Tom Prahl
Swedish footballer and manager
About Tom Prahl
Born 1949. Tom Prahl is a Swedish association football player and association football coach.
Tom Göran Roland Prahl (born 5 January 1949 in Smedstorp) is a Swedish former football player and manager.
Coaching career From 1990 to the 2000s, Prahl was one of Sweden's most successful managers, winning three league titles. He debuted in 1992 in Allsvenskan with Trelleborgs FF. He won the league since then with both Malmö FF and Halmstads BK. On 1 January 2006, he took over Viking from Roy Hodgson. However, his spell with the Stavanger-based club proved unsuccessful, and he was fired in September 2006 on the back of seven losses in eight league matches, with the team on the bottom of the Norwegian Premier League table. Prahl returned to Trelleborg and managed the club until his retirement in 2011.
Honours as manager Halmstads BK Allsvenskan: 1997, 2000
Malmö FF Allsvenskan: 2004
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Who is Tom Prahl?
Swedish footballer and manager
When was Tom Prahl born?
Tom Prahl was born on 5 January 1949 in Smedstorp.
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Tom Prahl is an association football player and association football coach.
What nationality is Tom Prahl?
Tom Prahl is Swedish.
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