Lennart Samuelsson Explained

Lennart Samuelsson
Birth Date:7 July 1924
Birth Place:Borås, Sweden
Death Place:Borlänge, Sweden
Position:Defender
Years1:1947–1950
Years2:1950–1951
Years3:1951–1956
Clubs3:IF Elfsborg
Caps2:9
Goals2:0
Nationalyears1:1950–1955
Nationalteam1:Sweden[1]
Nationalcaps1:36
Nationalgoals1:0
Manageryears2:1962–1966
Manageryears3:1967–1970
Manageryears4:1971–1973
Managerclubs4:IK Brage
Medaltemplates-Expand:yes

Torsten Lennart Samuelsson (7 July 1924 – 27 November 2012) was a Swedish association footballer who played as a defender and won bronze medals at the 1950 FIFA World Cup and 1952 Summer Olympics.[2] [3] [4]

Between 1950 and 1955 Samuelsson capped 36 international matches and scored no goals. Domestically he played for Elfsborg (126 matches, 2 goals in 1947–1954), and in 1951 he appeared in nine matches with the French club Nice. His career was cut short due to a broken leg.[5] He later coached IFK Luleå, IK Brage[6] and Örebro SK.

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Notes and References

  1. http://hem.passagen.se/fotbollslandslaget/statistiktest.htm Sweden men's national football team stats
  2. Web site: TT . Lennart Samuelsson avliden . DN.SE . 4 December 2012. 5 December 2012.
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20200417210221/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sa/lennart-samuelsson-1.html Lennart Samuelsson
  4. Web site: Lennart Samuelsson . Olympedia . 5 November 2021.
  5. http://sok.se/idrottare/idrottare/l/lennart-samuelsson.html Lennart Samuelsson
  6. https://web.archive.org/web/20090103112925/http://www.ikbrage.se/index.php?newspage=63&open=3 Tränare genom tiderna