.jpg) Larsson in 1965 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Bo-Göran Larsson | ||
| Date of birth | (1944-05-05)5 May 1944 | ||
| Place of birth | Malmö, Sweden | ||
| Date of death | 18 December 2023(2023-12-18) (aged 79) | ||
| Place of death | Malmö, Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1962–1966 | Malmö FF | 86 | (67) |
| 1966–1969 | VfB Stuttgart | 88 | (21) |
| 1969–1979 | Malmö FF | 222 | (52) |
| 1980 | Trelleborgs FF | ||
| International career | |||
| 1961–1962 | Sweden U19 | 6 | (0) |
| 1963–1964 | Sweden U21 | 3 | (1) |
| 1963–1965 | Sweden B | 3 | (6) |
| 1964–1978 | Sweden | 70 | (17) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1981–1982 | Kirseberg IF | ||
| 1983–1984 | Sofielund IF | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Bo-Göran "Bosse"Larsson (5 May 1944 – 18 December 2023) was a Swedish professional footballer who played as amidfielder andstriker. Best remembered for his time withMalmö FF, he also representedVfB Stuttgart andTrelleborgs FF during his career. A full international between 1964 and 1978, he won 70caps for theSweden national team and scored 17 goals. He also represented Sweden at the1970,1974 and1978FIFA World Cups.
Most of his club career he played forMalmö FF where he won the league championship several times. Between 1966 and 1969 he was an appreciated professional forVfB Stuttgart scoring 21 times in 88 games. As the best player in the team and loved by the supporters he was also awarded "Athlete of the Year" in 1969 by the city ofStuttgart. According to many he had a by far too short career as a professional player, but his wife Anita never settled to life in Germany, which made him move back home to Malmö that same summer.
Larsson was awarded theGuldbollen (the golden ball) in 1965 and 1973,[1] and was the first to be awarded twice. In Malmö FF and among its supporters Bosse holds an iconic status and is regarded as the club's greatest player ever.
Bosse Larsson was one of theSweden national team profiles during the 1970s. In total he got 70 caps, scoring 17 times, and played at the1970 FIFA World Cup,1974 FIFA World Cup and1978 FIFA World Cup.The Sweden men's national team managerGeorg "Åby" Ericson used to say that; "When picking a Swedish national squad you start by picking Bosse Larsson, then you start thinking about which other players to pick". BesideNils Liedholm, Bosse Larsson is regarded as Sweden's most complete player ever, being able to actually play at almost any position on the pitch.
Larsson later lived inMalmö. In September 2007 a book titled "Bosse Larsson" was released. The book, written by Jonny Ambrius together with Bosse, and contains stories from his life, but with a focus on his footballer years. Shortly after the book release he also gave his permission for a possible statue to be made in his honour and placed outside Malmö FF's newstadium.
Larsson died on 18 December 2023, at the age of 79.[2][3][4]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 1964 | 2 | 2 |
| 1965 | 5 | 3 | |
| 1966 | 3 | 1 | |
| 1967 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1968 | 3 | 2 | |
| 1969 | 6 | 0 | |
| 1970 | 11 | 0 | |
| 1971 | 9 | 2 | |
| 1972 | 8 | 4 | |
| 1973 | 9 | 2 | |
| 1974 | 10 | 1 | |
| 1975 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1976 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1977 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1978 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 70 | 17 | |
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 September 1964 | Ullevaal Stadion,Oslo, Norway |  Norway | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1964–67 Nordic Football Championship | [6] |
| 2 | 7 October 1964 | Råsunda Stadium,Solna, Sweden |  Poland | 3–3 | 3–3 | Friendly | [7][8] |
| 3 | 16 June 1965 | Malmö Stadion,Malmö, Sweden |  Italy | 1–2 | 2–2 | Friendly | [9][10] |
| 4 | 7 November 1965 | Dr. Fazil Kucuk Stadium,Famagusta, Cyprus |  Cyprus | 4–0 | 5–0 | 1966 FIFA World Cup qualification | [11] |
| 5 | 5–0 | ||||||
| 6 | 18 May 1966 | Swierczewski,Wrocław, Poland | Poland | 1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly | [12] |
| 7 | 9 October 1968 | Råsunda Stadium, Solna, Sweden | Norway | 2–0 | 5–0 | 1970 FIFA World Cup qualification | [13] |
| 8 | 5–0 | ||||||
| 9 | 20 May 1971 | Ryavallen,Örebro, Sweden |  Finland | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1968–71 Nordic Football Championship | [14][15] |
| 10 | 8 August 1971 | Malmö Stadion, Malmö, Sweden | Norway | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1968–71 Nordic Football Championship | [16][15] |
| 11 | 29 June 1972 | Malmö Stadion, Malmö, Sweden |  Denmark | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1972–77 Nordic Football Championship | [17][18] |
| 12 | 17 September 1972 | Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway | Norway | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1972–77 Nordic Football Championship | [19][18] |
| 13 | 15 October 1972 | Ullevi,Gothenburg, Sweden |  Malta | 2–0 | 7–0 | 1974 FIFA World Cup qualification | [20] |
| 14 | 3–0 | ||||||
| 15 | 11 November 1973 | Gzira Stadium,Gżira, Malta | Malta | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1974 FIFA World Cup qualification | [21] |
| 16 | 27 November 1973 | Parkstadion,Gelsenkirchen, West Germany |  Austria | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1974 FIFA World Cup qualification | [22] |
| 17 | 4 September 1974 | Råsunda Stadium, Solna, Sweden |  Netherlands | 1–1 | 1–5 | Friendly | [23] |
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