Jon Dahl Tomasson: Biography, Facts and Career

Jon Dahl Tomasson (Danish pronunciation: [ˈjoːn ˈtæːl ˈtsʰʌmæsʌn]; born 29 August 1976) is a Danish football manager and former player. He was most recently manager of the Sweden national team. A forward, his most notable run of football came in his first stint at Feyenoord, with whom he won the 2002 UEFA Cup, and Italian club AC Milan, with whom he won the UEFA Champions League in 2003 and reached the final in 2005. He also played top-flight football in England, Germany and Spain. He is the joint all-time top goalscorer for the Denmark national team with 52 goals in 112 games and was also honoured with the Danish Player of the Year award in both 2002 and 2004. He played at the UEFA European Championship in 2000 and 2004 and the FIFA World Cup in 2002 and 2010. After his playing career, Tomasson went into coaching, being both assistant and manager in the Netherlands, before becoming assistant manager in the Denmark national team under Åge Hareide. In 2020, Tomasson became the manager of Malmö and left two years later after winning the Swedish championship for two consecutive seasons. In June 2022, he was appointed the head coach of Blackburn Rovers. He left Blackburn by mutual consent in February 2024 and later that month was appointed as the new head coach of Sweden. In October 2025, he was dismissed as the head coach of Sweden following poor results in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers.

Quick facts about Jon Dahl Tomasson

• Full name: Jon Dahl Tomasson
• Born: 1976-08-29
• Nationality: Kingdom of Denmark
• Known as: Athlete
• Wikidata ID: Q203657

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