Östers IF
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| Full name | Östers Idrottsförening | ||
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| Founded | 1930 | ||
| Ground | Värendsvallen, Växjö (Capacity: 15,000) |
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| Chairman |  Curt Persson |
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| Manager | Andreas Ottosson |
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| League | Superettan | ||
| 2009 | Division 1 Södra 1st (Promoted) | ||
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Östers IF is a Swedish football club located in Växjö. The club, formed 20 April 1930 (as Östers Fotbollförening), is currently playing in the third Swedish league called Division 1 Södra. Öster is the most recent club to have won Allsvenskan as newcomers, which happened in 1968. In 2006, they were relegated from Allsvenskan after only one season. In 2007 they were relegated from the second highest division called Superettan. This is the first time in 51 years that Östers IF has played two divisions below Allsvenskan.
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[edit] Current squad
As of 9 April 2009:
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For recent transfers, see List of Swedish football transfers winter 2009–10.
[edit] Personnel
[edit] Current technical staff
| Director of Football | Fredrik Gustafson and Claes Hovhammar |
| Head Coach | Andreas Ottosson |
| Assistant Coach | Ludwig Ernstsson |
| Goalkeeping Coach | Pål Lundin |
| Doctor | Anders Willstedt |
[edit] Notable players
- Kaspars Gorkšs
- D.J. Countess
- Björn Andersson
- Inge Ejderstedt
- Anders Linderoth
- Petter Wastå
- Jan "Lill-Damma" Mattsson
- Teitur Thordarson
- Thomas Ravelli
- Pia Sundhage (women's team)
- Stig Svensson (best known from his time as chairman 1946–1989)
- Tommy Svensson
- Mark Watson
- Peter Wibrån
- Joachim Björklund
- Atiba Hutchinson
[edit] Other Players
Paul McLoughlin (1985-86)
[edit] Achievements
- Allsvenskan:
- Winners (4): 1968, 1978, 1980, 1981
- Runners-up (3): 1973, 1975, 1992
- Allsvenskan play-off:
- Runners-up (1): 1983
- Svenska Cupen:
- Winners (1): 1977
- Runners-up (4): 1974, 1982, 1985, 1991
[edit] External links
- Östers IF - official site
- East Front - official supporter club site
- Smålands Stolthet - supporter site
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