Lennart Samuelsson

Lennart Samuelsson
Samuelsson with Sweden c. 1952
Personal information
Date of birth (1924-07-07)7 July 1924
Place of birth Borås, Sweden
Date of death 27 November 2012(2012-11-27) (aged 88)
Place of death Borlänge, Sweden
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1947–1950 IF Elfsborg
1950–1951 Nice 9 (0)
1951–1956 IF Elfsborg
International career
1950–1955 Sweden[1] 36 (0)
Managerial career
IFK Luleå
1962–1966 IK Brage
1967–1970 Örebro SK
1971–1973 IK Brage
Medal record
Representing  Sweden
FIFA World Cup
Third place 1950 Brazil
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1952 Helsinki
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Torsten Lennart Samuelsson (7 July 1924 – 27 November 2012) was a Swedish association footballer who played as a defender and won bronze medals at the 1950 FIFA World Cup and 1952 Summer Olympics.[2][3][4]

Between 1950 and 1955 Samuelsson capped 36 international matches and scored no goals. Domestically he played for Elfsborg (126 matches, 2 goals in 1947–1954), and in 1951 he appeared in nine matches with the French club Nice. His career was cut short due to a broken leg.[5] He later coached IFK Luleå, IK Brage[6] and Örebro SK.

References

  1. ^ Sweden men's national football team stats Archived 6 June 2012 at the Wayback Machine. passagen.se
  2. ^ TT (4 December 2012). "Lennart Samuelsson avliden". DN.SE. Retrieved 5 December 2012.
  3. ^ Lennart Samuelsson. sports-reference.com
  4. ^ "Lennart Samuelsson". Olympedia. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
  5. ^ Lennart Samuelsson. Swedish Olympic Committee
  6. ^ Tränare genom tiderna. ikbrage.se
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