John Pettersson (football manager)

John Albin Pettersson (11 September 1886 – 12 October 1951) was a Swedish football chairman and manager.

John Pettersson

Pettersson pictured on 15 May 1949
Personal information
Full name	John Albin Pettersson[1]
Date of birth	(1886-09-11)11 September 1886
Place of birth	Halmstad, Sweden
Date of death	12 October 1951(1951-10-12) (aged 65)
Place of death	Helsingborg, Sweden
Managerial career
Years	Team
1921–1936	Sweden

Career

In 1910, at the age of 22, Pettersson became chairman of Helsingborgs IF, a post he held until his death in 1951.^[2] In 1917, Pettersson joined the board of the Swedish Football Association, becoming chairman in 1921. As a result of his chairmanship of the Swedish Football Association, Pettersson also became de facto manager of Sweden, managing 138 games over the course of 15 years. Whilst in his role at the Swedish Football Association, Pettersson was also instrumental in the formation of the Allsvenskan.^[1][2]

Additionally, Pettersson worked as a sports journalist at Dagens Nyheter and Helsingborgs Dagblad during his career.^[2]

In 2014, Pettersson was added to the Swedish Football Hall of Fame.^[3]

Managerial statistics

Team	From	To	Record
			G	W	D	L	Win %
Sweden	26 March 1921	27 September 1936	138	73	21	44	052.90