Krister Nordin

Hans Krister Nordin (born 25 February 1968 in Stockholm) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played the bulk of his career with Swedish club AIK Fotboll in the Allsvenskan championship. He played two matches for the Sweden national under-21 football team.

Krister Nordin

Nordin in 2012
Personal information
Full name	Hans Krister Nordin
Date of birth	(1968-02-25) 25 February 1968
Place of birth	Stockholm, Sweden
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
1973–1979	IFK Bergshamra
1980–1981	Råsunda IS
1982–19??	Djurgårdens IF
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1987–1991	Djurgårdens IF	107	(16)
1992–1999	AIK	177	(28)
2000–2002	Brøndby IF	58	(4)
2002–2004	AIK	45	(8)
2005	Ekerö IK
National team
1990[1]	Sweden U21	2	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Born in Stockholm, Nordin started playing football with local clubs IFK Bergshamra and Råsunda IS as a boy. He became a part of the youth setup at Djurgårdens IF in 1982, where he later made his senior debut. He won the 1990 Swedish Cup with Djurgården, before moving to league rivals AIK in 1992. He won the Allsvenskan championship in his first year at the club, and went on to win three Swedish Cups and a further Allsvenskan title. He won the 1999 "Swedish Midfielder of the Year" award, before leaving the club in winter 1999.

He moved to Brøndby IF in Denmark, who bought a number of Scandinavian players that year, under Norwegian manager Åge Hareide. In his two years in Brøndby, Nordin was named 2001 "Brøndby Player of the Year" and won the 2002 Danish Superliga championship. With the arrival of new manager Michael Laudrup in summer 2002, Nordin moved back to Sweden. He played a further two years with AIK, before ending his career with Ekerö IK in 2005.