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.