The former national team player announced last winter that he would step down the bet, but that he would still be involved in Kalmar FF as much as his body allowed.

But now he has rethought. He ends up as a player altogether.

- Since I came home (to Kalmar) in 2015, I have tried to regain some kind of quality and physics, but not really felt that it was fully realized at any time. I have been trying for five years to get all the parts together but have not succeeded. And after everything that happened last year, both mental and physical, as it turned out in the end, I felt that I had not been able to cope for another year, he says to Football Direct, and continues:

- I had not managed another year, neither mentally nor with my body.

"Have said away"

However, he says he feels no bitterness.

- For my part, it feels very good. Finally, I get to listen to the body. It has been said so many times. Now I get to listen to what it really is, he says.

- Each thing has its time. It was well time to make that decision. I've actually been ready to make that decision several times before. There is nothing strange about that. Already last year, I knew what it took to go into a whole season, but I can't go into a season and jump off after half.

Your assistant coach

Elm, who made a total of 39 a-country matches and in addition to Kalmar FF also played in AZ Alkmaar and CSKA Mosvka, remains in Kalmar FF.

- I'm an assistant, but I don't see myself as a classic assistant coach. I do not intend to be either. I help with what is needed. I do not intend to have anything to do with team selection, someone else has to do it. I really like helping with what I can, especially pushing the younger ones individually, ”he says ten Football Direkt.