From PE teacher to Premier League boss for Boro's Hellberg?

"I see myself here in three years. I will try as much as I can every day to get to the Premier League. That's the goal. I said that when I was coming here, this year, next year or the year after that, I will do everything I can to get there and that's what I'm going to do."

"With 11 games of a gruelling and thrilling Championship promotion race to go, Middlesbrough are primed to end a spell of nine years away from the Premier League. If they can finish in the top two when the music stops in early May - they now sit second, three points clear of Ipswich Town albeit having played a game more - their unassuming head coach Kim Hellberg will write himself into Boro folklore."

"Previously working back home at Hammarby, the 38-year-old Swede arrived at the Riverside Stadium in November as an unheralded replacement for Rob Edwards, who had left for Wolves. However, in the space of a few months, some thrilling football, allied to warmth and humility off the pitch, means Teesside has taken Hellberg to its heart."

Middlesbrough sit second in the Championship with 11 games remaining, three points clear of Ipswich Town, positioned to end a nine-year absence from the Premier League. Manager Kim Hellberg, a 38-year-old Swede from Hammarby, arrived at the Riverside Stadium in November as an unexpected replacement for Rob Edwards, who departed for Wolves. Despite being relatively unknown to supporters initially, Hellberg has earned the affection of Teesside through thrilling football combined with warmth and humility. In an exclusive interview, Hellberg expressed his commitment to the club, stating he sees himself at Middlesbrough in three years and is determined to achieve Premier League promotion this season or the next.

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