Lennart_Söderberg
Lennart Söderberg
Swedish football player and manager (1941–2022)
Kurt Lennart Söderberg (7 July 1941 – 13 October 2022) was a Swedish football player and manager. He won one cap for the Sweden national team in 1965
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kurt Lennart Söderberg | ||
| Date of birth | (1941-07-07)7 July 1941 | ||
| Place of birth | Torpshammar, Sweden | ||
| Date of death | 13 October 2022(2022-10-13) (aged 81) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1948–1950 | Råsunda IS | ||
| 1950–1959 | AIK | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1959–1961 | AIK | 7 | (1) |
| 1961 | GIF Sundsvall | ||
| 1962–1968 | AIK | 78 | (0) |
| 1968–1970 | Ljusdals IF | ||
| 1970 | AIK | 0 | (0) |
| 1972 | Ulriksdals SK | ||
| International career | |||
| 1959 | Sweden U19 | 1 | (0) |
| 1961–1964 | Sweden U21 | 5 | (0) |
| 1965 | Sweden B | 3 | (0) |
| 1965 | Sweden | 1 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1967–1969 | Ljusdals IF | ||
| 1971–1972 | Ulriksdals SK | ||
| 1973–1975 | Gefle IF | ||
| 1975–1980 | Västerås SK | ||
| 1981–1982 | IFK Eskilstuna | ||
| 1983–1984 | Odds BK | ||
| 1984 | Västerås SK | ||
| 1985–1986 | Vasalunds IF | ||
| 1987–1989 | Gefle IF | ||
| 1990–1991 | Ikast FS | ||
| 1993[1] | Anorthosis Famagusta | ||
| 1993–1994 | Syrianska FC | ||
| 1994–1997 | Västerås SK | ||
| 1997 | IFK Malmö | ||
| 1998 | IFK Eskilstuna | ||
| 2001 | Köpings FF | ||
| 2004 | Västerås SK | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Söderberg was born in Torpshammar, but his family moved to Solna when he was three years old. He started playing football at age seven in Råsunda IS, later AIK. His nickname became Liston.[1]
Söderberg played for AIK, GIF Sundsvall, Ljusdals IF and Ulriksdals SK between 1959 and 1972. He represented the Sweden U19, U21, B, and A teams between 1959 and 1965, winning one cap for the senior team.[2]
Söderberg coached Ljusdals IF, Ulriksdals SK, Gefle IF, Västerås SK,[3] IFK Eskilstuna, Odds BK, Vasalunds IF, Ikast FS, Syrianska FC, Anorthosis Famagusta, IFK Malmö and Köpings FF.[4]
Söderberg died on 13 October 2022, at the age of 81.[5]
- Hoffström, Peter (8 October 2022). "Listons sista önskan: "Jag vill ha ett avslut"". Västmanland Läns Tidning (in Swedish). pp. 12–14.
- "Lennart Söderberg - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se. (in Swedish). Retrieved 13 October 2022.
- "- AIK - aik.se -". www.aik.se. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
- Diamant, Jonatan Pinheiro (13 October 2022). "Lennart "Liston" Söderberg är död". Sportbladet. Retrieved 13 October 2022.