Lasse Nilsson
Lars " Lasse " Nilsson ( born January 3, 1982 in Borlänge) is a Swedish football player. The striker, who made his debut in the Swedish national team in 2004, played outside of his homeland in the Netherlands, France and Denmark.
Career
Early years
Nilsson played in the youth at Islingby IK and IF Torsångs. In 1998, he joined the youth team of IK Brage. For the men's team of the club he made his debut in 2000 in the Superettan. After him were reach 13 goals in the second season, he was courted by several Swedish top division and foreign teams. Ultimately, he decided against AIK and Hammarby IF and joined IF Elfsborg on.
Allsvenskan and international debut
Before start of the season in the Allsvenskan Nilsson came to his debut in the Swedish U- 21 team, as this selection of Greek clearly defeated with 0:3. Both in the national selection and the club he managed to establish itself in the course of the season in the team.
In the subsequent season Nilsson lost his starting place at the club and was not appointed to the sequence in the U-21 team. Only towards the end of the season took the striker back to its former strength and was then called in early 2004 by coach Lars Lagerback to the squad of the Swedish national team for the Carlsberg Cup. On January 22 of that year he came in the 0-3 defeat against the Norwegian national team to its first international cap when he came on in the 58th minute for the game Mats Rubarth. Three days later he was in the game for third place in this contest against a Hong Kong League Selection in the starting eleven and knew in that unofficial international match with two Torerfolgen to shine.
Although Nilsson was not appointed in the rest of the season, but the two games and a good season in 2004 in which he was in the starting in all 26 regular season games and was able to achieve seven goals, he attracted the attention of foreign clubs. In January 2005, his advisor announced that he would skip a year before contract end in Borås for SC Heerenveen in the Dutch Eredivisie, where I signed a 3 ½ -year contract.
Abroad
After the end of the winter break in the Netherlands Nilsson made his debut on 30 January 2005, in the 1-1 draw against NAC Breda with goals from Anthony Lurling and Klaas -Jan Huntelaar in the Eredivisie when he replaced in 62 minutes Arnold Bruggink. 's 3-2 away win over Roda JC Kerkrade on or about next game he scored his first goal is scored. With four goals in 14 games, he reached with the team, which also his countryman Petter Hansson was one of the key players, the fifth place in the standings until the end of the season.
In his first UEFA Cup appearance for the Dutch club Banik Ostrava against Nilsson could subscribe to the scoresheet. With the team he joined in after surviving group stage against Steaua Bucharest, but different from the Romanian club in the second round of the competition. Also in the league the season designed by grow. In the 3-0 victory over ADO Den Haag on 22 Matchday Nilsson scored all three goals, two weeks later, he flew to a red card from the square. At the end of the season he reached the seventh place, which meant a play-off for UEFA Cup qualification with his team. In the deciding match against Twente Enschede he scored in the 5-0 victory as his team-mate Danijel Pranjić two goals.
In his second full season for the SC Heerenveen knew convince Nilsson. In addition to a goal in the European Cup, the Swede could be celebrated in the league during the season than nine time scorer. After he came in all 34 regular season games for use, he joined the club in the playoffs at the Champions League qualifiers. While in the first leg against Ajax he managed the 1-0 winning goal, but the Dutch giants in the second leg could enforce clear with a 4-0 victory.
In August 2007, Nilsson left the Netherlands and went to AS Saint- Étienne in Ligue 1 At the Club from the Middle French industrial town, who referred a transfer fee of about 3 million euros for the Swede, signed the striker a four -year contract. Here he found, however, under coach Laurent Roussey hardly taken into consideration and looked already the winter break for a new club. It was about the interest of West Ham United, but also rumored French clubs such as RC Lens, AJ Auxerre FC Sochaux or. Ultimately, he moved on loan to Aalborg BK, where he was to replace his compatriot Rade Prica.
After a half series in Denmark he initially returned to France, but did not re-used. Therefore, he was awarded again and returned to Sweden to its first Erstligastation IF Elfsborg. For the club, he went on to the end of 2008 and reached Allsvenskanspielzeit with him the runner-up behind Kalmar FF.
Shortly before the transfer window closed during the winter break, Nilsson changed on 29 January 2009 on loan at the club again. This time he returned to the Dutch Eredivisie and went to Vitesse Arnhem. After he makes his debut in a 1-0 win against his former club SC Heerenveen Vitesse, he was able to contribute his first two goals for the new club in his second game in a 4-1 victory over Ajax Amsterdam. Overall, he was able to convince at Vitesse, so that the club took the Swedes after the end of the loan period in June for three years under contract. On the side of Dalibor Stevanovič, Santi Kolk, Nicky court, Alexander Büttner and Wiljan Pluim he held in the root formation of the club, with whom he played in the rear League area to avoid relegation.
Return to Sweden
After the change of coach Theo Bos to Albert Ferrer Nilsson lost his place in the fall of 2010. In February 2011 he returned again to his native land. In his previous game station IF Elfsborg, he signed a five-year contract. On the side of Stefan Ishizaki, Andreas Klarström and Anders Svensson he was right and was a regular player at times with the team in the title fight to the Swedish championship title. With ten goals this season, he contributed ultimately to the third place and thus to reach the European Cup, he also was among the top ten scorers in the season.