Kurt Lennart Söderberg (7 July 1941 – 13 October 2022) was a Swedish

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player and manager. He won one

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for the Sweden national team in 1965

Playing career

Söderberg was born in Torpshammar, but his family moved to

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when he was three years old. He started playing football at age seven in Råsunda IS, later AIK. His nickname became Liston. Söderberg played for AIK,

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, Ljusdals IF and Ulriksdals SK between 1959 and 1972. He represented the Sweden U19, U21, B, and A teams between 1959 and 1965, winning one

for the senior team.

Coaching career

Söderberg coached Ljusdals IF, Ulriksdals SK,

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, Västerås SK,

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, Ikast FS,

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and Köpings FF.

Personal life and death

Söderberg died on 13 October 2022, at the age of 81.

References

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