Lasse Nilsson
Swedish former professional footballer (born 1982)
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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 during a career that spanned between 2000 and 2018. He won two caps for the Sweden national team between 2004 and 2006.
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Nilsson in 2007 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lars Thomas Nilsson | ||
| Date of birth | 3 January 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Borlänge, Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –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) | |
| International career | |||
| 2000 | Sweden U19 | 4 | (1) |
| 2002–2004 | Sweden U21 | 10 | (0) |
| 2004–2006 | Sweden | 2 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
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]
