Style of play During his career, Mellberg primarily played as a central defender or right-back, although he was also capable of playing in a holding role in midfield on occasion. In a Sports Illustrated profile in the lead-up to Euro 2012, he was described as being "big, strong and exceptional in the air", while a BBC profile ahead of the 2002 World Cup noted that "[h]e pressures attackers superbly and rarely comes off second best in a challenge." Regarded as a promising defender in his youth, he later made a name for himself as a solid, dependable, and hard-tackling centre-back. Although he was not very fast, he was strong, and had an excellent positional sense, and was also a good header of the ball, which made him a goal-threat on set-pieces. Managerial career IF Brommapojkarna Mellberg was appointed manager of Swedish club IF Brommapojkarna in November 2015, signing a two year-contract and taking over following their recent relegation to the third tier of Swedish football. Brommapojkarna won the Division 1 title during Mellberg's first season in charge and won their second successive promotion the following year, in October 2017, to return to the top flight, Allsvenskan. After the season, Mellberg chose not to renew his expiring contract with Brommapojkarna. Fremad Amager On 1 July 2019 Fremad Amager announced, that Mellberg had joined the club as their new manager. Mellberg was reinforced with Azrudin Valentić, who he worked with in Brommapojkarna and who until the arrival of Mellberg, was the manager of the club. With the access of Mellberg, the club changed the structure of the sporting staff, with Mellberg becoming manager and Azrudin Valentić becoming the first team coach. Helsingborgs IF After only two months in charge of Fremad Amager, the club announced that Mellberg had left the club to become the manager of Helsingborgs IF. Personal life Mellberg has two children with long-term partner Carolina Kihl. Daughter Saga was born in December 2002 and son John was born in July 2006. Mellberg and Kihl married in Sweden on 13 July 2013. According to Mellberg's mother, he is considering attending university after his retirement. Career statistics Club International Scores and results list Sweden's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Mellberg goal. Managerial statistics Honours Player AIK Allsvenskan: 1998 Aston Villa UEFA Intertoto Cup: 2001 Olympiacos Super League Greece: 2010–11, 2011–12 Greek Cup: 2011–12 F.C. Copenhagen Danish Cup