Lars-Olof Mattsson (born 13 November 1954) is a Swedish

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coach and former player.

Career

Mattsson played for Köla AIK, IFK Arvika, IF Olsfors,

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and Torsby IF. He previously coached clubs in Sweden and

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, such as

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, Säffle FF,

IK Oddevold IK Oddevold is a Swedish football club located in Uddevalla, the name "Oddevold" being an older form of Uddevalla. The club, formed on 3 July 1932, currently plays in Sweden's third-flight league, Division 1. They play most of their home games ...

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, Sweden under-21 team,

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and

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. Mattsson took charge of the Sierra Leone national team in January 2011, and in March of that year publicly expressed a desire to remain in the job once his one-match contract expired. In April 2011, Mattsson's contract was extended until the end of the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying campaign. However, Mattsson, who was appointed by the Sports Ministry, was not recognised by the

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, until a meeting between the two organisations confirmed Mattsson's role as manager. Mattsson was awarded a full-time contract in May 2012. On 28 March 2013, Mattsson quit his job as manager of the Sierra Leone national team, and announced he wanted to take a break from football. However, the Sierra Leone Football Association denied knowledge of the resignation.

References

1954 births Living people Swedish footballers Swedish football managers Degerfors IF managers Fredrikstad FK managers Moss FK managers Swedish expatriate football managers Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Norway Expatriate football managers in Norway IK Oddevold managers Expatriate football managers in Sierra Leone Sierra Leone national football team managers Ljungskile SK managers IK Arvika players Lillestrøm SK non-playing staff Association footballers not categorized by position {{Sweden-footy-bio-stub