Ulf Ottosson | |
Fullname: | Ulf Peter Ottosson |
Birth Date: | 2 July 1968 |
Birth Place: | Degerfors, Sweden |
Position: | Striker |
Years1: | 1987–1996 |
Years2: | 1992 |
Years3: | 1996 |
Years4: | 1996–1997 |
Years5: | 1997 |
Years6: | 1997 |
Years7: | 1997–1999 |
Years8: | 2000 |
Years9: | 2000–2004 |
Years10: | 2006 |
Years11: | 2011–2013 |
Clubs1: | Degerfors IF |
Clubs2: | → FC Locarno (loan) |
Clubs3: | GD Chaves |
Clubs4: | IFK Norrköping |
Clubs5: | → Norwich City (loan) |
Clubs6: | Ljungskile SK |
Clubs7: | Degerfors IF |
Clubs8: | Viterbese |
Clubs9: | Degerfors IF |
Clubs10: | Strömtorps IK |
Clubs11: | Ängebäck BK |
Caps1: | 196 |
Caps3: | 11 |
Caps4: | 7 |
Caps5: | 7 |
Caps6: | 12 |
Caps9: | 20 |
Caps10: | 4 |
Caps11: | 24 |
Goals1: | 121 |
Goals3: | 0 |
Goals4: | 0 |
Goals5: | 1 |
Goals6: | 2 |
Goals9: | 9 |
Goals10: | 5 |
Goals11: | 8 |
Manageryears1: | 2005 |
Manageryears2: | 2007 |
Manageryears3: | 2011–2012 |
Managerclubs1: | Gullspångs IF |
Managerclubs2: | Strömtorps IK |
Managerclubs3: | Ängebäck BK |
Clubs12: | Gullspångs IF |
Years12: | 2018 |
Goals12: | 1 |
Caps12: | 5 |
Ulf Peter "Mål-Otto" Ottosson (born 2 July 1968) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a striker. He has also coached various teams in Sweden. He is Degerfors IF's top goal scorer of all time with 205 goals.
Nicknamed "Mål-Otto" ("Goal-Otto"),[1] Ottosson spent most of his playing career at Degerfors IF, having three different spells at the club in total. He had a brief spell in England on loan with Division One side Norwich City in 1997, scoring one goal in a 3–2 win away at Sheffield United. Manager Mike Walker decided against offering him a full-time contract, resulting in Ottoson's return to Sweden. He holds the record of scoring the most goals for Degerfors IF in their club history, a total of 205 goals.[2]
At the end of his second spell with Degerfors, Ottosson was said to have started his own business making cabinets.[3]
Ottosson began coaching at Gullspångs IF in 2005, before taking up a player role Strömtorps IK in 2006. The following year, he became coach of Strömtorps, but was fired in September 2007 following a 2–0 loss against Kungsör BK.[4] After taking a three-year-long timeout from football, Ottosson returned as a player-manager for Swedish 7th level club Ängebäck BK in 2011 but quit halfway through the 2013 season.[5]