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Mats Engström

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Mats Engström
21st Chairman of IFK Göteborg
In office
5 March 2018 – 15 March 2021
Preceded byFrank Andersson
Succeeded byRichard Berkling
Personal details
Born
Mats Engström

(1955-10-07)7 October 1955
Höganäs, Sweden
ProfessionBusinessman

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

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Citations

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References

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  • 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.