Lennart Nilsson (soccer player)

Lennart Nilsson (* 1959 ) is a former Swedish football player . The offensive player ran for IF Elfsborg and IFK Göteborg in the Allsvenskan , winning the Swedish championship and the UEFA Cup .

Career

Nilsson made his debut in 1978 for IF Elfsborg in the Allsvenskan. In the following years he wavered with the team between the relegation battle and the upper third of the table. In the 1981 season he reached with the club on the one hand the final of the Swedish National Cup , which was lost to Kalmar FF . On the other hand, the club had to compete in the relegation games - despite his nine goals this season, which led him to eighth place in the scorers' list as the club's best goalscorer - where he received the class against BK Häcken . Was the Nilsson in the 1983 season still represented in the championship finals and in the quarter-finals against IFK Göteborg next to Thomas Ahlström scorer, he rose with the club at the end of the following season in the second division. After the direct resurgence, he was instrumental in keeping the club in the league with six goals this season.

In early 1987, Nilsson moved to league rivals IFK Göteborg. Initially a substitute in the quarter-finals of the 1986/87 UEFA Cup against Inter Milan , he then became a regular. As strike partner by Stefan Pettersson he was with a goal in the semi-final first leg at the 4: 1 home win against FC Swarovski Tirol 0 intermediate level in the final against the Scottish representatives: and with his side's lead to 1 Dundee United at the European Cup victory involved. In addition to Thomas Wernerson , he was also the only player in all 22 games of the season in the season 1987 on the court, with nine goals in the regular and two goals in the final round, he contributed to the championship win. Until 1992 he was still under contract with IFK Göteborg, but due to injury he was only used irregularly.

Web links

• anglarna.se: "25 år sedan UEFA-cupsegern 1987"
• Lennart Nilsson in the database of weltfussball.de