Lennart Samuelsson

Lennart Samuelsson

Personal information
Date of birth	7 July 1924
Place of birth	Borås, Sweden
Date of death	27 November 2012 (aged 88)
Place of death	Borlänge, Sweden
Playing position	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1947–1950	IF Elfsborg
1950–1951	OGC Nice	9	(0)
1951–1956	IF Elfsborg
National team
1950–1955	Sweden[1]	36	(0)
Teams managed
	IFK Luleå
1962–1966	IK Brage
1967–1970	Örebro SK
1971–1973	IK Brage
Honours Competitor for  Sweden Olympic Games Helsinki 1952 Team
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Torsten Lennart Samuelsson (7 July 1924 – 27 November 2012) was a Swedish association football player, who won bronze medals at the 1950 FIFA World Cup and 1952 Summer Olympics.^[2][3]

Between 1950 and 1955 Samuelsson capped 36 international matches an 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.^[4] He later coached IFK Luleå, IK Brage^[5] and Örebro SK.

References

1. Sweden national football team stats. passagen.se
2. TT. "Lennart Samuelsson avliden". DN.SE. Retrieved 5 December 2012.
3. Lennart Samuelsson. sports-reference.com
4. Lennart Samuelsson. Swedish Olympic Committee
5. Tränare genom tiderna. ikbrage.se

External links

• Lennart Samuelsson at National-Football-Teams.com
• Swedish Olympic Committee