Torsten Lennart Samuelsson (7 July 1924 – 27 November 2012) was a Swedish association footballer who played as a defender and won bronze medals at the 1950 FIFA World Cup and 1952 Summer Olympics.[2][3][4]
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Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | (1924-07-07)7 July 1924 | ||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Borås, Sweden | ||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 27 November 2012(2012-11-27) (aged 88) | ||||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Borlänge, Sweden | ||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Defender | ||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||
1947–1950 | IF Elfsborg | ||||||||||||||||||
1950–1951 | Nice | 9 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||
1951–1956 | IF Elfsborg | ||||||||||||||||||
National team | |||||||||||||||||||
1950–1955 | Sweden[1] | 36 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||
Teams managed | |||||||||||||||||||
IFK Luleå | |||||||||||||||||||
1962–1966 | IK Brage | ||||||||||||||||||
1967–1970 | Örebro SK | ||||||||||||||||||
1971–1973 | IK Brage | ||||||||||||||||||
Honours
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Between 1950 and 1955 Samuelsson capped 36 international matches an scored no goals. Domestically he played for Elfsborg (126 matches, 2 goals in 1947–1954), and in 1951 he appeared in nine matches with the French club Nice. His career was cut short due to a broken leg.[5] He later coached IFK Luleå, IK Brage[6] and Örebro SK.
Sweden squads | |||||||||||||
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Örebro SK – managers | |
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