The man, who will celebrate his 50th birthday in April, has been warming up in the Czech Republic for less than a year. In August 2024, he may have unexpectedly replaced David Holoubek on the Mladá Boleslav bench. The then majority owner and current chairman of FAČR, David Trunda, promised Brännström to build the foundations for the club’s future or a deeper connection between the A-team and the youth.
In the end, the Swedish coach with Boleslav narrowly missed out on the elimination phase of the Conference League and fought in the bottom half of the table in the domestic competition.
The action in the city of cars ended definitively at the beginning of April, two rounds before the end of the regular season. “Andreas had a significant part in our success, the club’s progress and a quality presentation in the European competition. I respect his decision, which stems from personal reasons,” said Trunda.
Brännström has been without a coaching position for more than eight months. But that could change quickly. According to Swedish expressen.se website is in the sights of the reigning Finnish champion KuPS.
The club from Kuopio is also reportedly interested in Eldar Abdulic, but there are far more suitors there. Initial contact should have already taken place between KuPS and Brännström, but it remains to be seen how the situation will ultimately develop.
Anyway, for a man who previously led AIK Stockholm, Mjällby or Dalkurd, and was an assistant at Hajduk Split, it can be an interesting move. In the summer, KuPS will strive for participation in the Champions League in the preliminary rounds, and in the current season they are thinking about advancing to the knockout stages of the Conference League. Ideally, they must win on Thursday, which will be a difficult task at the English Crystal Palace.
