Lars Mathias Florén (born 11 August 1976) is a Swedish former professional

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who played as a

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. During his career, he represented

Alnö IF Alnö IF is a Swedish football club located in Alnö, just outside Sundsvall in Medelpad. Background Alnö Idrottsförening was formed on 24 April 1924 at the Hammarstedts Cafe in Vii. The sports club has been active in skiing, wrestling, boxin ...

GIF Sundsvall Gymnastik- och Idrottsföreningen Sundsvall, more commonly known as GIF Sundsvall (), Giffarna or simply Sundsvall, is a Swedish professional football club based in Sundsvall. The club is affiliated with Medelpads Fotbollförbund and plays its h ...

, IFK Norrköping,

FC Groningen Football Club Groningen () is a Dutch professional association football club based in Groningen, province of Groningen. Founded on 16 June 1971 as the successor of GVAV, the team compete in the Eredivisie, the highest tier of Dutch football. G ...

IF Elfsborg Idrottsföreningen Elfsborg, more commonly known as IF Elfsborg or simply Elfsborg (), is a professional football club based in Borås, Sweden, and is affiliated to the Västergötlands Fotbollförbund. They play in the Allsvenskan and have spent ...

, and

IF Sylvia IF Sylvia is a Swedish football club based in Norrköping. The club, formed on 19 May 1922, is currently playing in the third tier of Swedish football, Division 1. The club is affiliated to the Östergötlands Fotbollförbund. In the early years ...

. In 2001, he won two caps for the

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Mathias Florén blir U19-tränare i IFK Norrköping
* 1976 births Living people People from Söderhamn Swedish men's footballers Men's association football defenders Sweden men's international footballers Alnö IF players GIF Sundsvall players IFK Norrköping players Swedish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands FC Groningen players Swedish expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands IF Elfsborg players Eredivisie players IF Sylvia players Allsvenskan players Sportspeople from Gävleborg County {{sweden-footy-defender-stub