Peter Larsson (footballer, born 1961)

Peter Larsson
Personal information
Full name Peter Nils-Gösta Larsson.
Date of birth (1961-03-08) 8 March 1961
Place of birth Torsby, Sweden
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position Defender
Youth career
1971–1977 IF Hallby
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1977–1981 IF Hallby 86 (25)
1982–1983 Halmstads BK 44 (6)
1984–1987 IFK Göteborg 86 (8)
1987–1991 Ajax 58 (4)
1991–1993 AIK 76 (0)
1994 Korsnäs IF
1997–1998 Falu BS
National team
1983–1992 Sweden[1] 47 (4)
Teams managed
1995 Korsnäs IF
1996–1997 Falu BS
2002 AIK
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Peter Nils-Gösta Larsson (born 8 March 1961 in Nässjö) is a former Swedish footballer, who played as a centre-back.

Club career

Larsson began his career in IF Hallby in Jönköping 1971–81. Later he played for Halmstads BK in Allsvenskan, after that he had a successful career at IFK Göteborg, where he won the Allsvenskan title three times, and also won the UEFA Cup in 1987. He turned professional with AFC Ajax 1987–91. After that he played for AIK and became Swedish champion again in 1992.[2]

International career

Larsson made 47 appearances for the Sweden national football team and scored four goals. He was a part of the squad for the 1990 FIFA World Cup.

International goals

Scores and results list Sweden's goal tally first.[3]
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.3 June 1987Råsunda Stadium, Solna Italy1–01–0Euro 1988 qualifier
2.14 November 1987Stadio San Paolo, Naples Italy1–11–2Euro 1988 qualifier
3.25 October 1989Stadion Śląski, Chorzów Poland1–02–01990 World Cup qualifier
4.27 May 1990Råsunda Stadium, Solna Finland5–06–0Friendly

Managerial career

In 2001, Larsson became assistant coach for AIK in Allsvenskan, working under his former national team coach Olle Nordin, and when Nordin left the coach job due to illness shortly before the 2002 season, Larsson became head coach. His career however became short – after seven games with only one win, Larsson decided to quit. Ha hasn't returned to high level football thereafter.

References

  1. ↑ "Sweden national football team stats". passagen.se (in Swedish).
  2. ↑ "Sweden national football team stats". passagen.se (in Swedish).
  3. ↑ "Peter Larsson". Eu-football. Retrieved 7 January 2015.



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