Peter Larsson (footballer, born 1961)

For the current Swedish footballer, see Peter Larsson (footballer, born 1984).
Peter Larsson
Peter Larsson in December 1987
Personal information
Full name Peter Nils-Gösta Larsson.
Date of birth (1961-03-08) 8 March 1961 (age 63)
Place of birth Torsby, Sweden
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) 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
International career
1983–1986 Sweden U21 9 (3)
1983–1992 Sweden 47 (4)
Managerial career
1995 Korsnäs IF
1996–1997 Falu BS
2002 AIK
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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

He represented Halmstads BK, IFK Göteborg, Ajax, and AIK during a professional career that spanned between 1982 and 1993. A full international between 1983 and 1992, he won 47 caps and scored four goals for the Sweden national team and represented his country at the 1990 FIFA World Cup.

In 1987, he was awarded Guldbollen as Sweden's best footballer of the year.

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.[1]

International career

Larsson made 47 appearances for the Sweden national football team and scored four goals.[2] He was a part of the squad for the 1990 FIFA World Cup.[2]

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.

Career statistics

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year[2]
National team Year Apps Goals
Sweden 1983 2 0
1984 1 0
1985 2 0
1986 8 0
1987 8 2
1988 7 0
1989 4 1
1990 8 1
1991 6 0
1992 1 0
Total 47 4

International goals

Scores and results list Sweden's goal tally first.[3]
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 3 June 1987 Råsunda Stadium, Solna, Sweden  Italy 1–0 1–0 UEFA Euro 1988 qualifier
2. 14 November 1987 Stadio San Paolo, Naples, Italy  Italy 1–1 1–2 UEFA Euro 1988 qualifier
3. 25 October 1989 Stadion Śląski, Chorzów, Poland  Poland 1–0 2–0 1990 FIFA World Cup qualifier
4. 27 May 1990 Råsunda Stadium, Solna, Sweden  Finland 5–0 6–0 Friendly

Honours

IFK Göteborg[4]

Ajax[5]

AIK[5]

  • Swedish Champion: 1992

Individual

References

  1. ^ "Sweden national football team stats". passagen.se (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 2001-06-09.
  2. ^ a b c "Peter Larsson - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se. (in Swedish). Retrieved 2021-11-10.
  3. ^ "Peter Larsson". Eu-football. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
  4. ^ "Peter Larsson - ifkdb.se". ifkdb.se. Retrieved 2021-11-10.
  5. ^ a b c "500:are - Peter Larsson". www.aik.se. Retrieved 2021-11-10.
  6. ^ "Stora Grabbars Märke - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2021-11-10.

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