Lennart Larsson (footballer) explained

Lennart Larsson
Birth Date:9 July 1953
Birth Place:Stockholm, Sweden
Height:1.83 m
Position:Midfielder
Years1:1970–1972
Clubs1:IFK Malmö
Years2:1973–1975
Clubs2:Hässleholms IF
Years3:1976–1977
Clubs3:Halmstads BK
Caps3:51
Goals3:16
Years4:1977–1979
Clubs4:Schalke 04
Caps4:26
Goals4:3
Years5:1979–1982
Clubs5:Halmstads BK
Caps5:53
Goals5:10
Nationalyears1:1976–1981
Nationalteam1:Sweden[1]
Nationalcaps1:26
Nationalgoals1:4

Lennart Larsson (born 9 July 1953) is a Swedish former footballer who played as a midfielder.

Career

Born in Stockholm, Larsson began his career in Hässleholms IF in 1976 when he went to play with Halmstads BK and won Allsvenskan the same year. In 1977, he was sold to FC Schalke 04 in the Bundesliga. He played two seasons there as a midfielder and went back to Halmstad in 1979–82 for a second time and became Swedish champion again in 1979, the club's second title.

Larsson was capped 26 times for the Sweden national team between 1976 and 1981 and was a part of the squad in the 1978 FIFA World Cup.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sweden men's national football team stats . Swedish . passagen.se . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120606000450/http://hem.passagen.se/fotbollslandslaget/statistiktest.htm . 6 June 2012 .