Jonas Thern is a Swedish association football manager and former professional player who played as a midfielder between 1985 and 1999. Thern also earned 75 caps and scored six goals for Sweden between 1987 and 1997. He captained the Sweden squad that finished third at the 1994 FIFA World Cup in the United States. Thern's playing career took him from Malm� FF in Sweden to FC Z�rich in Switzerland and further in Europe to Benfica in Portugal, Napoli and Roma in Itay and finally Rangers in Scotland where he finished his career. After his playing career Thern has coached his youth club IFK V�rnamo for two periods, between 2000 and 2001 and 2010 as well as Halmstads BK between 2002 and 2003. He has also acted as a youth coach at IFK V�rnamo, a sports commentator as well as a teacher. 

March 20th, 1967 in Falköping (Age 57)