Lars Boman
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 Boman with Hammarby IF in 1955. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lars Oscar Boman | ||
| Date of birth | 6 March 1931 | ||
| Place of birth | Stockholm, Sweden | ||
| Date of death | 18 November 2014 (aged 83)[1] | ||
| Place of death | Stockholm, Sweden | ||
| Position(s) | Left winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1939–1941 | Westermalms IF | ||
| 1941–1948 | Ursvik IF | ||
| 1948–1951 | AIK | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1952–1953 | AIK | 2 | (0) |
| 1954–1962 | Hammarby IF | 150 | (46) |
| Total | 152 | (46) | |
| International career | |||
| 1954–1959 | Sweden B | 8 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Lars "Råttan" Boman (6 March 1931 – 18 November 2014) was a Swedish football player, best known for representing Hammarby IF.
AIK
Born and raised in Stockholm, Boman started to play football with local clubs Westermalms IF and Ursvik IF as a youngster, before joining AIK at age 17, competing with their youth side and B-team.[2][3]
Boman made his senior debut for AIK in Allsvenskan, Sweden's top tier, in the 1952–53 season, aged 21. He would, however, have a hard time breaking into the side as a regular, due to injuries and tough competition.[2][3] Boman only made two league appearances in total for the club in total: playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–3 home loss against IF Elfsborg and in a 0–1 away loss against IFK Norrköping.[4]
Hammarby
Before the 1954–55 season, Boman joined rivals Hammarby IF, newly promoted to Allsvenskan.[5] Several other AIK players like Ragnar Blom, Axel Ericsson and Olle Nyström also transferred to Hammarby around this time.[3]
Boman immediately established himself as a starting left winger in the Swedish first division for Hammarby. He became known for his strong left foot, pace, technique, finesse and dribbling skills.[2][3][1]
He went on to play seven full seasons with Hammarby in Allsvenskan. In 1957–58, Hammarby also spent one year in the second tier, where the team scored an impressive 117 goals in 33 fixtures throughout the season, getting instantly promoted.[6]
Boman chose to retire in late 1962, at age 34.[7] In total, he made 150 league appearances for Hammarby and scored 46 goals.[8]