Christer Olsson

Since retiring as a player, Christer Olsson has earned praise as a defense coachArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceArticle in HockeynewsRead the sourceArticle in SportbladetRead the sourceClose. Christer OlssonArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose grew up in Arboga and played hockey after school with Peter Popovic, he recalled in a 2016 interview with Hockeysverige. When he began playing senior hockey for IFK ArbogaArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose, defenseman Ulf Edelsvärd helped him settle into the team; in the same interview, Olsson credited him with teaching him a great deal and easing that transition.

Football was also part of his youth: in the 2016Article in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose interview, Olsson said he played until the age of 18. He also recalled spending a summer as a football professional with DjurgårdenDjurgården, short for Djurgårdens IF, is a sports club in Stockholm. Here, the name refers to its ice hockey team, which has developed many Swedish NHL players.Article in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose. By his own account, an invitation from Leif BoorkArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose to join Mora tipped his choice toward hockey.

In 1989, Olsson moved from IFK ArbogaArticle in Brynäs IFRead the sourceClose in Division 2 to Mora in Division 1, a move documented in Brynäs’s 2025 historical profile. Discussing his later decision to join Brynäs in the 2016 interview, Olsson said that both Tommy SandlinArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose as coach and the club’s welcome influenced his choice.

As a coach, Olsson worked alongside Mikael KarlbergArticle in Färjestad BKRead the sourceClose in Leksand’s junior team, a partnership Färjestad recalled in April 2025. That month, Färjestad appointed them as assistant coaches toArticle in Färjestad BKRead the sourceClose Jörgen Jönsson, with Olsson arriving from Bern.