Peter Larsson (footballer, born 1961)

Peter Larsson
	Peter Larsson in December 1987
Personal information
Full name	Peter Nils-Gösta Larsson.
Date of birth	8 March 1961 (age 63)
Place of birth	Torsby, Sweden
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
1971–1977	IF Hallby
Senior career*
Years	Team
1977–1981	IF Hallby
1982–1983	Halmstads BK
1984–1987	IFK Göteborg
1987–1991	Ajax
1991–1993	AIK
1994	Korsnäs IF
1997–1998	Falu BS
International career
1983–1986	Sweden U21
1983–1992	Sweden
Managerial career
1995	Korsnäs IF
1996–1997	Falu BS
2002	AIK
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Peter Nils-Gösta Larsson (born 8 March 1961) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a centre-back.

He represented Halmstads BK, IFK Göteborg, Ajax, and AIK during a professional career that spanned between 1982 and 1993. A full international between 1983 and 1992, he won 47 caps and scored four goals for the Sweden national team and represented his country at the 1990 FIFA World Cup.

In 1987, he was awarded Guldbollen as Sweden's best footballer of the year.

Club career edit

Larsson began his career in IF Hallby in Jönköping 1971–81. Later he played for Halmstads BK in Allsvenskan, after that he had a successful career at IFK Göteborg, where he won the Allsvenskan title three times, and also won the UEFA Cup in 1987. He turned professional with AFC Ajax 1987–91. After that he played for AIK and became Swedish champion again in 1992.^[1]

International career edit

Larsson made 47 appearances for the Sweden national football team and scored four goals.^[2] He was a part of the squad for the 1990 FIFA World Cup.^[2]

Managerial career edit

In 2001, Larsson became assistant coach for AIK in Allsvenskan, working under his former national team coach Olle Nordin, and when Nordin left the coach job due to illness shortly before the 2002 season, Larsson became head coach. His career however became short – after seven games with only one win, Larsson decided to quit. Ha hasn't returned to high level football thereafter.

Career statistics edit

International edit

Appearances and goals by national team and year^[2]
National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Sweden	1983	2	0
	1984	1	0
	1985	2	0
	1986	8	0
	1987	8	2
	1988	7	0
	1989	4	1
	1990	8	1
	1991	6	0
	1992	1	0
Total		47	4

International goals

Scores and results list Sweden's goal tally first.^[3]

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	3 June 1987	Råsunda Stadium, Solna, Sweden	Italy	1–0	1–0	UEFA Euro 1988 qualifier
2.	14 November 1987	Stadio San Paolo, Naples, Italy	Italy	1–1	1–2	UEFA Euro 1988 qualifier
3.	25 October 1989	Stadion Śląski, Chorzów, Poland	Poland	1–0	2–0	1990 FIFA World Cup qualifier
4.	27 May 1990	Råsunda Stadium, Solna, Sweden	Finland	5–0	6–0	Friendly