Ulf Lyfors (9 July 1943 – 20 February 2022) was a Swedish

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player and

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Career

Lyfors played for

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. Lyfors managed Djurgården's women's team in the 1979 and 1980 seasons. From 1980 to 1987, he was the coach of the Sweden women's national team, in that time winning the

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once, in 1984. Lyfors can be seen in the 2013

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documentary television series ''

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''.

Personal life

Lyfors was married to coach and former player

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and had one child.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lyfors, Ulf 1943 births 2022 deaths Swedish football managers Sweden women's national football team managers Djurgårdens IF Fotboll (women) managers UEFA Women's Championship-winning managers Swedish men's footballers Men's association football players not categorized by position