Dropping into Elitettan had reversed the fortunes of Freja Holm early in the rookie manager's career. Having won one out of seven top-tier games, the 35-year-old Swede had led Alingsås IF to an unbeaten start 11 games into her first full season.
Rookie manager Freja Holm was handed the unenviable task of managing Swedish side Alingsås IF, who hadn't won in 19 league matches, in her first role as a Football Manager. Unsurprisingly, she wasn't able to pull off a miraculous survival, but did manage to pick up her first win in the final game of the... Continue Reading →
Parma just missed out on defending their maiden Serie A title to a relentless Inter Milan in 2029, but manager Alessio Rinaldi remained delighted with the progress of his young side.
n exciting young Parma Calcio side topped Serie A at the halfway mark of their maiden title defence and was looking good to reach the Champions League knockout rounds.
Freja Holm walked into the world of football management as an inexperienced coach with minimal badges and a football career cut short by injury. As such, the 35-year-old Swede was expecting a long wait before finding her first club in women's football.
For as long as she could remember, football had been the heartbeat of Freja Holm's life. Growing up in Umeå, the largest city in northern Sweden, in the late 1990s, Freja spent every waking second of every weekend playing football with her brothers and their friends.
An unbelievable season saw Parma Calcio claim their maiden Serie A title in dramatic fashion, finishing level with Inter Milan on points then beating them at their own ground 3-2 in a title playoff.
Parma Calcio came into 2028 looking well in the hunt for European qualification for the third season in a row and having guaranteed knockout football in the Europa League.
Two seasons under the tutelage of boyhood Parma Calcio supporter Alessio Rinaldi had seen the Emilia-Romagna club enjoy back-to-back top six finishes. The challenge now was for the young manager to refresh a squad that he felt was in danger of becoming stale.
Parma Calcio endured a tricky start to Alessio Rinaldi's second season in football management. But, despite giving up countless shots per match, they'd just about snuck a few results and went on a solid run before Christmas.
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