14 Facts About Bo Svensson

Bo Svensson was born on 4 August 1979 and is a Danish professional football manager and former player who played as a defender.

Bo Svensson was most recently the head coach of Union Berlin.

Bo Svensson started playing youth football with Copenhagen club KB, the reserve team of Copenhagen.

Bo Svensson moved from KB into the FCK squad in June 1999, and got his FCK debut in September 1999, under FCK manager Kim Brink.

Bo Svensson was a FCK regular team member, and was called up for the Danish under-21 national team in March 2000.

When FCK team captain Peter Nielsen retired in winter 2003, Bo Svensson was given the captain's armband.

Bo Svensson went on to captain FCK when they won the Double, of both 2004 Superliga and Danish Cup titles.

Bo Svensson played a total of 196 official games for FCK.

Bo Svensson moved abroad when he was sold to German team Borussia Monchengladbach in January 2006.

Bo Svensson debuted for Monchengladbach in February 2006 and finished the season playing 13 of Monchengladbach's last 15 games, under manager Horst Koppel.

Bo Svensson was called up for the Danish national team, and made his debut in May 2006, under national manager Morten Olsen.

In 2017 Bo Svensson, took over the under 19 squad of Mainz.

On 4 January 2021, Bo Svensson became the new head coach of his former club Mainz 05 in the Bundesliga.

Bo Svensson held the position as manager until stepping down by mutual consent on 2 November 2023, after the team entered the new season with nine winless league games.