What happened. Jacob Bergstrom, a former sandwich maker, has helped Mjallby win the Swedish championship and Swedish Cup, and scored on his Champions League debut.

Never picked up by a youth academy, played amateur football until 22.
Worked at Subway after joining Mjallby in 2018, turned pro at 24.
Mjallby based in Hallevik, a village with fewer than 1,000 residents.

“I never dreamed of anything like this. It was like, I didn't even think about it.”
— Jacob Bergstrom

Mjallby face Slovan Bratislava, coached by Yaya Toure, in the Champions League.

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