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Lars "Laban" Arnesson (born 20 February 1936 in Sandviken) is a Swedish former professional football player and manager. He was the coach of the Sweden national football team from 1980 to 1986.

Lars Arnesson

Personal information
Date of birth	(1936-02-20) 20 February 1936 (age 86)
Place of birth	Sandviken, Sweden
Position(s)	Defender[1]
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Sandvikens IF
–	Djurgårdens IF
Teams managed
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

Arnesson had great success as a trainer for Östers IF and got the job as coach for the national team, leading Sweden in 1982[2] and 1986 World Cup qualifying.[3] 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.[4][5]

Honours

Djurgårdens IF

• Allsvenskan:[6] 1964

References

External links

• Profile at the Swedish football association

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