| Sixten Boström | |
| Fullname: | Sixten Boström |
| Birth Date: | 1963 9, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Helsinki, Finland |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Currentclub: | KuPS (sporting director) |
| Youthclubs1: | HJK |
| Years1: | 1981–1983 |
| Clubs1: | HJK |
| Caps1: | 59 |
| Goals1: | 16 |
| Years2: | 1984–1985 |
| Clubs2: | Häcken |
| Caps2: | 41 |
| Goals2: | 10 |
| Years3: | 1986–1987 |
| Clubs3: | HJK |
| Caps3: | 28 |
| Goals3: | 6 |
| Years4: | 1988 |
| Clubs4: | Geylang International |
| Caps4: | ? |
| Goals4: | ? |
| Years5: | 1988–1991 |
| Clubs5: | Kuusysi |
| Caps5: | 90 |
| Goals5: | 18 |
| Years6: | 1989 |
| Clubs6: | → Jurong Town (loan) |
| Caps6: | ? |
| Goals6: | ? |
| Years7: | 1990 |
| Clubs7: | → Geylang International (loan) |
| Caps7: | ? |
| Goals7: | ? |
| Years8: | 1991–1993 |
| Clubs8: | FinnPa |
| Caps8: | 21 |
| Goals8: | 6 |
| Years9: | 1993 |
| Clubs9: | TiPS |
| Caps9: | ? |
| Goals9: | ? |
| Years10: | 1994 |
| Clubs10: | Helsinki United |
| Caps10: | ? |
| Goals10: | ? |
| Totalcaps: | 239 |
| Totalgoals: | 56 |
| Nationalyears1: | 1982–1985 |
| Nationalteam1: | Finland U21 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 11 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
| Nationalyears2: | 1983–1987 |
| Nationalteam2: | Finland |
| Nationalcaps2: | 14 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 2 |
| Manageryears1: | 1995–1996 |
| Managerclubs1: | EIF |
| Manageryears4: | 1996–1997 |
| Managerclubs6: | Jokerit II (assistant) |
| Manageryears7: | 2002–2004 |
| Managerclubs7: | Jaro |
| Manageryears8: | 2008–2012 |
| Managerclubs8: | Örebro |
| Manageryears9: | 2013–2014 |
| Managerclubs9: | HJK |
| Manageryears10: | 2015–2017 |
| Managerclubs10: | Columbus Crew (assistant) |
| Manageryears11: | 2017 |
| Managerclubs11: | SJK |
| Manageryears12: | 2019–2023 |
| Managerclubs12: | PK-35 (academy director) |
| Manageryears13: | 2023–2024 |
| Managerclubs13: | KuPS (assistant) |
| Manageryears14: | 2024– |
| Managerclubs14: | KuPS (sporting director) |
Sixten Boström (born 15 September 1963) is a Finnish football coach and former midfielder, who is currently serving as the sporting director for Veikkausliiga club Kuopion Palloseura (KuPS).[1]
Boström was born in Helsinki to a Swedish-speaking family. During his playing career, Boström played as a midfielder for HJK Helsinki, Kuusysi and FinnPa in Finland, for Häcken in Sweden, and for Geylang International and Jurong Town in Singapore.[2] He earned 14 caps for Finland, scoring 2 goals.[3]
Boström started as a youth coach for VJS, HJK Helsinki, and FinnPa.
As a head coach, Boström was in charge of Ekenäs IF (EIF), Jaro in Finland, and Örebro in Swedish Allsvenskan, before he was named the manager of HJK in 2013, leading the club to win the championship title in his first season. A poor start to the following season led to his firing on 29 April 2014.[4]
During 2015–2017, he worked as an assistant coach under Gregg Berhalter for Columbus Crew of Major League Soccer (MLS).[5] Together, they won the MLS Cup in 2015.
He was announced at head coach of Finnish club SJK on 20 February 2017, and the club announced his departure on 2 June 2017.[6] [7]
During 2019–2023, Boström worked as an academy director of PK-35.
In May 2023, he was named an assistant coach of Kuopion Palloseura (KuPS) in Veikkausliiga, joining the coaching staff of Jani Honkavaara. After Honkavaara had announced his departure after the 2024 season, on 15 August the club announced that Boström will continue as the club's new sporting director from the start of 2025, while working also as an assistant coach of the upcoming manager Jarkko Wiss.[8] At the end of the 2024 season, Honkavaara and Boström led KuPS to win the Finnish Championship and Finnish Cup titles, completing the club's first-ever double.
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaro | 1 January 2002 | 16 July 2004 | |||||||||
| Örebro | 30 November 2007 | 8 June 2012 | |||||||||
| HJK Helsinki | 1 January 2013 | 29 April 2014 | |||||||||
| SJK Seinäjoki | 20 February 2017 | 2 June 2017 | |||||||||
| Total | |||||||||||
1981
1988, 1990
1989
HJK
Individual
Columbus Crew
KuPS