Lars Arnesson

Lars "Laban" Arnesson (born 20 February 1936 in Sandviken) is a Swedish former professional football player and manager and bandy player. He was the coach of the Sweden national football team from 1980 to 1986.

Lars Arnesson
Personal information
Date of birth (1936-02-20) 20 February 1936
Place of birth Sandviken, Sweden
Position(s) Defender[1]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Sandvikens IF
1960–1964 Djurgårdens IF 93 (1)
Managerial career
1969 Skövde AIK
1970–1972 Kalmar FF
1975–1976 Sweden U-21
1977–1980 Östers IF
1979 Djurgårdens IF
1979 Sweden U-21
1980–1985 Sweden
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Arnesson represented Djurgården 1960–64, playing 93 matches and scoring one goal as well as winning one Swedish title, in 1964.[2]

Arnesson had great success as a coach for Östers IF and got the job as coach for the national team, leading Sweden in 1982[3] and 1986 World Cup qualifying.[4] Having never taken the team to any World Cup, he resigned in 1986. He also played for Djurgårdens IF in the early 1960s.

Following his coaching career, Arnesson worked with the FIFA technical committee to evaluate proposals for changes to the FIFA Laws of the Game.[5][6]

Arnesson also played bandy for Djurgårdens IF Bandy 1961–65.[2]

Honours

Djurgårdens IF

References
  1. Lars Arnesson at WorldFootball.net
  2. "Lars "Laban" Arnesson – DIF Historia".
  3. Brown, Alan & Tossani, Gabriele. "Scotland - International Matches 1976-1980". RSSSF, 18 July 2013. Retrieved on 28 July 2013.
  4. FIFA. "Match Report - Sweden - FR Germany 2:2 (0:2)". 25 September 1985. Retrieved on 28 July 2013.
  5. New Straits Times. "Fifa study plan to ban extra time in World Cup". 15 March 1991, p. 45. Retrieved on 28 July 2013.
  6. New Straits Times. "Soccer changes". 12 March 1992, p. 48. Retrieved on 28 July 2013.
  7. http://www.difarkivet.se/dif_sm_guld_seniorer.pdf
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