Leif Forsberg

Leif Folke Enar Forsberg (born 15 April 1963) is a Swedish former footballer who played as a forward.[2]

Leif Forsberg
Personal information
Full name Leif Folke Enar Forsberg
Date of birth (1963-04-15) 15 April 1963
Place of birth Sundsvall, Sweden[1]
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1980–1988 GIF Sundsvall 153 (56)
1988–1989 IFK Göteborg 26 (2)
1990–2001 GIF Sundsvall 249 (89)
Total 428 (147)
National team
1987–1988 Sweden Olympic 7 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

He made his professional debut with GIF Sundsvall at the age of 17, and played his last game for the club at the age of 38.[3][4] He represented the Sweden Olympic football team seven times between 1987 and 1988, scoring two goals.[5][4]

Personal life

Forsberg is the son of footballer Lennart Forsberg and has a son, Emil Forsberg, who is also a footballer.[6][3] He is nicknamed "Lill-Foppa".[4]

References
  1. Leif Forsberg at WorldFootball.net
  2. Alsjö, Martin (2011). 100 år med Allsvensk fotboll (in Swedish). Idrottsförlaget. p. 295. ISBN 978-91-977326-7-3.
  3. Yokhin, Michael (21 December 2016). "The secret behind Emil Forsberg and the mercurial rise of RB Leipzig". ESPN Singapore. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  4. "#10 Leif "Lill-Foppa" Forsberg". GIF Sundsvall (in Swedish). Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  5. "Leif Forsberg - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se. (in Swedish). Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  6. Elofsson, Sven (25 March 2013). "MFF-Emil är tredje generationen allsvenskar i släkten Forsberg". Smålandsposten (in Swedish). Retrieved 30 March 2020.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.