Willi Railo


Willi Sten Railo was a Norwegian sport psychologist and professor of performance psychology.
He became known nationally for his 1986 book Best når det gjelder. Since the 1980s, he worked as a consultant for Swedish football manager Sven-Göran Eriksson, and continued in this position also during the latter's stint as manager for the football team|England national team]. He also worked with the Norwegian football club Vålerenga in 2005, when the club won the Norwegian Premier League. In the Norwegian Athletics Association he was a member of the medical committee in 1978 and 1980.