Fredrik Söderberg: Why AIK split the Sporting Director role in two

Fredrik Söderberg: Why AIK split the Sporting Director role in two

Written by

Simon Austin

February 2, 2026

AIK Chief Executive Fredrik Söderberg has explained how the club split the Sporting Director role in two because “today’s football is significantly more complex than before.”

Söderberg was responding to the inaugural column from Daunté Crawford on TGG exploring why some clubs are transitioning from the ‘unicorn’ Sporting Director to leadership teams.

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