Peter Nils-Gösta Larsson (born 8 March 1961) is a Swedish former professional

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who played as a centre-back. He represented

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, and

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during a professional career that spanned between 1982 and 1993. A full international between 1983 and 1992, he won 47

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and scored four goals for the Sweden national team and represented his country at the

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. In 1987, he was awarded

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as Sweden's best footballer of the year.

Club career

Larsson began his career in

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1971–81. Later he played for

in Allsvenskan, after that he had a successful career at

, where he won the Allsvenskan title three times, and also won the

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in 1987. He turned professional with

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1987–91. After that he played for

and became Swedish champion again in 1992.

International career

Larsson made 47 appearances for the

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and scored four goals. He was a part of the squad for the

Managerial career

In 2001, Larsson became assistant coach for AIK in Allsvenskan, working under his former national team coach

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, 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

International

International goals :''Scores and results list Sweden's goal tally first.''

Honours

IFK Göteborg *

: 1986–87 * Swedish Champion: 1984, 1987 Ajax *

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: 1989–90 AIK * Swedish Champion:

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Individual *

: 1987 * Stor Grabb: 1987

References

External links

* http://wwwc.aftonbladet.se/sport/guldbollen/1987.html * https://web.archive.org/web/20071007122230/http://www.aik.se/fotboll/aikindex.html?%2Ffotboll%2Fhistorik%2F500aikare%2Fpetelars.html {{DEFAULTSORT:Larsson, Peter 1961 births Living people Swedish footballers Sweden international footballers Sweden under-21 international footballers Swedish expatriate footballers Allsvenskan players Eredivisie players AIK Fotboll managers AIK Fotboll players AFC Ajax players Halmstads BK players IFK Göteborg players 1990 FIFA World Cup players Expatriate footballers in the Netherlands UEFA Cup winning players Association football midfielders Swedish football managers People from Torsby Municipality Sportspeople from Värmland County