Lennart Nilsson (footballer)

Lennart Nilsson
Personal information
Full nameBo Lennart Roger Nilsson
Date of birth1 January 1959
Place of birthSweden
Playing positionMidfielder
Striker
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
1978–1986IF Elfsborg[1]171(51)
1987–1990IFK Göteborg47(12)
Total218(63)
National team
1982–1987Sweden6(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Bo Lennart Roger Nilsson (born 1 January 1959) is a former Swedish footballer, who played as a midfielder and striker for IF Elfsborg, IFK Göteborg and the Sweden national team. He is best known for scoring IFK Göteborg's goal in their second leg away match against Dundee United in the 1987 UEFA Cup Final.

Club career

Nilsson began his career at IF Elfsborg, where he spent eight years with the club, before moving to IFK Göteborg for a fee of SEK1.1 million, which was considered to be one of the most expensive club records at that time in Sweden.[2] Whilst there, he won the 1986–87 UEFA Cup after netting the winning goal in the second leg of the final against Dundee United.[3] Following the win, Nilsson picked up a knee injury, which kept him out for the rest of the season.[2] He also helped IFK Göteborg win the 1990 Allsvenskan title,[4] before retiring.

International career

Nilsson received his first cap for the Sweden national team on 13 November 1982 as a substitute for Tommy Holmgren in a 1–0 Euro 1984 qualifier away win against Cyprus.[5] Nilsson was capped six times, scoring no goals.[6]

Honours

IFK Göteborg

See also

References

  1. ↑ Häggström, Mikael (13 September 2014). "Inför: Vi har spelat i båda klubbarna". IF Elfsborg (in Swedish). Retrieved 7 January 2015.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "25 år sedan UEFA-cupsegern 1987". Änglarna (in Swedish). 19 May 2012. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Reynolds, Jim (21 May 1987). "Jaded United falter at the final hurdle". The Glasgow Herald (Google News Archive). Retrieved 7 January 2015.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "De gyllene åren (1990–1996)". IFK Göteborg (in Swedish). Retrieved 7 January 2015.
  5. ↑ "Cyprus 0–1 Sweden". EU-football. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
  6. ↑ "Lennart Nilsson". EU-football. Retrieved 7 January 2015.

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