Pär-Olov Arnold Olsson (born 8 January 1954), better known as Pär-Olof Ohlsson, is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a striker. Starting his career with Varbergs BoIS in 1970, he went on to represent Örgryte IS, IFK Norrköping, Waterschei, and Helsingborgs IF before retiring at Ängelholms FF in 1986. A full international between 1977 and 1980, he won six caps for the Sweden national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Pär-Olov Arnold Olsson | ||
| Date of birth | (1954-01-08) 8 January 1954 (age 68) | ||
| Place of birth | Varberg, Sweden | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1960–1969 | Varbergs BoIS | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1970–1971 | Varbergs BoIS | ||
| 1972–1973 | Örgryte IS | 45 | (18) |
| 1974–1979 | IFK Norrköping | 138 | (74) |
| 1979–1981 | Waterschei | 70 | (10) |
| 1981–1985 | Helsingborgs IF | 103 | (19) |
| 1986 | Ängelholms FF | ||
| National team | |||
| 1971–1972 | Sweden U19 | 6 | (0) |
| 1972–1977 | Sweden U21 | 19 | (12) |
| 1978 | Sweden B | 1 | (0) |
| 1977–1980 | Sweden | 6 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Ohlsson started off his footballing career with Varbergs BoIS and made his senior debut for the team at the age of 16 and helped the team win the 1970 Division 3 Sydvästra Götaland title and win promotion to Division 2.[1] After two seasons with Varbergs BoIS, Ohlsson signed with the Allsvenskan club Örgryte IS in 1972 with which he spent two seasons.[1] In 1974, he signed with IFK Norrköping where he played for five years, including at the 1978–79 UEFA Cup.[2][1]
He was signed by the Belgian club Waterschei in 1979, and spent two seasons playing in the Belgian First Division A and helped the club win the 1979–80 Belgian Cup.[1] He also represented the club in the UEFA Cup as well as the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup.[3]
Ohlsson returned to Sweden in 1981 to sign for Helsingborgs IF, and was named the club's player of the year in 1984 (Årets HIF:are).[4][1] He then retired at Ängelholms FF in 1986.[1]
Ohlsson played six games for the Sweden U19 team between 1971 and 1972 before making his debut for the Sweden U21 team in 1972.[5] He would go on to score 12 goals for the U21 team, which puts him at a joint-third place for most goals scored for the team behind Ola Toivonen and Carlos Standberg (both at 13 goals).[6]
Ohlsson made his full international debut for Sweden on 5 October 1977 in a friendly game against Denmark, in which he played for 69 minutes before being replaced by Johny Erlandsson in a 1–0 win.[7] He made his competitive debut for Sweden on 10 October 1979 in a UEFA Euro 1980 qualifying game against Czechoslovakia, playing for 73 minutes before being replaced by Anders Grönhagen in a 1–4 loss.[8] He won his sixth and final cap in a 1982 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Israel, playing the full 90 minutes alongside Ralf Edström at forward in a 0–0 draw.[9]
Ohlsson also appeared once for the Sweden B team in 1978.[10][5]
After his footballing career Ohlsson has worked as a vice-principal at an elementary school outside of Höganäs, Sweden.[1]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1979 | 4 | 0 | |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 6 | 0 | |
Varbergs BoIS
Waterschei
Individual
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