Lars Thomas "Lasse" Nilsson (born 3 January 1982) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a forward. Best remembered for his time with IF Elfsborg, he also represented clubs in the Netherlands, France, and Denmark. He won two caps for the Sweden national team.
 Nilsson in 2007 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lars Thomas Nilsson | ||
| Date of birth | 3 January 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Borlänge, Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2000 | Islingby IK | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000–2001 | Brage | 45 | (15) |
| 2002–2004 | Elfsborg | 73 | (16) |
| 2005–2007 | Heerenveen | 76 | (22) |
| 2007–2009 | Saint-Étienne | 6 | (0) |
| 2008 | → AaB (loan) | 12 | (2) |
| 2008 | → Elfsborg (loan) | 15 | (3) |
| 2009 | → Vitesse (loan) | 13 | (4) |
| 2009–2011 | Vitesse | 38 | (9) |
| 2011–2017 | Elfsborg | 135 | (40) |
| 2018 | Norrby IF | 23 | (1) |
| Total | 436 | (112) | |
| International career | |||
| 2000 | Sweden U19 | 4 | (1) |
| 2002–2004 | Sweden U21 | 10 | (0) |
| 2004–2006 | Sweden | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editNilsson played for IK Brage, IF Elfsborg, sc Heerenveen, Aalborg Boldspilklub and AS Saint-Étienne. In 2007, Nilsson was loaned to Elfsborg from SC Heerenveen.[1] Nilsson signed for Saint-Étienne on 8 August 2007, after leaving Heerenveen, in a four-year deal worth up to €3 million.[2] In January 2009 he moved to Vitesse Arnhem on loan, a move which became permanent when he signed a three-year deal in June 2009.[3]
International career
editYouth
editNilsson played four games for the Sweden U19 team, and represented the Sweden U21 team a total of 10 times, including at the 2004 UEFA European Under-21 Championship where Sweden finished fourth.[4]
Senior
editHe made his full international debut for the Sweden national team in a friendly game against Norway on 22 January 2004, replacing Mats Rubarth in the 58th minute of a 0–3 loss.[4] He won his second and last international cap on 15 November 2006, in a friendly game against the Ivory Coast. Nilsson started the game and played for 64 minutes before being replaced by Fredrik Berglund in a 0–1 loss.[4]
References
edit- ^ We belden Lasse Nilsson over Zlatan, vissen met Bosvelt en matten met Pellè vice.com
- ^ "L'EQUIPE.FR Football – Nilsson à Saint-Etienne". Archived from the original on 18 May 2011. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
- ^ [1][permanent dead link]
- ^ a b c "Lars Nilsson - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se. (in Swedish). Retrieved 1 February 2021.
External links
edit- Lasse Nilsson at Soccerway
- "AaB profile" (in Danish). Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
- Lasse Nilsson at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish) (archived)
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