Former Crystal Palace coach and caretaker manager Keith Millen has moved to Swedish football.

Halmstads BK have named Millen as assistant coach.

Millen said, "The first contact I had with HBK was through Roy Hodgson. Roy asked me if I was interested in coming to HBK, we talked about his time in Halmstad and he talked a lot about both the club and the city. Then I met Igor (Krulj) when he came to England, and we talked about his visions for HBK. I liked his visions for the club and what he had to say.

"Everyone I have talked to has been very clear with the fact that they want to go up to the Allsvenskan and that was very important to me. I want to be a part of the advancement, it is a great driving force for me. In addition, I have been in England for a long time, both as coach and player, so this will be a new challenge with a new country and a new culture."