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]
![]() Samuelsson with Sweden c. 1952 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 7 July 1924 | |||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Borås, Sweden | |||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 27 November 2012 | (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
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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
edit- ^ Sweden men's national football team stats Archived 6 June 2012 at the Wayback Machine. passagen.se
- ^ TT (4 December 2012). "Lennart Samuelsson avliden". DN.SE. Retrieved 5 December 2012.
- ^ Lennart Samuelsson. sports-reference.com
- ^ "Lennart Samuelsson". Olympedia. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
- ^ Lennart Samuelsson. Swedish Olympic Committee
- ^ Tränare genom tiderna. ikbrage.se
External links
editWikimedia Commons has media related to Lennart Samuelsson.
- Lennart Samuelsson at National-Football-Teams.com
- Swedish Olympic Committee