Top 7 contenders who have applied to be new Indian Football Team head coach profiled

#5 Hakan Ericson

Sweden U21 Team Return to Sweden Victorious after winning UEFA European U21 Championship

The 58-year-old Swede Hakan Ericson is a real wildcard applicant. His last job in charge of any senior team was in 2003, but he has still done some great work in recent years.

Since 2009, he has been involved in some capacity or other with the Swedish U-21 National Team.

In 2015, Ericson's finest hour came, when he led Sweden to victory in the UEFA U-21 Championships that were held in the Czech Republic.

After a stellar tournament, Sweden beat Portugal 4-3 on penalties in a final, to down a side that had the likes of Bernardo Silva, William Carvalho, Joao Mario and Ivan Cavaleiro in it.

That Swedish side also possessed the likes of John Guidetti, Victor Lindelof and Ludwig Augustinsson, who have now gone on to become mainstays in the senior team for the Scandinavian nation.

Appointing Ericson will be a gamble, but one that could well be worth it, given the sheer number of young players that have already been integrated into the Indian senior set-up.