Lennart Samuelsson
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Samuelsson with Sweden c. 1952 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 7 July 1924 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Borås, Sweden | |||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 27 November 2012 (aged 88) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Borlänge, Sweden | |||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Defender | |||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1947–1950 | IF Elfsborg | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1950–1951 | Nice | 9 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1951–1956 | IF Elfsborg | |||||||||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1950–1955 | Sweden | 36 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | ||||||||||||||||||||
| IFK Luleå | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1962–1966 | IK Brage | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1967–1970 | Örebro SK | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1971–1973 | IK Brage | |||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||||||||
Torsten Lennart Samuelsson (7 July 1924 – 27 November 2012) was a Swedish footballer who played as a defender and won bronze medals at the 1950 FIFA World Cup and 1952 Summer Olympics.
Between 1950 and 1955 Samuelsson was capped in 36 international matches and scored no goals. Domestically he played for Elfsborg (126 matches, 2 goals in 1947–1954), and in 1951 he appeared in nine matches with the French club Nice. His career was cut short due to a broken leg. He later coached IFK Luleå, IK Brage and Örebro SK.