Hans Krister Nordin (born 25 February 1968) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He spent most of his career with Allsvenskan club AIK.
Club career
Born in Stockholm, Nordin began playing football as a boy with local clubs IFK Bergshamra and Råsunda IS. He joined the youth setup at Djurgårdens IF in 1982, where he later made his senior debut. He won the 1990 Swedish Cup with Djurgården before moving to league rivals AIK in 1992. In his first year at AIK, he won the Allsvenskan championship, and went on to win three Swedish Cups and a further Allsvenskan title. He was awarded the 1999 Swedish Midfielder of the Year award before leaving the club in winter 1999.
Nordin then moved to Brøndby IF in Denmark, where he was named the 2001 Brøndby Player of the Year and won the 2002 Danish Superliga championship. Following the arrival of new manager Michael Laudrup in summer 2002, he returned to Sweden and played two more years with AIK before ending his career with Ekerö IK in 2005.
International career
Nordin played two matches for the Sweden U21 team in 1990, including at the 1990 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, where Sweden reached the semi-finals.
Honours
- Djurgårdens IF: Svenska Cupen (1989–90)
- AIK: Allsvenskan (1992, 1998), Svenska Cupen (1996, 1997, 1999)
- Brøndby IF: Danish Superliga (2001–02)
- Individual: Swedish Midfielder of the Year (1999), Brøndby IF Player of the Year (2001)
