Lennart Forsberg

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Lennart Forsberg
Personal information
Date of birth (1928-03-28)28 March 1928
Date of death 6 September 2020(2020-09-06) (aged 92)
Position(s) Left winger
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
GIF Sundsvall
Djurgården 28 (14)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Lennart Forsberg (28 March 1928 - 6 September 2020)[1] was a Swedish footballer who played as a left winger.[2] Forsberg debuted in 1945 at the age of 17 with GIF Sundsvall.[2] He made 28 Allsvenskan appearances for Djurgården and scored 14 goals.[3]

Lennart Forsberg was the father of footballer Leif Forsberg and grandfather of footballer Emil Forsberg.[2][4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Lennart Forsberg (in Swedish)
  2. ^ a b c Yokhin, Michael (21 December 2016). "The secret behind Emil Forsberg and the mercurial rise of RB Leipzig". ESPN Singapore. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  3. ^ Glanell, Thomas; Lundgren, Lars; Stark, Janne & Strömberg, Robert (1988). Persson, Gunnar (ed.). Allsvenskan genom tiderna. Stockholm: Strömbergs idrottsböcker. ISBN 91-86184-35-0.
  4. ^ Elofsson, Sven (25 March 2013). "MFF-Emil är tredje generationen allsvenskar i släkten Forsberg - Smålandsposten". Smp.se. Retrieved 19 May 2018.