 1980's, player of the year 1982 and a professional career in Holland and Germany, with IFK Göteborg's 1982 UEFA Cup win as probably his greatest moment. He has continued with a successful career as a coach, coaching club teams at the highest level and well as Sweden's men's U21 team. He has more than once been mentioned as a candidate for the job as head coach for the men's national team. Since he left the U21 team 2004 he has recieved several propositions, but turned them down. Until now. His decision to take on a women's side has surprised, but he says that he likes the challenge. "I think I can help develop women's football with my experience and knowledge" he comments.
Göteborgsposten: Pringle lämnar Göteborgs FC
Göteborgsposten: Nilssons beslut förvånar många
SVT: Nilsson ska ge GFC fler landslagsspelare (video)
 
Göteborg's exiting Martin Pringle says to Göteborgsposten he has recieved some offers, but not from Damallsvenskan sides. Djurgården's Benny Persson says to TV4 that he would like to continue working at the top level in women's football and also has been contacted by some Damallsvenskan sides.

The new coaches in Göteborg and Djurgården might also influence Lotta Schelin's and Victoria Svensson's career decisions. Both have been courted by Linköping's FC and both have expressed interest in Linköping's offer. But they have now expressed their great satisfaction in their current clubs choice of new coaches.