Stockholm- Erik Hamren is to take over the Swedish national football side with immediate effect, the Swedish football association (SvFF) said Wednesday. Hamren currently coaches Norwegian side Rosenborg, and under the terms of the contract was to continue that job until August 31, 2010. From then on he will manage Sweden full-time, the Association said.
Hamren, 52, will select his first Swedish side for an upcoming match away against Italy on November 18.
"To be coach for your country is and has been one of my great dreams," Hamren said, adding he was grateful Rosenborg had agreed to the solution.
In an interview with Rosenborg's website, Hamren said "he liked to work with football" and was capable of handling both jobs.
SvFF president Lars-Ake Lagrell said the Association was "very happy and proud" over the signing that would offer a "long-term solution for Sweden."
Rosenborg board member Terje Svendsen said it was "sad" to lose a coach like Hamren but the deal secured a viable solution for the Trondheim club.
Last week it appeared that talks between the Swedish Association and Rosenborg had collapsed.
Earlier, former England manager Sven-Goran Eriksson and Hans Backe were sounded out for the position that has been vacant since Lars Lagerback stepped down in mid-October when Sweden failed to qualify for 2010 World Cup in South Africa.
Lagerback led Sweden to five international finals.
