Lars-Ingvar Jonas Dahlgren (born 17 February 1966) is a Swedish former footballer who played as a midfielder and forward. He played in Allsvenskan for Halmstads BK, Helsingborgs IF, and Trelleborgs FF.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lars-Ingvar Jonas Dahlgren | ||
| Date of birth | (1966-02-17) 17 February 1966 (age 56) | ||
| Place of birth | Helsingborg, Sweden | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder, forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Påarps GIF | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –1987 | Påarps GIF | ||
| 1988–1989 | Halmstads BK | 40 | (14) |
| 1990–1995 | Helsingborgs IF | ||
| 1996 | Trelleborgs FF | 15 | (2) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Starting off his career with Påarps GIF, Dahlgren signed with Halmstads BK in 1988 and helped the team win the 1988 Division 1 Södra title and win promotion to Allsvenskan by scoring eight goals in 22 games and forming a prolific forward duo together with Stefan Lindqvist.[1][2] In 1989, he scored six goals in 18 appearances in his first Allsvenskan season.[3]
After the 1989 Allsvenskan season, Dahlgren left Halmstad for his hometown club Helsingborgs IF.[2] During the 1992 Division 1 Södra season, he helped Helsingborg win promotion to Allsvenskan together with the prolific forward duo Mats Magnusson and Henrik Larsson.[4] During Helsingborg's first Allsvenskan season in 25 years, Dahlgren played in 24 games and scored four goals.[5] In 1994, he was part of the Helsingborg team that reached the final of the 1993–94 Svenska Cupen, losing to IFK Norrköping in overtime.[6] He left Helsingborgs IF after the 1995 Allsvenskan season, citing family reasons and a wish to be able to spend more time together with his wife and two children.[7]
Dahlgren made a total of 281 appearances for Helsingborgs IF between 1990 and 1995, of which 71 were in Allsvenskan.[2][8][3]
In May 1996, Trelleborgs FF announced that they had signed Dahlgren for the remainder of the 1996 Allsvenskan season.[9] Dahlgren represented Trelleborg for one season, scoring 2 goals in 15 games.[10]
Halmstads BK
Helsingborgs IF
Individual