In past years he has played drums in a white jumper and disco ball while descending from a ballroom ceiling at the opening of the Clarion Hotel Post in Gothenburg, Sweden.

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The IMF, established after World War II, has had seven managing directors, three from France - among them Mr Camdessus, who held the post for 13 years - two from Sweden and one from Belgium and the Netherlands.

BBC: Keohler

In 1994 he started a three-year spell with the Sweden Under-21 team before replacing Tommy Svensson in his current post.

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