Middlesbrough Appoint 37-year-old Manager Kim Hellberg To Boost Promotion Push

Kim Hellberg has completed his managerial move to Middlesbrough from Hammarby. The 37-year-old Swede, who appeared poised to return complaint astatine Swansea until Boro’s hijacking of that mooted deal, will purpose to reenforce a estimation arsenic 1 of Europe’s brightest emerging coaches.

After securing 2 consecutive second-place finishes successful Sweden’s apical tier astatine Hammarby, Hellberg has go thing of a basking spot and is tasked pinch starring Boro backmost into nan Premier League.

The Teesside nine paid astir £250,000 to extract Hellberg from his statement and dream he tin proceed nan occupation started by Rob Edwards this season. Edwards had impressed immensely aft his summertime presence but nan erstwhile Luton manager’s defection to Wolves this period threatened to derail Boro’s promotion challenge.

Hellberg began coaching successful his country’s seventh tier aft a humble playing profession arsenic a midfielder successful Sweden’s little divisions and swiftly proved a promotion master earlier taking complaint astatine Hammarby 2 years ago.

He will not return complaint until aft Tuesday’s crippled astatine location to nan Championship leaders, Coventry, pinch Adi Viveash having different crippled arsenic nan interim head earlier staying arsenic portion of nan coaching staff.

Hellberg told nan club’s website: “A batch of things make Boro nan cleanable prime for me. The measurement they play and want to play, together pinch nan crowd, suits maine and really I want to work. I want america to play speedy and fierce football, and to effort to triumph nan shot arsenic quickly arsenic imaginable if we don’t person it. I want america to beryllium speedy connected extremity and create a batch of chances.”