Lennart Larsson (footballer)

Lennart Larsson

Personal information
Date of birth	(1953-07-09) 9 July 1953
Place of birth	Stockholm, Sweden
Height
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1976–1977	Halmstads BK
1977–1979	FC Schalke 04	26	(3)
1979–1982	Halmstads BK
International career
1976–1981	Sweden	26	(4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Lennart Larsson (born 9 July 1953 in Stockholm) is a former Swedish footballer.

Career

Larsson began his career in Hässleholms IF in 1976 when he went to play with Halmstads BK and won Allsvenskan the same year. In 1977 he was sold to FC Schalke 04 in the Bundesliga. He played two seasons there as a midfielder and went back to Halmstad in 1979–82 for a second time and became Swedish champion again in 1979, the club's second title.

Larsson was capped 26 times for the Sweden national football team between 1976 and 1981 and was a part of the squad in the 1978 FIFA World Cup.