Ludwig Ernstsson

Ludwig Ernstsson

Personal information
Date of birth	29 April 1972
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position	striker
Youth career
1987–1992	Öster
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1992–1996	Öster
1997–1998	Kongsvinger[1]	38	(10)
1998–2000	Austria Wien[2]	28	(4)
2000–2003	Öster
Teams managed
2009–2010	Öster (assistant)
2010	Öster (head coach July–September)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Ludwig Ernstsson (born 29 April 1972) is a retired Swedish football striker.

He grew up in both Räppe and Ör, since his parents were separated.^[3] He joined Östers IF, made his senior debut in 1992 and joined Kongsvinger IL in 1997.^[2] Here he scored ten Norwegian Premier League goals in 1997 and 1998.^[1] In the middle of the season he left Kongsvinger for Austria Wien. He stayed here until 2000, when he returned to Öster.^[2]

After retiring he became a youth coach. In 2009 he was promoted to assistant coach for the senior team.^[4] In July 2010 he was promoted to head coach,^[5] only to be replaced two months later - following a six-game losing streak - by Hans Gren.^[6] Another two months later, on November 10, it was announced that Ernstsson and Öster parted ways for the time being.^[7]

References

1. Fossum, Geir. "Ludwig Ernstsson". Fozzum.com (Kongsvinger IL statistics) (in Norwegian). Retrieved 9 August 2009.
2. "Ludwig Ernstsson". Austria Wien Archiv (in German). Retrieved 9 August 2009.
3. Hagen, Simen Næss (27 April 2007). "Jag vill inte släppa elitfotbollen". Smålandsposten (in Swedish). Retrieved 9 August 2009.
4. "Ledare 2009" (in Swedish). Östers IF. Retrieved 9 August 2009.
5. "Ottosson slutar som huvudtränare" (in Swedish). Smålandsposten. Retrieved 13 November 2010.
6. "Öster sparkar Ludwig Ernstsson - Hans Gren ny tränare" (in Swedish). Smålandsposten. Retrieved 13 November 2010.
7. "Östers IF och Ludvig Ernstsson går skilda vägar" (in Swedish). Östers IF. Retrieved 13 November 2010.