Lars Arnesson
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 20 February 1936 | ||
| Place of birth | Sandviken, Sweden | ||
| Position(s) | Defender[1] | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Sandvikens IF | |||
| 1960–1964 | Djurgårdens IF | 93 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1969 | Skövde AIK | ||
| 1970–1972 | Kalmar FF | ||
| 1975–1976 | Sweden U-21 | ||
| 1977–1980 | Östers IF | ||
| 1979 | Djurgårdens IF | ||
| 1979 | Sweden U-21 | ||
| 1980–1985 | Sweden | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Lars "Laban" Arnesson (born 20 February 1936 in Sandviken) is a Swedish former professional football player and manager and bandy player. He was the coach of the Sweden national football team from 1980 to 1986.
Career
Arnesson represented Djurgården 1960–64, playing 93 matches and scoring one goal as well as winning one Swedish title, in 1964.[2]
Arnesson had great success as a coach for Östers IF and got the job as coach for the national team, leading Sweden in 1982[3] and 1986 World Cup qualifying.[4] Having never taken the team to any World Cup, he resigned in 1986. He also played for Djurgårdens IF in the early 1960s.
Following his coaching career, Arnesson worked with the FIFA technical committee to evaluate proposals for changes to the FIFA Laws of the Game.[5][6]
Arnesson also played bandy for Djurgårdens IF Bandy 1961–65.[2]
Honours
Djurgårdens IF
- Allsvenskan:[7] 1964
References
- ^ Lars Arnesson at WorldFootball.net
- ^ a b "Lars "Laban" Arnesson – DIF Historia".
- ^ Brown, Alan & Tossani, Gabriele. "Scotland - International Matches 1976-1980". RSSSF, 18 July 2013. Retrieved on 28 July 2013.
- ^ FIFA. "Match Report - Sweden - FR Germany 2:2 (0:2)". 25 September 1985. Retrieved on 28 July 2013.
- ^ New Straits Times. "Fifa study plan to ban extra time in World Cup". 15 March 1991, p. 45. Retrieved on 28 July 2013.
- ^ New Straits Times. "Soccer changes". 12 March 1992, p. 48. Retrieved on 28 July 2013.
- ^ http://www.difarkivet.se/dif_sm_guld_seniorer.pdf [bare URL PDF]
External links
- 1936 births
- Living people
- Association football defenders
- Swedish footballers
- Allsvenskan players
- Djurgårdens IF Fotboll players
- Swedish football managers
- Sweden national football team managers
- Kalmar FF managers
- Djurgårdens IF Fotboll managers
- Östers IF managers
- Skövde AIK managers
- People from Sandviken Municipality
- Sportspeople from Gävleborg County
- 20th-century Swedish people
- Swedish bandy players
- Djurgårdens IF Bandy players