Rikard Nilsson

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Rikard Nilsson
Personal information
Date of birth (1983-05-24) 24 May 1983 (age 40)
Place of birth Sweden
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
IK Gauthiod
Youth career
Vänersborgs IF
IF Elfsborg
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2003–2005 Boden 43 (0)
2006–2008 Trollhättan 57 (2)
2009–2010 Lyn 8 (0)
2010–2013 Ljungskile 63 (0)
2014–2016 Levanger 51 (0)
2017– IK Gauthiod 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 November 2016

Rikard Nilsson (born 24 May 1983), sometimes spelled as Richard Nilsson, is a Swedish football defender who plays for IK Gauthiod.

Nilsson started his career in Vänersborgs IF, and played for Bodens BK, IF Elfsborg and FC Trollhättan [1] before joining Lyn in January 2009. [2] He made his Norwegian Premier League debut for Lyn on 3 May 2009 against Stabæk. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Rikard Nilsson". LynFotball.net.
  2. "5. Rikard Nilsson" (in Norwegian). FC Lyn Oslo.[ permanent dead link ]