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.
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.