Lars-Olof Mattsson

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Lars-Olof Mattsson
Personal information
Date of birth (1954-11-13) 13 November 1954 (age 68)
Place of birth Köla, Sweden
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
Köla AIK
IFK Arvika
IF Olsfors
Mariestads BK
Torsby IF
Köla AIK
Managerial career
1987 Gimo
1988 Säffle
1990–1991 Oddevold
1993 Degerfors IF
1994–1995 Fredrikstad
1996–1997 Ljungskile
1998–1999 Sweden U21
2001–2002 Västra Frölunda
2003–2004 Moss
2005 FK Tønsberg
2006 Ljungskile
2007–2010 FC Trollhättan
2011–2013 Sierra Leone
2014–2015 Oddevold
2017–2018 Ljungskile
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Lars-Olof Mattsson (born 13 November 1954) [1] is a Swedish football coach and former player.

Career

Mattsson played for Köla AIK, IFK Arvika, IF Olsfors, Mariestads BK and Torsby IF.

He previously coached clubs in Sweden and Norway, such as Gimo IF, Säffle FF, IK Oddevold, Degerfors IF, Fredrikstad FK, [2] Ljungskile SK, Sweden under-21 team, Västra Frölunda IF, Moss FK, [3] [4] FK Tønsberg [5] and FC Trollhättan. [6]

Mattsson took charge of the Sierra Leone national team in January 2011, [7] and in March of that year publicly expressed a desire to remain in the job once his one-match contract expired. [8] In April 2011, Mattsson's contract was extended until the end of the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying campaign. [9] However, Mattsson, who was appointed by the Sports Ministry, was not recognised by the Sierra Leone Football Association, [10] until a meeting between the two organisations confirmed Mattsson's role as manager. [11]

Mattsson was awarded a full-time contract in May 2012. [12]

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. [13] However, the Sierra Leone Football Association denied knowledge of the resignation. [14]

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References

  1. ↑ "Svensk Fotboll Guide 2006". Issuu. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
  2. ↑ "ffksupporter.net :: Uoffisiell nettside for Fredrikstad Fotballklubb". www.ffksupporter.net.
  3. ↑ "Mattsson ny sjef i Moss FK - Arkiv forside - Moss Fotballklubb". www.mossfk.no. Archived from the original on 13 November 2010.
  4. ↑ "Tidligere trenere - Moss Fotballklubb". Archived from the original on 28 June 2013. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
  5. ↑ "LO Mattsson overtar FK Tønsberg (FotballMagasinet.no)". Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 28 January 2011.
  6. ↑ "mobil.nwt.se - Sierra Leone för Mattsson". www.nwt.se. Archived from the original on 5 March 2012.
  7. ↑ Mohammed Fajah Barrie (25 January 2011). "Sierra Leone hires Sweden's Mattsson as coach". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 January 2011.
  8. ↑ "Swedish coach keen to stay on". BBC Sport. 9 March 2011. Retrieved 11 March 2011.
  9. ↑ Mohamed Fajah Barrie (7 April 2011). "Sierra Leone coach Lars Mattsson extends coaching deal". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 April 2011.
  10. ↑ Mohamed Fajah Barrie (20 April 2011). "Sierra Leone FA refuse to recognise Swedish coach". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 May 2011.
  11. ↑ Mohamed Fajah Barrie (23 May 2011). "Swede Mattsson stays as Sierra Leone coach". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 May 2011.
  12. ↑ Mohamed Fajah Barrie (30 May 2012). "Sierra Leone FA gives Mattsson full-time deal". BBC Sport.
  13. ↑ Andréas Sundberg (28 March 2013). "Efter jättekaoset - L-O Mattsson säger upp sig i Sierra Leone: "Måttet är rågat"" (in Swedish). Fotbollskanalen.
  14. ↑ Mohamed Fajah Barrie (30 March 2013). "Mattsson quits Sierra Leone job as FA deny knowledge". BBC Sport.


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