 Larsson in 2014 | |||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Edward Henrik Larsson | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1971-09-20)20 September 1971 (age 54) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Helsingborg, Sweden | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Striker | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1977–1988 | Högaborgs BK | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 1989–1991 | Högaborgs BK | 64 | (23) | ||||||||||||||
| 1992–1993 | Helsingborgs IF | 56 | (51) | ||||||||||||||
| 1993–1997 | Feyenoord | 101 | (26) | ||||||||||||||
| 1997–2004 | Celtic | 221 | (174) | ||||||||||||||
| 2004–2006 | Barcelona | 40 | (13) | ||||||||||||||
| 2006–2009 | Helsingborgs IF | 84 | (38) | ||||||||||||||
| 2007 | →Manchester United (loan) | 7 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2012 | Råå IF | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2013 | Högaborgs BK | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 575 | (325) | |||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1992–1993 | Sweden U21 | 12[2] | (4[2]) | ||||||||||||||
| 1997 | Sweden B | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 1993–2009 | Sweden | 106 | (37) | ||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2012 | Landskrona BoIS | ||||||||||||||||
| 2014 | Falkenbergs FF | ||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | Helsingborgs IF | ||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Helsingborgs IF | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
Edward Henrik Larsson (Swedish pronunciation:[ˈhɛnːrɪkˈlɑːʂɔn]; born 20 September 1971) is a Swedish professionalfootball coach and former player who played 106 times for theSwedish national team. Astriker, Larsson began his career withHögaborgs BK. In 1992, he moved toHelsingborg IF where in his first campaign he helped the club win promotion toAllsvenskan after 24 seasons. He moved toFeyenoord in November 1993, staying for four years before leaving in 1997 to join Scottish Premiership clubCeltic and enjoying great success there. During his time in the DutchEredivisie, he won twoKNVB Cups with Feyenoord. He later played forBarcelona, earning theSpanish title twice and theChampions League before returning to Helsingborg. He had a loan spell atManchester United, with whom he won theEnglish Premier League in 2006–07, and retired in 2009.[3]
Larsson is often regarded as one of the greatest foreign imports in Scottish football,[4] having been signed byWim Jansen for Celtic in July 1997 for a fee of £650,000. In his first season at the club, he played a crucial role in Celtic winning their first league title in ten years. Larsson suffered a broken leg in aUEFA Cup tie againstLyon in 1999. He returned to score 53 goals in a 2000–01 season that saw him win theEuropean Golden Shoe. Larsson won four league titles in his seven years at Celtic. He also helped the team reach the2003 UEFA Cup final againstPorto, scoring both goals in a 3–2 defeat inextra time. His 242 goals in 313 matches saw Celtic fans nickname himThe King of Kings.
Larsson played forSweden in threeFIFA World Cups and threeUEFA European Championships, winning a bronze medal at the1994 FIFA World Cup, and is a former captain of the national team. He ended his international career with 37 goals in106 matches. He also wonthe Golden Ball (Guldbollen), the annual Award for best Swedish footballer twice, first in 1998 and again in 2004, while in 2003 he was named theGreatest Swedish Footballer of the Last 50 Years as part of theUEFA Jubilee Awards. He is also theall-time leading goalscorer in theUEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League.[5]
In 2010, Larsson began his career as a manager at theSuperettan clubLandskrona BoIS, where he stayed for three seasons. He later managedFalkenberg in Allsvenskan, and he took over at Helsingborg in 2015, where his son,Jordan, was one of his players. Helsingborg were relegated to Superettan in 2016 and Larsson left the club. Three years later he made a brief return in the same role at the club.[6] He served Barcelona as assistant toRonald Koeman from August 2020 until October 2021.
Edward Henrik Larsson[7] was born on 20 September 1971[8] inHelsingborg,Scania.[9] His father, Francisco da Rocha, is fromCape Verde,[10] and his mother, Eva Larsson, is Swedish.[11] His parents, who never married and split up when he was 12,[11] decided that he should take his mother's surname because they felt it would make it easier for their son to be accepted in Sweden.[12] He credits his father for his love of football:[11] his father gave him a football when he was 16 months old and as a child, he was able to practice with brothers and friends on a large field near his home on the Närlunda estate in Helsingborg.[13][14] He has said of his school years, "I experienced some racism, because back then it was unusual to have a dark kid at school, I was one of the few."[15] He watched English football on television and his parents gave him a video ofPelé's life story, both of which inspired him.[15]
Larsson began playing at lower-leagueHögaborg at age six.[15] This smaller club was known to provide a good education for young players, and since Larsson left he has stressed how important this was not only for his football but also for his adult life in general.[16][17][18] He went on to start his professional career playing for their senior team at age 17 while still at school.[19] When he was 18, he had a trial atBenfica, at the time being managed by Larsson's country-mateSven-Göran Eriksson.[20] On leaving school at 18, Larsson combined a semi-pro football career at Högaborg with work as a fruit packer.[19]
In four years playing at senior level with Högaborg, Larsson scored 23 goals in 74 matches. In 1992, second division sideHelsingborg (the main club of his home city) signed Larsson.[19]
In his first year as a full-time professional, Larsson scored 34 goals for Helsingborg and his partnership up front with veteran strikerMats Magnusson helped the side win promotion to the top Swedish division, theAllsvenskan, the club's return to the top tier after 24 seasons in the lower divisions.[19] His star continued to rise the following year, as he netted 16 goals to help Helsingborg to a respectable mid-table finish.[19]
The Södra was split into Spring and Autumn leagues, Henrik scored 15 goals in 14 games in the former and 17 goals in 13 games in the latter. After then failing to score in the 3 placement qualifier matches, he scored twice in a 9–1 aggregate play-off win againstIFK Sundsvall that sealed promotion.[21]
In November 1993, Dutch sideFeyenoord signed Larsson for a fee of£295,000.[19] He made his league debut on 21 November 1993 as a substitute forRegi Blinker in a 1–1home draw againstVitesse.[22] Larsson took time to adjust to working and living in a foreign country and could only muster a modest 6 goals in 27 appearances in his first season.[19] His goalscoring record improved in subsequent seasons, but he continued to be unsettled and frustrated by a combination of ever-changing coaches, being played in unfamiliar positions and latterly the club's player-rotation policy which saw him being substituted fifty or sixty minutes into a match even when playing well.[19][23]
Larsson won his first major winner's medal on 12 May 1994 when he played in the Feyenoord side that defeatedNEC 2–1 in the final of theKNVB Cup.[24] The following season, Larsson won his second winner's medal in the same tournament when Feyenoord won 2–1 againstVolendam.[25] He did record ahat-trick in a 4–3 win againstWerder Bremen in theUEFA Cup Winners' Cup in1994–95.[26]
In 1997, Larsson told managerArie Haan that he wished to leave the club.[19] A legal dispute then ensued over a clause in his contract that Larsson claimed would allow him to be sold on if a fee of £600,000 was offered.[23] Larsson won his case and in July 1997, he signed for Scottish sideCeltic.[27]
Following the contract dispute with Feyenoord, Larsson was signed by Celtic managerWim Jansen in July 1997 for a fee of £650,000.[27] In his first season at Celtic, he played the role of supporting forward alongsideDarren Jackson,Simon Donnelly and laterHarald Brattbakk.
In Larsson's Celtic debut, againstHibernian atEaster Road, he came on as a late substitute. He inadvertently passed the ball to Hibernian playerChic Charnley, who scored, resulting in a 2–1 defeat for Celtic.[28] He scored an own goal in his first European game,[29] although Celtic did go on to win 6–3 against Austrian sideTirol Innsbruck.[citation needed] He went on to score 19 goals in all competitions,[30] and was Celtic's top scorer for the season. In November 1997, Larsson won his first medal for the club after a 3–0 win overDundee United atIbrox Stadium gave Celtic theScottish League Cup. Larsson scored Celtic's second goal in the match.[31] On the final day of the league season, he scored the opener with a powerful shot from 20 yards out in a 2–0 win againstSt Johnstone to clinch the championship for Celtic.[31] It was the club's first league championship win since the double winning season 1987–88 and stoppedOld Firm rivalsRangers from breaking Celtic's record ofnine titles in a row.[32] He finished fourth in the voting for theSFWA Footballer of the Year in 1998.[33]
Larsson's second season with the club saw a change in management withJozef Vengloš taking over following Wim Jansen's resignation.[34] Playing in a more advanced striker's role, Larsson scored 38 goals to end the season as both Celtic and Scottish football's top goalscorer.[30][35] During the season, Larsson also scored for the first time in anOld Firm match, with two goals in a 5–1 victory in November,[36] and the equaliser in the 2–2New Year's Day match at Ibrox.[37] Throughout the season, Larsson forged a prolific partnership with diminutive Slovak playmakerĽubomír Moravčík.[38] He was also awarded the honours ofSPFA Players' Player of the Year,SFWA Footballer of the Year,[39] andSwedish Footballer of the Year.[40] The 1998–99 season ultimately proved disappointing for Celtic, as they finished runners-up to rivals Rangers in both the newly establishedScottish Premier League (SPL),[41] and theScottish Cup.[42]
The 1999–2000 season saw another change in management for Celtic. FormerLiverpool andEngland international wingerJohn Barnes replaced Vengloš to become manager at the club.[43] The season started very brightly for Larsson as he scored eight league goals in nine games for the club.[43] During Celtic's 1–0 defeat in aUEFA Cup tie againstLyon on 21 October 1999, Larsson suffered a career-threatening injury, breaking his leg in two places in a challenge withSerge Blanc.[44] This resulted in him spending eight months on the sidelines,[45] only returning on the last day of the 1999–2000 season. John Barnes cited Larsson's injury as being a significant factor in his sacking by Celtic after only months in the position.[46] It was initially feared that Larsson had suffered a compound leg fracture, an injury which would normally result in an even longer absence – or possibly even end his career – but X-rays soon revealed that the injury was not as serious as originally feared.[47] Larsson made a temporary return in March and scored three goals in twounder-21 matches,[48][49] but a sustained injury to his left shin in a third match meant he missed the2000 Scottish League Cup Final.[50] By the time Larsson had completed his full rehabilitation, John Barnes had been sacked and replaced bydirector of footballKenny Dalglish as interim manager.[51] Larsson made his comeback with a substitute appearance againstDundee United atCeltic Park on the final day of the SPL season.[52]
Following the arrival ofMartin O'Neill in the summer of 2000,[53] Larsson had his most successful season for Celtic. He began a successful partnership with new arrivalChris Sutton,[54] as he scored 35 league goals in 38 league games to become SPL top goalscorer and to win theEuropean Golden Shoe.[55] The season saw Celtic win the domestic treble of the Scottish League Cup, Scottish Cup and the SPL.[56] Larsson scored ahat-trick in a 3–0 win overKilmarnock atHampden Park to win the Scottish League Cup,[57] the first non-Scottish player to do so in a cup final in Scotland.[58] He also scored twice in the Scottish Cup in a 3–0 win over Hibernian.[56] Other highlights for Larsson included two goals against Rangers in the 6–2 win at Parkhead early in the season,[59][60] breakingCharlie Nicholas' post-war club record of 48 goals (in all competitions) in a season, with a brace againstDundee United in the Scottish Cup semi finals,[61] equallingBrian McClair's post-war club record of 35 league goals in season with a goal in a 5–2 defeat ofHibs,[62] and scoring his 50th goal of the season against Rangers at Ibrox in a 3–0 victory towards the end of the season[63] and finishing the season with a total of 53 goals in all competitions.[30] He was again voted SPFA Players' Player of the Year, as well as SFWA Footballer of the Year andFourFourTwo Scottish Player of the Year.[64][65]
Rangers managerDick Advocaat said "Larsson is one of the best strikers in Europe, maybe the world. If you watch Batistuta, he is sometimes not seen for 90 minutes but he scores two goals. Larsson has even more, because, besides being a good player and goalscorer, he has a tremendous work rate."[66]
Larsson's fifth season at Celtic yielded a second consecutive SPL title for the club.[67] It also marked the club's first foray into theUEFA Champions League group stage. Larsson scored his first Champions League goal with a penalty in Celtic's opening fixture in a 3–2 defeat toJuventus inTurin.[68] He scored again for Celtic in their Champions League campaign with the only goal in a 1–0 victory overPorto,[69] and again from the penalty spot against Juventus in a thrilling 4–3 victory at Celtic Park.[70] Despite achieving a Scottish record of nine points in the group stage, Celtic failed to qualify for the latter stages and parachuted into the UEFA Cup. The club were drawn againstValencia, with Larsson scoring the second leg goal to take the tie into penalties, which Celtic eventually lost.[71] Larsson once again ended the season as SPL top goalscorer with 29 goals from 33 league appearances.[72][73]
The 2002–03 season saw the club reach the2003 UEFA Cup Final.[74] After losing out on a place in the Champions League following an away goals defeat toBasel,[75] Celtic dropped into the UEFA Cup. In the first round, Celtic were paired with Lithuanian sideSūduva, with Larsson scoring a hat-trick in the 8–1 first leg victory,[76] as they progressed 10–1 on aggregate after adding a 2–0 away win.[77] The second round saw former Rangers player-managerGraeme Souness'Blackburn Rovers side visit Celtic Park in a matched dubbed "The Battle of Britain".[78] Celtic went into the second leg atEwood Park 1–0 up courtesy of a late Larsson goal.[79] His winning goal (his 22nd European goal for Celtic) meant he became the all-time top scorer for a Scottish club inEuropean competition.[61] After comments from the Blackburn players in the media, who felt their team deserved to win, claiming that the tie was "like men against boys",[80] Larsson scored the opening goal in a 2–0 away win.[81] The following rounds saw Celtic beatCelta Vigo 2–2 on away goals,[82] andVfB Stuttgart 5–4 on aggregate.[83] Larsson missed both ties with Stuttgart, following a broken jaw, after a collision withGustave Bahoken in an SPL match againstLivingston,[84] but he returned from injury in time for Celtic's quarter-final clash with2001 winners Liverpool.[85] Larsson scored the opener in a 1–1 draw at Celtic Park.[86] Celtic followed that up with a 2–0 victory atAnfield to win the tie 3–1 on aggregate,[87]
Celtic met Portuguese sideBoavista in the semi-final.[88] Boavista took the advantage on away goals after a 1–1 draw in the first leg, in which Larsson scored the equaliser after missing a penalty.[89] In the second leg, Larsson struck for Celtic after a one-two withJohn Hartson with ten minutes remaining. The goal sent Celtic through to their first European final since 1970.[90] The final in Seville against Porto saw Larsson equalise twice with two headers, although Celtic eventually lost 3–2 after extra time.[74] Larsson also finished runner-up to Porto'sDerlei in the competition's goalscoring charts. Larsson described the pain of the defeat as being the worst moment of his career, including his broken leg in 1999.[91] More disappointment followed, as Celtic finished runners-up to Rangers on the last day of the SPL season, by only a single goal on goal difference.[92] 2003 also saw Larsson voted as theGreatest Swedish Footballer of the Last 50 Years as part of theUEFA Jubilee Awards.[93] He also finished the season again the top SPL goalscorer with 28 goals from 35 games.[72][73]
Larsson was nominated for both theBallon d'Or andUEFA Team of the Year in 2001,[94] and again in 2003.[95] He placed 14th (2001) and 12th (2003) for theBallon d'Or.[96] He finished runner-up for theSFWA Footballer of the Year in 2003 as well.[97]
Larsson's seventh and final season for Celtic saw the club win theScottish Premier League andScottish Cup titles.[98]
Larsson broke the record for European goals with the same British club (shared byIan Rush andPeter Lorimer) after scoring his 31st European goal for Celtic in a Champions League qualifier againstMTK Hungaria.[99] Larsson scored his only Champions League goal of the season againstAnderlecht in a 3–1 win at Celtic Park.[100] He added to his European goal tally with a double in a 3–0 UEFA Cup third round victory overTeplice,[101] and the equaliser in a first leg quarter-final tie at Celtic Park againstVillarreal, after earlier having a goal disallowed for handball; the match ended 1–1.[102] It was Larsson's final European goal for Celtic.[103] After parachuting from theChampions League, Celtic reached theUEFA Cup quarter-finals, eliminatingBarcelona en route,[104] before losing 3–1 on aggregate to Villarreal.[105] In March 2004, Larsson equalledBobby Lennox's post-war record of 167 league goals and went level withStevie Chalmers' 231 goals for the club with strike in 2-1 win over Dundee.[61]
Celtic defeated Rangers in all five Old Firm fixtures that season.[106] Larsson's final goal against Rangers came in a 1–0 Scottish Cup win at Parkhead.[107] His final competitive game at home for Celtic came in a league match against Dundee United on 16 May 2004, and he scored both goals as Celtic won 2–1.[108] In his last competitive appearance for Celtic, he scored two goals to defeatDunfermline Athletic on 22 May 2004 at Hampden and win the2004 Scottish Cup Final.[98]
Larsson was also votedSwedish Footballer of the Year for the second time for his performances throughout the 2003–04 season.[40] He was also again a nominee for the Ballon d'Or but received no votes.[109]
After leaving Celtic, Larsson returned to play in testimonial matches three times. In May 2005, he played inJackie McNamara's testimonial against theRepublic of Ireland,[110] In May 2008, Larsson left Sweden's national training camp early to take part in a match played in memory of Larsson's former teammatePhil O'Donnell, who had died in December 2007 while playing in a match for Motherwell. Larsson played as part of Celtic's 1998 championship-winning side against theMotherwell 1991 Scottish Cup-winning side.[111] On 9 August 2011, Larsson played for the Celtic Legends against the Manchester United Legends forJohn Kennedy's testimonial[112] He has since returned to play in a further three charity matches at Celtic Park. He played for a Celtic XI against aPetrov XI in 2013,[113] for Henrik's Heroes againstLubo's Legends in 2017,[114] and for a Petrov XI againstMilner XI in 2018.[115]
In his seven years at Celtic, Larsson won four SPL titles, two Scottish League Cups and two Scottish Cups. He was the top goalscorer in the Scottish Premier League for five of the six seasons that he competed in, the only exception being the 1999–2000 season, most of which Larsson missed due to a broken leg. He was theSPL (1998–2013) record goalscorer with 158 goals (Kris Boyd broke his record in 2009).[116]
Larsson has currently scored the third most goals in Celtic's history (onlyJimmy McGrory andBobby Lennox scored more),[117] which includes a total of 15hat-tricks.[118] Larsson was also a consistent goalscorer in European competition. With 35 goals, Larsson is the record goalscorer for Celtic inUEFA competitions.[119] Celtic fans selected Larsson (the only player from outside Scotland) in the greatest ever Celtic team, when a vote was held in 2002.[120]
Larsson played atestimonial match on 25 May 2004 againstSevilla in front of a capacity crowd at Celtic Park.[121] In all, he scored 242 goals for Celtic in 313 matches, and his performances earned him the nicknameThe King of Kings from fans.[122]
At the end of the 2003–04 season, Larsson left Celtic on a free transfer and signed a one-year contract with Barcelona with an option for a second year.[123] Larsson's contribution inBarça'sLa Liga win in his first season there was disrupted by serious injury. He scored 3 goals in 12 Liga games and one goal (against his former club Celtic)[124] in fourChampions League matches. After the match against Celtic, he said: "It was very difficult for me to celebrate my goal because I had so many great times here."[125] On 20 November 2004, during the 3–0 victory inEl Clásico againstReal Madrid, Larsson tore theanterior cruciate ligament (ACL) andmeniscus in his left knee.[126] Despite his injury-hit2004–05 season, playing only 16 games, Barcelona took the option to extend his contract.[127]
In December 2005, Larsson announced that at the end of his contract, which ended in July, he would leave Barcelona and return to Sweden to end his career. He revealed that he had refused an offer by club presidentJoan Laporta to extend his contract to the end of the next season.[128] On the announcement of his departure,Ronaldinho said:[129]
"With Henrik leaving us at the end of the season this club is losing a great scorer, no question. But I am also losing a great friend. Henrik was my idol and now that I am playing next to him it is fantastic".
In Larsson's final match for Barcelona, his substitute introduction was pivotal to win the2006 Champions League final. Larsson assisted both of Barcelona's goals in a 2–1 win overArsenal.Thierry Henry paid tribute to Larsson's contribution to Barcelona's win after the match, saying, "People always talk about Ronaldinho,Samuel Eto'o,Ludovic Giuly and everything, but I didn't see them today, I saw Henrik Larsson. He came on, he changed the game, that is what killed the game. Sometimes you talk about Ronaldinho and Eto'o and people like that; you need to talk about the proper footballer who made the difference, and that was Henrik Larsson tonight."[130] Indeed, his ability to give Barcelona the cutting edge required to overcome Arsenal was noted by the international press.[131][132] In2005–06, Larsson scored ten goals as Barcelona won La Liga for a second consecutive year.
In his time at theCamp Nou, Larsson’s shirt was the third most popular at Barcelona’s club shop. Only Ronaldinho and Eto’o shirts outsold his.[133] Larsson would also again be shortlisted forUEFA Team of the Year in 2006 for his performances.[134]
After Sweden's elimination from the2006 FIFA World Cup on 24 June 2006, Larsson joined up with his former club, Helsingborg.[135] He made his second debut for his home town club againstHammarby in theSwedish Cup on 6 July 2006. Helsingborg went on to win the competition, defeatingGefle 2–0 in the final on 11 November 2006, earning Larsson another medal.[136] Larsson's eight league goals in 15 appearances[137] also helped his team to a fourth-place finish in the Allsvenskan.[138] This successful season earned Helsingborg a slot in the following season'sUEFA Cup.
He registered two goals and two assists in threeRoyal League matches just before leaving on loan.[139][140][141]
Shortly after rejoining Helsingborg, Larsson was signed on loan byManchester United from 1 January until 12 March 2007, coinciding with the Allsvenskan's off-season.[142] He scored on his debut againstAston Villa in theFA Cup third round on 7 January 2007 atOld Trafford, facing his former Celtic manager Martin O'Neill.[143] Larsson scored his first everFA Premier League goal on 31 January in a 4–0 win overWatford.[144]
While United were eager to extend the loan deal, Larsson stated that he had made a promise to his family and his club to return on 12 March. This was confirmed on 20 February, when Larsson announced that he would not be extending his loan period.[145] Despite this,Alex Ferguson praised the striker, who scored 3 goals in 13 matches in all competitions during his three-month stay,[146] saying, "He's been fantastic for us, his professionalism, his attitude, everything he's done has been excellent."[147] "We would love him to stay but, obviously, he has made his promise to his family and Helsingborg and I think we should respect that – but I would have done anything to keep him."[146] Larsson scored Manchester United's only goal in their win againstLille at Old Trafford in theChampions League.[148] He made his final appearance for United on 10 March in an FA Cup sixth round tie away toMiddlesbrough, ending in a 2–2 draw.[149]
Manchester United won thePremier League two months after Larsson had left the club, Larsson had not played the required quota of ten league games to qualify for a Premier League winners medal. Despite media reports to the contrary,[150][151] Larsson stated in 2019 that he did not receive a medal.[152]
Larsson's next appearance at Old Trafford in fact came against United, the day after his loan with the club expired, as captain for the Europe XI team in theUEFA Celebration Match.[153][154] Larsson received astanding ovation from the home fans upon being substituted for Liverpool playerRobbie Fowler.[155]
After leaving Manchester United in March 2007, Larsson resumed his career with Helsingborg. Larsson helped the club through the preliminary stages of theUEFA Cup, where Larsson scored twice against Estonian sideNarva Trans and once against League of Ireland sideDrogheda United.[156] The first round proper of the UEFA Cup that season saw a high-scoring tie between Helsingborg andHeerenveen, Larsson's side lost 5–3 in the Netherlands on 20 September 2007, with Larsson scoring twice. The return leg in Sweden on 4 October 2007 saw Helsingborg win 5–1, Larsson again scoring, to win the tie 8–6 on aggregate and qualify for the group stage.[157] Helsingborg progressed from the group stage, with Larsson scoring againstPanionios,Austria Wien andBordeaux, and they qualified for the round of 32, where they lost 1–4 on aggregate toPSV in February 2008.[157] Helsingborg could not match their league performances of the previous year, and finished in eight place in Allsvenskan in 2007.[158] Helsingborg also failed to retain the Swedish Cup, losing 1–2 toBoIS in the fourth round in June 2007.[159]
The 2008 Allsvenskan saw Larsson produce his best league goal-scoring tally since returning to Sweden, with his 14 goals[160] helping Helsingborg to fourth place[161] and qualification in2009–10 for the rebranded UEFA Europa League, formerly the UEFA Cup.
In July 2009, Larsson scored three goals in the Europa League qualifying ties against Eastern European minnowsMika andZestaponi.[162] He broke his knee-cap during the first leg of the next qualifying round againstSarajevo on 30 July 2009,[162] and was out for an estimated eight weeks. Some reports at the time suggested that this in fact was the end of his playing career, with this injury also coming on top of the recent death of his younger brother, Robert. He returned to the first team on 16 September 2009, appearing as a substitute in a 1–3 defeat againstIFK Göteborg in the Swedish Cup,[163] and then on 24 September 2009 in his first start since returning from injury, he scored two goals (including the winner) against league rivalsAIK.[163] He is Helsingborg's record goalscorer inUEFA competitions with 12 goals.[164]
On 20 October 2009, Larsson announced his retirement from playing at the end of the2009 Allsvenskan.[3] The announcement followed a previous statement from the player declaring his intention to retire from international duty. Larsson had also stated his desire to move into coaching and expressed his intent to study for coaching qualifications in Scotland under theScottish Football Association system.[165] Larsson also discussed the possibility of taking upfloorball on a full-time basis.[166]
Larsson took to the pitch for the final time in Helsingborg's 2–0 Allsvenskan loss toDjurgården on 28 October 2009, and was given a standing ovation from the crowd.[167][168][169]
As of his retirement, he remains theSwedish player with the most goals scored (59) inUEFA competitions (Zlatan Ibrahimovic is next on 57).[170]
Larsson participated in theSoccer Aid football match at Old Trafford on 6 June 2010 for the Rest of the World team in aid ofUNICEF.[171] Larsson made a promise that at the end of his football career, he would play one season at his first club, Högaborg. When he retired at the end of the 2009 season, that promise was not fulfilled. In August 2010, however, Larsson played with Högaborg's veterans team and scored 16 goals in 5 matches.[172]
In August 2012, Larsson came out of retirement for a brief spell at Swedish fifth division (Division 3) sideRåå.[173] He made one appearance, coming on as a substitute in a league match on 22 September 2012, a 1–1 draw againstHöganäs.[174] Larsson then registered as a player with Högaborg's senior-recreational side and played games with them. Due to the many injuries, Larsson was included in the first-team squad that beatTenhult with 4–2 on 19 June 2013. He came off the bench in the 85th minute, and played alongside his son,Jordan.[175][176] At age 42, Larsson took part in a further league match for Högaborg on 26 October 2013, when he played the first 66 minutes in a 2–0 win overIF Haga.[177][178] At age 44, Larsson took part in a 7–1 friendly win for Helsingborg overIFK Malmö, in which he scored in the 89th minute.[179]
Larsson scored 37 goals in 106 matches for theSweden national team. He scored his first international goal in his debut on 13 October 1993, during the FIFA World Cup qualifications stage, in a 3–2 win againstFinland.[19][180]
Sweden managerTommy Svensson selected Larsson for his 22-man squad for the1994 FIFA World Cup squad,[19] alongside established forwards such asTomas Brolin,Kennet Andersson andMartin Dahlin. Larsson began Sweden's first game of the tournament, againstCameroon, on the bench, but came on as a substitute with Sweden trailing 1–2. Larsson struck a fierce, long-range shot against the crossbar, with Dahlin reacting quickly to score the rebound to give their country a 2–2 draw.[19] He again came on as a late substitute in the following game against Russia, and then played from the start in the final game of the group againstBrazil.[19] He was not used in the last 16 game againstSaudi Arabia, but came on a substitute in the quarter-final tie againstRomania. The match finished 2–2 after extra time, with Sweden winning on penalties, one of which was scored by Larsson.[19] Larsson did not feature in Sweden's 0–1 defeat against Brazil in the semi-final, but did play in the third-place play-off againstBulgaria which Sweden won 4–0, including Larsson's firstWorld Cup goal, latching onto a through-ball from Brolin before rounding Bulgarian goalkeeperBorislav Mihaylov and wrong-footing defenderTrifon Ivanov.[19] That win secured third-place at the 1994 FIFA World Cup for Sweden, their best showing in a tournament since finishing runner-up to Brazil in1958.[181]
Larsson became a regular in the side after that, playing in six of his country'squalifiers for Euro 1996. He did not score in any of these matches and Sweden failed to qualify forthe finals.
He scored one goal in four qualifying games as Sweden also failed to qualify for the1998 FIFA World Cup.[182]
Sweden finallysucceeded in qualifying forEuro 2000, with Larsson ending up scoring three goals during these qualifying matches. Larsson was selected for the Sweden squad despite having only just recovered from a broken leg sustained playing for Celtic.[183][184] Euro 2000 was not a great success for Sweden, who went out at the first group stage, but Larsson scored againstItaly in a 1–2 defeat.[185]
Sweden reappeared on the global stage two years later at the2002 FIFA World Cup. Larsson helped guide Sweden out of the group of death and into the knockout round with a 2–1 win overNigeria in which he scored both goals.[186] He then scored in the round of 16 match againstSenegal, though Sweden ended up losing 1–2 in extra time to agolden goal and were eliminated.[187] Larsson chose to retire from international football after the World Cup.[188]
Larsson's decision to retire from international football was met with dismay in Sweden and there was much clamoring for him to return to the team for their campaign atEuro 2004 in Portugal.[189] Despite initially maintaining his decision to retire, he eventually agreed to return to the national side for Euro 2004.[190] Playing up front alongsideZlatan Ibrahimović, Larsson scored three goals in four matches and lead Sweden to the quarter-finals, where they were defeated in apenalty shoot-out by theNetherlands. Larsson's diving header against Bulgaria was voted best goal of the tournament.[191]
Larsson also featured at the2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany. He scored in the final minute of the match againstEngland for Sweden to draw the match 2–2 in their final match in the group stages.[192] The goal sealed Sweden's qualification for the second round of the tournament. In Sweden's last 16 game against hostsGermany, Larsson missed a penalty and Sweden went out with the score at 2–0 to Germany.[193]
He retired from international football for the second time on 17 July 2006.[194] "It is time to quit now. It feels right. I'm done with the national team", the 34-year-old Larsson told TV station Canal Plus.
Sweden bossLars Lagerbäck managed to lure Larsson out of international retirement once more and on 13 May 2008, theSwedish Football Association officially declared that Larsson had agreed to make a comeback and play for Sweden once again atEuro 2008.[195] Larsson assisted Zlatan Ibrahimovic for a goal againstGreece in the firstgroup stage game, but could not help Sweden advance to thequarter-finals.[196]
Following former team captainFreddie Ljungberg's decision to quit the national side after the tournament, Larsson was chosen to become the newcaptain in a friendly match againstFrance on 20 August 2008,[197] He scored his 37th goal for Sweden in that match, although France ended up winning 3–2.[198] He played his100th game for Sweden on 6 September 2008, in a2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier againstAlbania, which ended in a 0–0 draw.[199]
On 11 October 2009, after it was clear that Sweden had failed to qualify for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, Larsson once again decided to retire from the national team.At the age of 38 years and 20 days, Larsson became the oldest outfield player in the history of the Sweden national team with his last ever appearance against Denmark on 10 October 2009. Since then,Zlatan Ibrahimović has become Sweden's oldest outfield player.[200]
Larsson made clear his intentions to take up coaching once his playing career came to an end, having also expressed an interest in returning toCeltic in a coaching capacity.[201]
On 14 December 2009 Larsson was appointed manager atLandskrona BoIS, a Swedish second division football club, on a one-year contract.[202] The news that Larsson would take over Landskrona was received with mixed feelings, as his former club Helsingborg traditionally were their main rivals.[203] The2010 Superettan, the first season for Larsson as a manager, started off positively for Landskrona. With an aggressively attacking 4–3–3 formation Larsson's club lined up victories and fought for the top positions and promotion to Allsvenskan, until the very end of the season. They finished in fifth place. The Landskrona BoIS board was satisfied with the results, and both Larsson and his assistant managerHans Eklund renewed their contracts for another year.[204] On 23 March 2011, Landskrona BoIS announced the recruitment of the Sweden national team qualified midfielderMarcus Lantz from Helsingborg, a solicitation that was largely thanks to Larsson.[205][206] With the recruitment of Lantz, Henrik Larsson announced a major effort to make the club winSuperettan and be promoted to Allsvenskan, from which they were relegated in 2005.[207]
Before the2011 Superettan season, the managers of the other Superettan clubs had tipped Landskrona as the likely champion.[208] But the season was about to become the club's worst in years. Instead of being in the top of the table, Landskrona was stuck at the bottom more than halfway into the season, with relegation looming. Some fans protested against both the board and Henrik Larsson, sarcastically suggesting that the club had used animpostor instead of the real Larsson.[209] The crisis went so deep within the association that the board wanted Larsson himself to make a comeback as a player. Larsson played for 20 minutes with Landskrona's reserve team in a match againstMjällby AIF, but felt physically unprepared for playing in Superettan, even if the sporting director of Landskrona,Mats Aronsson, believed the opposite.[210] Landskrona and Larsson avoided relegation and finished tenth largely because of the summer signing of goalkeeperIvo Vazgeč who achieved the best save percentage in the league.[211]
On 21 November 2011, Larsson signed a new one-year contract, making him manager for Landskrona during the2012 Superettan as well.[212] Landskrona performed better in 2012, but only managed to finish in sixth place instead of achieving the third-place finish which would have meant qualification for a promotion play-off spot.[213] In November 2012, Larsson confirmed he had left his position and would consider any available posts elsewhere.[214][215]
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On 4 December 2013, Larsson was appointed manager ofFalkenberg, signing a one-year rolling contact with the newly promoted club.[216] After securing Falkenberg's position in Allsvenskan, it was announced on 10 November 2014 that he would not manage the club for the 2015 season.[217]
After leaving Falkenberg, Larsson was appointed manager of Helsingborg.[218] In November 2016, Helsingborg were relegated to Superettan after losing a two-legged play-off againstHalmstad. After the final whistle, a minor group of disappointed home fans attacked both Larsson and his son, Jordan.[219] Following the end of the season, Larsson decided to leave the club.[220]
After turning down the opportunity to manage Scottish sideLivingston, Division 1 club Ängelholms FF announced on 3 October 2018 that Larsson would join the staff as assistant to head coach Alexander Tengryd, whom Larsson had worked together with in Helsingborg.[221] At the time of his appointment, Ängelholm were on 13 place and five matches in a row without a win with six matches left of the season. First match with Larsson in the staff was three days later against Utsiktens BK away. The match ended in a 1–0 win for Ängelholm.[222] Ängelholm would only take two points in their last five matches, including losing 0–4 to Oskarshamns AIK and 0–3 to Tvååker, and dropped to 15th place which meant immediate relegation. Larsson, along with head coach Alexander Tengryd, left the club at the end of the season.
On 16 June 2019, Helsingborg announced that Larsson had returned to the club as their new manager.[223]
On 23 August 2019, Helsingborg announced that Larsson had decided to quit as head coach after being verbally assaulted on social media following the club's loss to third tier clubOskarshamns AIK in the qualification toSvenska Cupen group stage.[224]
In September 2019 he began talks with English clubSouthend United about becoming their manager,[225] but these collapsed when proposed assistantTommy Johnson accepted another offer.[226]
On 21 August 2020,FC Barcelona announced that Larsson andAlfred Schreuder had joined new head coachRonald Koeman‘s coaching staff until 30 June 2022.[227] On 27 October 2021, the club confirmed Koeman had been relieved of his duties, which resulted in the departure of Larsson from FC Barcelona's coaching staff.
Larsson also playedfloorball at a competitive level in 1989. On 23 November 2008, he resumed his floorball career when he played his firstSwedish Super League game forHelsingborg. In his second game for the club, he made two assists, and was voted man of the match.[228][229]
A well-roundedstriker, Larsson was known for his speed, goalscoring ability, composure, and intelligence on the pitch, as exemplified by his offensive movement and positional sense, which enabled him to lose his markers, find spaces in the defence, and make attacking runs into the penalty area. Although he was not particularly tall for a striker, he possessed significant physical strength and excelled in the air; he was also gifted with excellent technical skills, and was capable of providingassists to teammates in addition to scoring goals himself, courtesy of his passing, creativity, and awareness. Although naturally right footed, he was a powerful and accurate finisher with either foot from both inside and outside the penalty area, as well as his head; furthermore, he was an accuratefree-kick andpenalty taker. In addition to his abilities as a footballer, he also stood out for his discipline, professionalism, and work-rate throughout his career.[nb 1]
On 21 June 1996, Larsson married Magdalena Spjuth,[11] whom he had met in a restaurant when he was 19 years old.[15] She is the daughter of a politician and an education director at the local municipality.[11] They have a son, professional footballerJordan Larsson (born 1997 and named after basketball playerMichael Jordan),[15] who has represented Sweden at international level, and a daughter, Janelle Larsson[11][240] (born 2002), a member of the junior Sweden nationalshow jumping team.
On 6 June 2009, before Sweden's 1–0 loss againstDenmark, Larsson's younger brother Robert, who had a troubled personal life, was found dead in his flat in their hometown of Helsingborg.[241] Henrik was not told until after the match had concluded.[242] Henrik Larsson also has an elder half-brother, Kim.[11]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Europe | Other[a] | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Högaborg | 1989 | Division 3 Södra Götaland | 21 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 21 | 1 | ||||
| 1990 | Division 3 Södra Götaland | 21 | 7 | – | – | – | – | 21 | 7 | |||||
| 1991 | Division 3 Södra Götaland | 22 | 15 | – | – | – | – | 22 | 15 | |||||
| Total | 64 | 23 | – | – | – | – | 64 | 23 | ||||||
| Helsingborg | 1992 | Division 1 Södra | 31 | 34 | – | – | – | – | 31 | 34 | ||||
| 1993 | Allsvenskan | 25 | 16 | 5 | 1 | – | – | – | 30 | 17 | ||||
| Total | 56 | 50 | 5 | 1 | – | – | – | 61 | 51 | |||||
| Feyenoord | 1993–94 | Eredivisie | 15 | 1 | 12 | 5 | – | – | – | 27 | 6 | |||
| 1994–95 | Eredivisie | 23 | 8 | 9 | 1 | – | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 16 | ||
| 1995–96 | Eredivisie | 32 | 10 | 4 | 1 | – | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 44 | 13 | ||
| 1996–97 | Eredivisie | 31 | 7 | 4 | 0 | – | 6 | 1 | – | 41 | 8 | |||
| Total | 101 | 26 | 29 | 7 | – | 19 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 151 | 43 | |||
| Celtic | 1997–98 | Scottish Premier Division | 35 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | – | 46 | 19 | |
| 1998–99 | Scottish Premier League | 35 | 29 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | – | 48 | 38 | ||
| 1999–2000 | Scottish Premier League | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | – | 13 | 12 | ||
| 2000–01 | Scottish Premier League | 37 | 35 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | – | 50 | 53 | ||
| 2001–02 | Scottish Premier League | 33 | 29 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | – | 47 | 35 | ||
| 2002–03 | Scottish Premier League | 35 | 28 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 12 | – | 51 | 44 | ||
| 2003–04 | Scottish Premier League | 37 | 30 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 6 | – | 58 | 41 | ||
| Total | 221 | 174 | 25 | 23 | 11 | 10 | 56 | 35 | – | 313 | 242 | |||
| Barcelona | 2004–05 | La Liga | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | – | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 5 | |
| 2005–06 | La Liga | 28 | 10 | 4 | 4 | – | 10 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 44 | 17 | ||
| Total | 40 | 13 | 5 | 4 | – | 14 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 63 | 22 | |||
| Helsingborg | 2006 | Allsvenskan | 15 | 8 | 5 | 4 | – | – | 3 | 2 | 23 | 14 | ||
| 2007 | Allsvenskan | 22 | 9 | 1 | 0 | – | 9 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 18 | ||
| 2008 | Allsvenskan | 27 | 14 | 1 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | – | 30 | 14 | |||
| 2009 | Allsvenskan | 20 | 7 | 1 | 0 | – | 4 | 3 | – | 25 | 10 | |||
| Total | 84 | 38 | 8 | 4 | – | 15 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 111 | 56 | |||
| Manchester United (loan) | 2006–07 | Premier League | 7 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | 13 | 3 | |
| Råå | 2012 | Division 3 Östra Götaland | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Högaborg | 2013 | Division 2 Västra Götaland | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 575 | 325 | 76 | 40 | 11 | 10 | 106 | 59 | 10 | 6 | 778 | 440 | ||
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| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden U21 | 1992 | 5 | 4 |
| 1993 | 7 | 0 | |
| Total | 12 | 4 | |
| Sweden B | 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |
| Sweden | 1993 | 2 | 1 |
| 1994 | 14 | 5 | |
| 1995 | 6 | 0 | |
| 1996 | 6 | 1 | |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1998 | 7 | 1 | |
| 1999 | 9 | 2 | |
| 2000 | 8 | 2 | |
| 2001 | 10 | 9 | |
| 2002 | 8 | 3 | |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2004 | 9 | 8 | |
| 2005 | 5 | 2 | |
| 2006 | 6 | 2 | |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2008 | 9 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 106 | 37 | |
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 October 1993 | Råsunda,Stockholm, Sweden |  Finland | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1994 FIFA World Cup qualifier |
| 2 | 20 February 1994 | Joe Robbie Stadium,Miami, United States |  United States | 1–1 | 3–1 | Joe Robbie Cup |
| 3 | 20 April 1994 | Racecourse Ground,Wrexham, United Kingdom |  Wales | 1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 4 | 5 May 1994 | Råsunda, Stockholm, Sweden |  Nigeria | 2–0 | 3–1 | Friendly |
| 5 | 16 July 1994 | Rose Bowl,Pasadena, United States |  Bulgaria | 3–0 | 4–0 | 1994 FIFA World Cup |
| 6 | 17 August 1994 | Råsunda, Stockholm, Sweden |  Lithuania | 4–2 | 4–2 | Friendly |
| 7 | 1 June 1996 | Råsunda, Stockholm, Sweden |  Belarus | 5–1 | 5–1 | 1998 FIFA World Cup qualifier |
| 8 | 14 October 1998 | Neftochimik Stadium,Burgas, Bulgaria | Bulgaria | 1–0 | 1–0 | UEFA Euro 2000 qualifier |
| 9 | 27 March 1999 | Ullevi,Gothenburg, Sweden |  Luxembourg | 2–0 | 2–0 | UEFA Euro 2000 qualifier |
| 10 | 9 October 1999 | Råsunda, Stockholm, Sweden |  Poland | 2–0 | 2–0 | UEFA Euro 2000 qualifier |
| 11 | 19 June 2000 | Philips Stadion,Eindhoven, Netherlands |  Italy | 1–1 | 1–2 | UEFA Euro 2000 |
| 12 | 7 October 2000 | Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden |  Turkey | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualifier |
| 13 | 28 February 2001 | Ta' Qali National Stadium,Ta'Qali, Malta |  Malta | 2–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
| 14 | 6 June 2001 | Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden |  Moldova | 1–0 | 6–0 | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualifier |
| 15 | 2–0 | |||||
| 16 | 3–0 | |||||
| 17 | 6–0 | |||||
| 18 | 15 August 2001 | Råsunda, Stockholm, Sweden |  South Africa | 1–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
| 19 | 1 September 2001 | City Stadium,Skopje, Macedonia |  Macedonia | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualifier |
| 20 | 5 September 2001 | Ali Sami Yen Stadium,Istanbul, Turkey | Turkey | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualifier |
| 21 | 7 October 2001 | Råsunda, Stockholm, Sweden |  Azerbaijan | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualifier |
| 22 | 7 June 2002 | Kobe Wing Stadium,Kobe, Japan | Nigeria | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2002 FIFA World Cup |
| 23 | 2–1 | |||||
| 24 | 16 June 2002 | Ōita Stadium,Ōita, Japan |  Senegal | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2002 FIFA World Cup |
| 25 | 5 June 2004 | Råsunda, Stockholm, Sweden | Poland | 1–0 | 3–1 | Friendly |
| 26 | 14 June 2004 | Estádio José Alvalade,Lisbon, Portugal | Bulgaria | 2–0 | 5–0 | UEFA Euro 2004 |
| 27 | 3–0 | |||||
| 28 | 22 June 2004 | Estádio do Bessa Século XXI,Porto, Portugal |  Denmark | 1–1 | 2–2 | UEFA Euro 2004 |
| 29 | 4 September 2004 | Ta' Qali National Stadium,Ta'Qali, Malta | Malta | 7–0 | 7–0 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifier |
| 30 | 9 October 2004 | Råsunda, Stockholm, Sweden |  Hungary | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifier |
| 31 | 13 October 2004 | Laugardalsvöllur,Reykjavík, Iceland |  Iceland | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifier |
| 32 | 3–0 | |||||
| 33 | 17 August 2005 | Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden |  Czech Republic | 1–0 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 34 | 12 October 2005 | Råsunda, Stockholm, Sweden | Iceland | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifier |
| 35 | 2 June 2006 | Råsunda, Stockholm, Sweden |  Chile | 1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 36 | 20 June 2006 | RheinEnergieStadion,Cologne, Germany |  England | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2006 FIFA World Cup |
| 37 | 20 August 2008 | Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden |  France | 1–0 | 2–3 | Friendly |
| Team | From | To | Record | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | Ref | |||
| Landskrona BoIS | 14 December 2009 | 8 November 2012 | 94 | 38 | 19 | 37 | 040.43 | [citation needed] |
| Falkenberg | 4 December 2013 | 10 November 2014 | 31 | 9 | 6 | 16 | 029.03 | [citation needed] |
| Helsingborg | 1 January 2015 | 23 November 2016 | 68 | 22 | 12 | 34 | 032.35 | [citation needed] |
| Total | 193 | 69 | 37 | 87 | 035.75 | |||
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