Lasse Nilsson

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Lasse Nilsson
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Nilsson in 2007
Personal information
Full name Lars Thomas Nilsson
Date of birth (1982-01-03) 3 January 1982 (age 42)
Place of birth Borlänge, Sweden
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
0000–2000 Islingby IK
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2000–2001 Brage 45 (15)
2002–2004 Elfsborg 73 (16)
2005–2007 Heerenveen 76 (22)
2007–2009 Saint-Étienne 6 (0)
2008 → AaB (loan) 12 (2)
2008 → Elfsborg (loan) 15 (3)
2009 → Vitesse (loan) 13 (4)
2009–2011 Vitesse 38 (9)
2011–2017 Elfsborg 135 (40)
2018 Norrby IF 23 (1)
Total436(112)
International career
2000 Sweden U19 4 (1)
2002–2004 Sweden U21 10 (0)
2004–2006 Sweden 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Lars Thomas "Lasse" Nilsson (born 3 January 1982) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a forward. Best remembered for his time with IF Elfsborg, he also represented clubs in the Netherlands, France, and Denmark. He won two caps for the Sweden national team.

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Club career

Nilsson played for IK Brage, IF Elfsborg, sc Heerenveen, Aalborg Boldspilklub and AS Saint-Étienne. In 2007, Nilsson was loaned to Elfsborg from SC Heerenveen. [1] Nilsson signed for Saint-Étienne on 8 August 2007, after leaving Heerenveen, in a four-year deal worth up to €3 million. [2] In January 2009 he moved to Vitesse Arnhem on loan, a move which became permanent when he signed a three-year deal in June 2009. [3]

International career

Youth

Nilsson played four games for the Sweden U19 team, and represented the Sweden U21 team a total of 10 times, including at the 2004 UEFA European Under-21 Championship where Sweden finished fourth. [4]

Senior

He made his full international debut for the Sweden national team in a friendly game against Norway on 22 January 2004, replacing Mats Rubarth in the 58th minute of a 0–3 loss. [4] He won his second and last international cap on 15 November 2006, in a friendly game against the Ivory Coast. Nilsson started the game and played for 64 minutes before being replaced by Fredrik Berglund in a 0–1 loss. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ We belden Lasse Nilsson over Zlatan, vissen met Bosvelt en matten met Pellè vice.com
  2. ↑ "L'EQUIPE.FR Football – Nilsson à Saint-Etienne". Archived from the original on 18 May 2011. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  3. ↑ [ permanent dead link ]
  4. 1 2 3 "Lars Nilsson - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se. (in Swedish). Retrieved 1 February 2021.


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