Leif Forsberg
Leif "Lill-Foppa" Forsberg (born 15 April 1963) is a Swedish former footballer who played as a forward.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Leif Forsberg | ||
| Date of birth | 15 April 1963 | ||
| Place of birth | Sundsvall, Sweden[1] | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1980–1988 | GIF Sundsvall | 153 | (56) |
| 1988–1989 | IFK Göteborg | 26 | (2) |
| 1990–2001 | GIF Sundsvall | 249 | (89) |
| Total | 428 | (147) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
He made his professional with GIF Sundsvall at the age of 17.[3]
Personal life
Forsberg is the son of footballer Lennart Forsberg and has a son, Emil Forsberg, who is also a footballer.[4][3]
References
- Leif Forsberg at WorldFootball.net
- Alsjö, Martin (2011). 100 år med Allsvensk fotboll (in Swedish). Idrottsförlaget. p. 295. ISBN 978-91-977326-7-3.
- Yokhin, Michael (21 December 2016). "The secret behind Emil Forsberg and the mercurial rise of RB Leipzig". ESPN Singapore. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
- Elofsson, Sven (25 March 2013). "MFF-Emil är tredje generationen allsvenskar i släkten Forsberg". Smålandsposten (in Swedish). Retrieved 30 March 2020.
External links
- Leif Forsberg at EliteFootball at Archive.today (archived 21 January 2013)
- Leif Forsberg at SvFF (in Swedish) (archive)
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