He was a defensive midfielder known for a good passing foot and superb leadership on and off the pitch.

In the spring of 2008, he was named best club captain of Allsvenskan in a vote from the players of the league.

He stated in a podcast interview with local newspaper Sydsvenskan owned by Bonnier Group while manager for Malmö that he wants to "take the fight harder against the Sweden Democrats".

[4] This statement stirred reactions from the Sweden Democrats in Malmö who accused him of "bullying and excluding their voter base from welcome to Eleda Stadion".

[5] His statement furthermore marked a change in Malmö's neutral stance of outwards politics both regionally and nationally as a democratically membership owned football association as the press officer of Malmö attended the interview.