Klebér Saarenpää


John Klebér Saarenpää is a Swedish football manager and a former footballer who won 11 caps for the Swedish national team. He is the head coach of IK Brage in Superettan.

Playing career

Saarenpää was born in Uppsala, of Finnish and Guinean descent, and started his career in local team Stäppens IF.
Saarenpää represented Djurgårdens IF, IFK Norrköping, Hammarby IF and AaB. He made a contract with the Danish club Vejle Boldklub from 1 January 2007. On 10 March 2007 the defender debuted as captain for Vejle Boldklub and scored two goals. His contract with Vejle Boldklub only ran until 30 June 2007 and Saarenpää has therefore played his last match for the club. After that he returned to his old club Hammarby IF and signed a two-year contract with the Stockholm based club. He ended his career after the 2008 season.

Coaching career

In January 2014 he signed a 2.5 year contract with Vejle Boldklub as an Assistant Manager. In October of the same year he was promoted to Manager of Vejle Boldklub after the former Manager :da:Tonny Hermansen|Tonny Hermansen withdrew from the position. He was sacked on 23 April 2016.