Tag: Hellberg

Middlesbrough: Kim Hellberg admires Boro legend Tony Mowbray ahead of showdown
20 August 2026 Off

Middlesbrough: Kim Hellberg admires Boro legend Tony Mowbray ahead of showdown

By Total Football News

Middlesbrough head coach Kim Hellberg has spoken of his admiration for former Boro boss Tony Mowbray ahead of their first meeting in the dugout.

Hellberg’s side head to Ewood Park on Saturday (15:00 BST) to face Blackburn, who are playing the first home game of Mowbray’s second spell in charge of Rovers, more than nine years after his first began.

The Saltburn-born 62-year-old played nearly 350 league games for Boro

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Will Lankshear: Middlesbrough striker full of praise for Hellberg
5 August 2026 Off

Will Lankshear: Middlesbrough striker full of praise for Hellberg

By Total Football News

Middlesbrough’s new striker Will Lankshear said he has learned more in a week under head coach Kim Hellberg than he has in his entire football career previously.

The 21-year-old signed from Tottenham two weeks ago after spending last season on loan at Oxford United, where he scored 11 goals and provided four assists in 44 Championship games.

Lankshear played his first game for what he described as an “amazing, brilliant

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‘Spygate’: Middlesbrough boss Kim Hellberg accuses Southampton of ‘cheating’
12 May 2026 Off

‘Spygate’: Middlesbrough boss Kim Hellberg accuses Southampton of ‘cheating’

By Total Football News

Middlesbrough boss Kim Hellberg accused Southampton of trying to cheat and said every club in the Championship “should be angry” as the ‘spygate’ controversy reached a new level of animosity.

The astonishing episode dominated the build-up to the play-off semi-final between the sides.

Following Saturday’s goalless draw in the first leg of that tie, Hellberg criticised what he believes to be Southampton’s underhand tactics.

The alleged incident occurred on Thursday

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Middlesbrough: Kim Hellberg says its his job to end slump
14 April 2026 Off

Middlesbrough: Kim Hellberg says its his job to end slump

By Total Football News

Middlesbrough boss Kim Hellberg admits it is down to him to stop their tailspin down the Championship.

Boro have won just two of their last 11 games and are enduring a six-match winless streak, their worst run of the season.

From fighting for the title with Coventry two months ago, they look set to miss out on automatic promotion and Hellberg says it his job to end their slump.

The

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EFL awards: Lampard, Neil, Jakirovic and Hellberg up for manager award
8 April 2026 Off

EFL awards: Lampard, Neil, Jakirovic and Hellberg up for manager award

By Total Football News

Coventry City boss Frank Lampard, Millwall’s Alex Neil, Sergej Jakirovic of Hull City and Middlesbrough head coach Kim Hellberg have all made the shortlist for Championship manager of the season.

The quartet are in contention for the award that was picked up by Burnley’s Scott Parker in 2025.

The winners will be announced on Sunday, 19 April at the English Football League’s annual awards ceremony in London.

The four sides

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Kim Hellberg wants Middlesbrough to be more clinical at home
10 March 2026 Off

Kim Hellberg wants Middlesbrough to be more clinical at home

By Total Football News

However, in a similar situation last month, Boro only managed draws from games at home to struggling pair Oxford United and Leicester City.

But Hellberg is remaining calm. Boro averaged 67.2% possession in those matches and had 41 shots but only managed one goal, so the Swede just wants his side to be a bit more clinical.

Boro rank joint-10th in the Championship in terms of goals scored at home

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Kim Hellberg: Ex-teacher has Premier League aim with Middlesbrough
7 March 2026 Off

Kim Hellberg: Ex-teacher has Premier League aim with Middlesbrough

By Total Football News

Hellberg’s chance came at a club called Kimstad in the seventh tier of Swedish football.

He jokes he was the 12th choice and was put in a charge of a side including some of his best friends.

But proving himself is something that Hellberg has subsequently done consistently during 15 years in the dugout.

Working his way up the ranks, dispelling myths about his lack of a successful playing

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Middlesbrough: Kim Hellberg and Alan Browne win January awards
13 February 2026 Off

Middlesbrough: Kim Hellberg and Alan Browne win January awards

By Total Football News

Championship leaders Middlesbrough are celebrating winning both the manager and player of the month awards for January.

Boss Kim Hellberg led Boro to five wins from their six league games last month, with them scoring 14 goals as they chased down the leaders Coventry City before overtaking them at the top of the table last weekend.

Midfielder Alan Browne won the player award, having also filled in at wing-back and

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Kim Hellberg: Middlesbrough boss ‘always confident’ Hayden Hackney would stay
6 February 2026 Off

Kim Hellberg: Middlesbrough boss ‘always confident’ Hayden Hackney would stay

By Total Football News

Middlesbrough head coach Kim Hellberg says he was never worried Hayden Hackney would leave the Championship club in the January transfer window.

Boro rejected Nottingham Forest’s deadline-day bid for the midfielder with Hellberg delighted to retain the services of the 23-year-old.

“I actually felt quite comfortable with him (still) being here,” the Swede told BBC Radio Tees.

“The discussions were he wants to be here, you can see he wants

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