Lasse Nilsson

Lars Thomas "Lasse" Nilsson (born 3 January 1982) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a forward. Best remembered for his time with IF Elfsborg, he also represented clubs in the Netherlands, France, and Denmark. He won two caps for the Sweden national team.

Lasse Nilsson
Nilsson in 2007
Personal information
Full name Lars Thomas Nilsson
Date of birth (1982-01-03) 3 January 1982
Place of birth Borlänge, Sweden
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
0000–2000 Islingby IK
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2001 Brage 45 (15)
2002–2004 Elfsborg 73 (16)
2005–2007 Heerenveen 76 (22)
2007–2009 Saint-Étienne 6 (0)
2008 → AaB (loan) 12 (2)
2008 → Elfsborg (loan) 15 (3)
2009 → Vitesse (loan) 13 (4)
2009–2011 Vitesse 38 (9)
2011–2017 Elfsborg 135 (40)
2018 Norrby IF 23 (1)
Total 436 (112)
National team
2000 Sweden U19 4 (1)
2002–2004 Sweden U21 10 (0)
2004–2006 Sweden 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

Nilsson played for IK Brage, IF Elfsborg, sc Heerenveen, Aalborg Boldspilklub and AS Saint-Étienne. In 2007, Nilsson was loaned to Elfsborg from SC Heerenveen.[1] Nilsson signed for Saint-Étienne on 8 August 2007, after leaving Heerenveen, in a four-year deal worth up to €3 million.[2] In January 2009 he moved to Vitesse Arnhem on loan, a move which became permanent when he signed a three-year deal in June 2009.[3]

International career

Youth

Nilsson played four games for the Sweden U19 team, and represented the Sweden U21 team a total of 10 times, including at the 2004 UEFA European Under-21 Championship where Sweden finished fourth.[4]

Senior

He made his full international debut for the Sweden national team in a friendly game against Norway on 22 January 2004, replacing Mats Rubarth in the 58th minute of a 0–3 loss.[4] He won his second and last international cap on 15 November 2006, in a friendly game against the Ivory Coast. Nilsson started the game and played for 64 minutes before being replaced by Fredrik Berglund in a 0–1 loss.[4]

References
  1. We belden Lasse Nilsson over Zlatan, vissen met Bosvelt en matten met Pellè vice.com
  2. "L'EQUIPE.FR Football – Nilsson à Saint-Etienne". Archived from the original on 18 May 2011. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  4. "Lars Nilsson - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se. (in Swedish). Retrieved 1 February 2021.


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