Lars Eriksson (footballer)

Lars " Lasse " Eriksson ( born September 21, 1965 in Stockholm ) is a former Swedish football player who worked following his playing career as a goalkeeper coach and official. The goalkeeper participated with the Swedish national team in two World Championship and a European Championship finals.

Career

Career start in Sweden and national

Eriksson joined at the age of twelve years, the youth of Hammarby IF. As a result, he went through the various youth teams of the club and moved on as a substitute in the cadre of Erstligamannschaft. In the season of 1986 he made ​​his debut for the club in Stockholm in Allsvenskan. After the positions in the first two years with the team around players like Ulf Eriksson, Thomas Lundin or Peter Gerhardsson table in the middle range of the highest Swedish league, he came to the fore of national coach Olle Nordin. On January 12, 1988, he debuted during a four-nation tournament in Spain with a 4-1 victory over the East German national team jersey in the Swedish national team, in which only Andreas Thom could overcome him. However, in the national team it was mainly granted the role of the substitute 's or spectator in the sequence, as confronted him with Jan Moeller and especially Thomas Ravelli strong competition.

At the end of the 1988 Eriksson missed with the club as a Table in the league. Then he moved within the league to IFK Norrköping. With his new employer, he reached the championship finals as table runners-up Malmo FF. On the side of Jan Hellström, Patrick Andersson, Jonas Lind, Jonny Rödlund and Sulo Vaattovaara he was one of the key players who reached there with the team in the final. There Göran Holter forced with his goal in a 1-0 away win in the second leg after a 0-2 defeat at the start of a play. This ended 0-0, so that the decision in the penalty shootout had to fall. With Eriksson goal IFK Norrköping triumphed after four transformed penalties 4-3. Due to its good performance season he came in the summer of his second international appearance, but conceded in the 0-6 defeat against Denmark half a dozen goals. Nevertheless, he was one the following year behind Thomas Ravelli and Sven Andersson to the three goalkeepers in the world championship tournament in 1990, remained there but without the use.

In the summer of 1991, Eriksson brought with IFK Norrköping the second title of his playing career. In Råsundastadion he defeated with the club Östers IF 4-1. The new coach Tommy Svensson sat on it as the first substitute for Ravelli in the national team. In particular, in international friendly games he was used, but was also taking place in Sweden during the European Championship Tournament 1992 squad. As Benchwarmers he reached the semi-finals of a national team, in which Germany prevailed. In the same year he dominated the club the regular season in the Allsvenskan. In the final round the team was weak and had to be content with the runner-up behind AIK. In the following years, he received the club good results and qualified regularly with the team for the UEFA Cup. In the national team he was still a member of the squad, so that it took into account Svensson as a replacement for the 1994 World Cup. Even with his third in the tournament, he remained but without the use of time. In international matches after the tournament he was still part of the squad and also came to his 17th international cap, then inherited it, Bengt Andersson as a second goalkeeper behind Ravelli.

In the season 1995 Eriksson came with his team in danger of relegation. As Tabellenzwölfter the club had indeed two points clear of the relegation zone last occupied by Hammarby IF, but had to compete in two relegation matches against the Gothenburg club GAIS. Although decided Eriksson club with a total score of 2-1 for the playoffs, he decided, however, to change clubs after the season.

Transfer abroad and return to Sweden

In November 1995, Eriksson hired the Belgian club Sporting Charleroi, the first borrowing it until the beginning of next Allsvenskan season. His stay in the Belgian First Division was short-lived. After the expiry of the loan contract, the club struggled, although to a permanent commitment of the player, now this but an offer from Southern Europe had received.

Eriksson joined the end of March 1996 FC Porto, where he was as a potential successor to the Portuguese international goalkeeper Vítor Baía, who had given his farewell to FC Barcelona announced traded. However, under coach António Oliveira came in the season 1996/97 to a four-way battle between Eriksson, Henrique Hilário Silvino de Almeida Louro and Andrzej Wozniak, in particular the junior goalkeeper Hilário was used. For the season 1997/98 undertook the club with Rui Correia, who had temporarily a member of the squad the Portuguese national team, a new goalkeeper. This established itself immediately as a regular player and was able to hold its own despite many goals, so that only Eriksson came to game time as a substitute and in 1998 decided to change clubs.

Eriksson returned to Sweden and signed with his hometown club Hammarby IF. But first he was behind by Fahlström only substitute. However, when this changed in the summer to Denmark, he inherited it as a regular goalkeeper. Moreover, in the course of the 2000 season he was promoted to captain. In this role he was also due to its good performance guarantees that the club in the following season with the players to Suleyman Sleyman, Andreas Hermansson, Kennedy Bakırcıoğlu, Peter Markstedt, Jonas Stark and Christer Fursth the first issued Lennart Johansson trophy for the Swedish national champion took. With this success, he ended his active career.

As goalkeeper coach Eriksson was directly a member of the coaching staff of the club. By 2007 he accompanied in this function, the fortunes of the team but no longer able to build on the great success. He then moved on to the management of the club, and covered the role of sports bosses. In May 2009, the club of it isolated.

Achievements

• Swedish Champion: 1989, 2001
• Swedish Cup winners: 1991, 1994
• Portuguese champions: 1997, 1998

• Soccer goalkeeper (Sweden)
• Football Goalkeeper Coach
• Born in 1965
• Man
• Swede