Ulf Ottosson Explained

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.

Career

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]

Coaching career

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]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: "Mål-Otto" glömmer inte svåra benbrottet . 2022-07-21 . www.expressen.se . sv.
  2. Web site: Historia . 2022-07-21 . Degerfors IF . sv-SE.
  3. Web site: Ulf Ottoson. Flown From The Nest. 2009-07-10.
  4. News: "Case-Otto" get fired. 2007-09-10. nwt.se. 2009-07-10.
  5. Web site: Ulf Ottosson - Lagstatistik . 2022-07-21 . www.lagstatistik.se . en.