Mats Engström
Mats Engström | |
|---|---|
| 21st Chairman of IFK Göteborg | |
| In office 5 March 2018 – 15 March 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Frank Andersson |
| Succeeded by | Richard Berkling |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Mats Engström 7 October 1955 Höganäs, Sweden |
| Profession | Businessman |
Mats Engström (born 7 October 1955) is a Swedish businessman and former chairman of Swedish football club IFK Göteborg. He was elected chairman on 5 March 2018 by the general meeting.[1] Engström was the vice-chairman before that, and had been part of the board since 2015.[2] Engström ended his tenure as chairman for the club after the annual general meeting held on 15 March 2021.[3]
He has also been chairman for football club Västra Frölunda IF, and was regional manager for Nordea,[2] where he worked for 36 years before retiring in 2019 to focus more on IFK Göteborg as well as other board memberships.[4] In his early years, he played for Höganäs BK in the lower divisions of Swedish football.[5]
Honours won by club during presidency[edit]
- Svenska Cupen:
- Winners (1): 2019–20
Citations[edit]
References[edit]
- Brinkenberg, Joakim; Olsson, Kent; Toremar, Marcus (24 November 2017). "Valberedningen nominerar Engström" (in Swedish). IFK Göteborg. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
- "Mats Engström" (in Swedish). ifkdb.se. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
- Nilsson, Stefan (5 March 2018). "Mats Engström vald till ny bas i IFK Göteborg" (in Swedish). Expressen. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
- Petersson, Martin (23 January 2019). "Lämnar chefsroll - nu får ordföranden mer tid till Blåvitt: "Ska bli skoj"" (in Swedish). Fotbollskanalen. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
- "Så var årsmötet" (in Swedish). IFK Göteborg. 16 March 2021. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
- Trollér, Philip (5 March 2018). "Mats Engström ny ordförande för IFK Göteborg" (in Swedish). Göteborgs-Posten. Retrieved 6 August 2020.