Lennart Samuelsson

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]

Lennart Samuelsson

Samuelsson with Sweden c. 1952
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
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1947–1950	IF Elfsborg
1950–1951	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 Representing  Sweden FIFA World Cup 1950 Brazil Olympic Games 1952 Helsinki
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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 Archived 6 June 2012 at the Wayback Machine. 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