Swedish footballer and manager
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]
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
- ^ 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
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lennart Samuelsson.
- Lennart Samuelsson at National-Football-Teams.com
- Swedish Olympic Committee
