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Kim Hellberg: Middlesbrough beat Championship rivals to appointment of new boss to replace Rob Edwards

  /  autty

Middlesbrough have announced the appointment of new boss Kim Hellberg to replace Rob Edwards.

The 37-year-old is one of the most highly regarded young coaches from Scandinavia having led Hammarby for the last two years.

He replaces Edwards, who contentiously left the Riverside Stadium for Wolves earlier this month.

Boro sit second in the Championship table, seven points behind leaders Coventry. They host the Sky Blues on Tuesday night, live on Sky Sports+.

Hellberg had attracted the interest of other Championship clubs, and was also in talks with Swansea last week, but it is Boro who have sealed his signature.

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Who is Kim Hellberg?

Analysis by Sky Sports News' Lyall Thomas:

"Kim Hellberg is one of the most highly-regarded young coaches in Sweden who has been impressing other clubs, including in England, for a while. Swansea actually spoke to the 37-year-old before they appointed Alan Sheehan.

"He took Hammarby to second in the Swedish top flight in the 2025 campaign. Hammarby wanted to keep him and had planned to offer him an extension to his contract, which expires at the end of next season.

"He is known for having brought through a lot of young players and developed them at Hammarby, including some that have been sold on and made the club money.

"His team are also known for their exciting, attacking way of playing. They scored the most goals in Allsvenskan (60) this past season and had the highest expected goals for (xGF) in the division with 1.97 per game.

"They'll play a Champions League qualifier next season, but without Hellberg at the helm."

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