Stefan Larsson (footballer)

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Stefan Larsson
Personal information

Date of birth	(1983-01-21) 21 January 1983
Place of birth	Storfors, Sweden
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position	Left Back
Club information
Current club	Elfsborg
Number	3
Youth career
	Storfors
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2005–2006	Degerfors	59	(0)
2007–2011	Kalmar	130	(5)
2012–	Elfsborg	9	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 May 2012. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 November 2011

Stefan Larsson (born 21 January 1983) is a Swedish footballer, currently playing for IF Elfsborg. He normally plays the position of fullback, but has more recently been used in a forward role. He came on a free transfer to IF Elfsborg where he is planned to play as a left defender. Taking over the position from the retired footballer Johan Karlsson. Larssons biggest qualities are his quickness and passing skills. He played for several matches as a winger in Kalmar FF with success. Season 2007/08 he scored his first goals in the Swedish Allsvenskan as a winger against Örebro SK. He scored two goals that match, both 1-0 and 3-0. The experience from his more offensive role made a great difference when he later played on the left back position as an offensive player.

Career

He started his career in Storfors FF and was season 2005/06 picked up by the Swedish Superettan team Degerfors IF where he played 59 caps but not scoring any goals. After two good seasons he was bought by the Swedish first league team Kalmar FF, where he achieved his greatest success in his career by winning the Swedish cup 2007 and the following season the national championship title 2008, he also won the supercup 2009. He played the Europa League qualifications with Kalmar FF season 2007/08 and 2010/11. The season 2009/2010 he played the Uefa Champions League qualifications with Kalmar FF, but lost in the first round against Debreceni VSC. He played 130 caps and scored 5 goals during his four years in Kalmar FF, he left the season 2010/11 for the fellow Swedish top team IF Elfsborg who had been top 4 for over six years in a row in the first league and played for several years in the Europa League. He is now lead by the former Swedish U-21 national and Stabaek coach Jörgen Lennartsson who recently replaced Magnus Haglund in IF Elfsborg.

Titles

Allsvenskan champion: 2008, 2012
Svenska Cupen 2007
Supercupen 2009

Europa League Q

2007/08(Kalmar FF)
2010/11(Kalmar FF)
2012/13(IF Elfsborg)

Uefa Champions League Q

2009/10
2013/14

External links

Kalmar FF Profile

v t e Kalmar FF – current squad

1 Söderberg 2 Thorbjörnsson 4 Öhman 5 Holmvik 7 Solheim 9 Andersson 10 Eriksson 11 Ring 13 Nouri 14 Larsson 16 Elm 17 Mendes 18 Øyvind Hovda 20 Gutu 21 Ismael 22 Hallberg 24 Sachpekidis 27 Diouf 29 Romarinho 34 Söderqvist 77 Cramer 80 Đorđević — Nilsson Manager: Eklund

Persondata
Name	Larsson, Stefan
Alternative names
Short description	Swedish footballer
Date of birth	21 January 1983
Place of birth	Storfors, Sweden
Date of death
Place of death

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