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player/manager at [[KB Karlskoga]] in [[1969]] and has since managed several other Swedish, [[Italy|Italian]] and [[Switzerland|Swiss]] clubs. He has also managed the [[Norway national football team|Norwegian men's national team]], the Swedish [[Sweden women's national football team|women's senior team]] and men's under-16 team and has had two spells as assistant manager of the [[Sweden national football team|Swedish men's national team]]. |
player/manager at [[KB Karlskoga]] in [[1969]] and has since managed several other Swedish, [[Italy|Italian]] and [[Switzerland|Swiss]] clubs. He has also managed the [[Norway national football team|Norwegian men's national team]], the Swedish [[Sweden women's national football team|women's senior team]] and men's under-16 team and has had two spells as assistant manager of the [[Sweden national football team|Swedish men's national team]]. |
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After his second period as assistant manager of the national team, in [[1998]] Grip took up a coaching position at Italian club [[S.S. Lazio]] as the assistant of fellow Swedish manager [[Sven-Göran Eriksson]]. When Eriksson was appointed England National Team Coach in [[2000]] he brought Grip with him from Lazio, and they remained in post until the end of the [[2006 FIFA World Cup]]. |
After his second period as assistant manager of the national team, in [[1998]] Grip took up a coaching position at Italian club [[S.S. Lazio]] as the assistant of fellow Swedish manager [[Sven-Göran Eriksson]]. When Eriksson was appointed England National Team Coach in [[2000]] he brought Grip with him from Lazio, and they remained in the post until the end of the [[2006 FIFA World Cup]]. |
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In November 2006 Grip was appointed Special Advisor to the Swedish club [[Djurgårdens IF Fotboll|Djurgårdens IF]]. |
In November 2006 Grip was appointed Special Advisor to the Swedish club [[Djurgårdens IF Fotboll|Djurgårdens IF]]. |
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Revision as of 12:23, 28 May 2008
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Tord Erland Grip | ||
| Position(s) | Special advisor, (former Forward) | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Manchester City Football Club (First-Team Coach) | ||
| ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of October 29 2006 | |||
Tord Grip (born 13 January 1938) is a Swedish football manager. Prior to England's exit in the 2006 FIFA World Cup, he was one of Sven-Göran Eriksson's assistant coaches of the English national football team.
Tord Grip began his football career as a teenager playing for Ytterhogdals IK, later playing part-time in the top flight for Degerfors IF and AIK while studying for his degree in Physical Education. He became a player/manager at KB Karlskoga in 1969 and has since managed several other Swedish, Italian and Swiss clubs. He has also managed the Norwegian men's national team, the Swedish women's senior team and men's under-16 team and has had two spells as assistant manager of the Swedish men's national team.
After his second period as assistant manager of the national team, in 1998 Grip took up a coaching position at Italian club S.S. Lazio as the assistant of fellow Swedish manager Sven-Göran Eriksson. When Eriksson was appointed England National Team Coach in 2000 he brought Grip with him from Lazio, and they remained in the post until the end of the 2006 FIFA World Cup.
In November 2006 Grip was appointed Special Advisor to the Swedish club Djurgårdens IF.
On July 6th 2007, Grip became part of the Manchester City backroom staff when Sven-Goran Eriksson took over as manager of the club. It meant that Grip was re-united with Eriksson after their reign together in the England set-up.