Mikael Stahre

Mikael Lennart Tage "Micke" Stahre (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈmîːkaɛl ˈmɪ̂kːɛ ˈstɑ̂ːrɛ]; born 5 July 1975) is a Swedish professional football manager who was most recently in charge of Indian Super League club Kerala Blasters.

Mikael Stahre

Stahre in 2013
Personal information
Full name	Mikael Lennart Tage Stahre
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Managerial career
Years	Team
2007–2008	Väsby United
2009–2010	AIK
2010	Panionios
2012–2014	IFK Göteborg
2015–2016	Dalian Yifang
2017	BK Häcken
2018	San Jose Earthquakes
2020–2021	Sarpsborg 08
2021–2023	IFK Göteborg
2023–2024	Uthai Thani
2024	Kerala Blasters
2025–	Stabæk

Managerial career

Stahre is a national men's junior championship winning coach after leading the AIK youth side to the title in 2004.^[1] He has also trained youth teams at Hammarby IF and Gröndals IK.^[2]

From 2007 to 2008, he had served as manager of Väsby United.^[3] Stahre was appointed as AIK's manager on 10 November 2008, following the end of the 2008 campaign, replacing Rikard Norling.^[3]

On 26 April 2010, Panionios signed Stahre as their new manager.^[4] On 28 October 2010, Panionios announced the end of cooperation with Stahre.^[5]

On 24 November 2017, he was named head coach of Major League Soccer's San Jose Earthquakes.^[6] On 17 September 2018, the club announced it had parted ways with Stahre.^[7]

On 13 January 2020, Stahre was announced as the new head coach at Sarpsborg 08.^[8]

Kerala Blasters

On 23 May 2024, Stahre was appointed as the head coach of Indian Super League club Kerala Blasters on a two-year contract.^[9] His first game as the Blasters' gaffer came in the 2024 Durand Cup match against Mumbai City on 1 August, which the Blasters won with a record-breaking score of 8–0.^[10] This victory set a new club record for win margin, making it the highest win in the club's history. It also tied the record for the biggest win in Durand Cup history, matching the 1889 final where Highland Light Infantry defeated Shimla Rifles by the same score.^[11]

On 16 December 2024, following poor performances of the club in the league, the Blasters announced that Stahre has left the head coach position at the club.^[12]

Managerial statistics

As of match played 14 December 2024

Managerial record by team and tenure

Team	Nat	From	To	Record
				G	W	D	L	Win %
Väsby United		1 January 2007	31 December 2008	64	32	12	20	050.00
AIK		1 January 2009	24 April 2010	45	25	11	9	055.56
Panionios		25 April 2010	28 October 2010	8	1	1	6	012.50
IFK Göteborg		5 December 2011	3 November 2014	111	52	33	26	046.85
Dalian Yifang		1 January 2015	5 July 2016	49	27	10	12	055.10
BK Häcken		1 January 2017	23 November 2017	36	18	11	7	050.00
San Jose Earthquakes		24 November 2017	17 September 2018	29	4	8	17	013.79
Sarpsborg 08		13 January 2020	1 June 2021	34	9	10	15	026.47
IFK Göteborg		2 June 2021	8 March 2023	61	28	7	26	045.90
Uthai Thani		8 September 2023	21 April 2024	25	7	9	9	028.00
Kerala Blasters		23 May 2024	16 December 2024	16	5	3	8	031.25
Total				478	208	115	155	043.51

Honours

AIK

• Allsvenskan: 2009
• Svenska Cupen: 2009
• Supercupen: 2010

IFK Göteborg

• Svenska Cupen: 2012–13

Individual

• Thai League 1 Coach of the Month: October 2023

See also

• List of Major League Soccer coaches